The C# Academy

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We won’t teach you how to code. We’ll teach you how to teach yourself and nudge you in the right direction. You have to do it yourself if you want to have any chance of succeeding in a real job. Even if you hired us to be your full-time code teacher, if you don’t learn how to learn on your own you don’t have a chance in this industry.

Getting Help

Every developer, no matter the experience level, gets stuck, almost every day. It’s very important to understand that it’s absolutely normal to spend hours, days, sometimes weeks, trying to solve one single problem. I’ve seen many programming students getting frustrated and quitting because they just don’t expect it to be this way. There’s no such thing as entering a flow state and having your project magically finished without hiccups. At least for most mortals.

Setting Up

So you’ve decided to start your backend journey using C#. You should be excited! .NET is a vast, powerful framework with endless tools for developers. There will always be something to learn! If you haven't yet, read The C# Academy Intro Guide for a quick overview of how the academy works.

C# Foundations

It’s time to start coding! Welcome to fantastic world of C#! If you haven’t yet, checkout the C# Setup article. You’ll need to set up your C# developer environment before starting.

The Importance of Console Applications

Web technologies are developing extremely fast. Websites these days are faster, more efficient, better looking and provide great user experience. When starting to learn web development, it’s easy to get tempted by all the hype of the latest frameworks. I started with Angular myself. I loved it from the moment I wrote my first component.

Graduation!

Well done!! If you got this point, I’m sure you feel accomplished. It wasn’t easy. You were probably frustrated and disheartened at times. You felt stuck and maybe even thought of quitting. But you pushed through! And now you can proudly affirm you know the basics of back-end development with C#. How are you planning to celebrate? 🍾 You deserve it!! 😁

Code Reviews

In this article you’ll find out how to submit code to The C# Academy for review. The objective is to make it easy for reviewers to clone and test code and submit comments directly on code. It’s also similar to the work flow used in real life production applications and will force you to get familiar with how to submit pull requests on Github. Here’s a step by step list with the process. You’ll probably need it for the first few projects and then it will become second nature.

Code Review Guidelines

In this article you’ll find out how to review code in The C# Academy. By reviewing other student's projects, not only you're helping them and helping our community grow, but you are becoming a better developer. When going through someone else's code, you learn different ways of doing the same thing and develop an eye for detail, an essential skill for programmers.

Code Conventions

Coding conventions are a set of guidelines for a specific programming language that recommend programming style, practices, and methods for each aspect of a program written in that language. These conventions usually cover file organization, indentation, comments, declarations, statements, white space, naming conventions, programming practices, programming principles, programming rules of thumb, architectural best practices, etc.

The C# Academy Intro Guide

There's a lot that can be done in The C# Academy. Our program is designed to let you customize your learning experience, whether you’re a complete beginner looking for a clear roadmap or an experienced developer aiming to fill in knowledge gaps. Let's explore how The C# Academy works!

Separation of Concerns in C#: Best Practices and Code Examples

Separation of concerns (SoC) is a fundamental software design principle aimed at dividing a program into distinct sections, each responsible for a specific functionality. The goal is to reduce complexity by organizing code in such a way that each section or "concern" only handles one aspect of the application. This leads to easier maintenance, greater flexibility, and improved readability of the code. SoC makes it easier to locate and modify parts of a program when specific changes are needed..

Understanding the DRY Principle in C# Programming

The Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle is a fundamental programming concept aimed at reducing redundancy in code. It emphasizes that every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous representation within a system. When applied effectively, this principle not only improves code readability but also makes it easier to maintain and extend.

What's the Difference Between .NET, .NET Core ASP.NET, etc?

When I started learning .NET/C# I got lost pretty quickly in the notorious word salad Microsoft produced since 2002 when .NET was first released. .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET. It's a lot. But is it really?

Contributing to The C# Academy

In this article you'll learn how to contribute to The C# Academy's project. This not only helps maintain the website, but it gives you experience collaborating in an open-source project, which will ultimately make you a better developer. You'll also be required to complete community tasks to achieve all belts above Red, in our Roadmap.