Welcome To .NET Robert Strazzarino

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Welcome To .NETRobert Strazzarino
Microsoft Student Ambassador Chico State
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What Are We Gonna Do?

• Why learn .NET?
• What is .NET (Quick Diagram)
• Starting projects in .NET
• Imagine Cup Competition
• PocketPC Demo
• Where to Go From Here

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Why learn .NET?
Results of InfoWorld Study, September 2004we
gathered responses from 467 software development
professionals, ranging from C-level executives to
IT managers to front-line coders.
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Why learn .NET?
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Why learn .NET?
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Why learn .NET?

• Beautiful IDE
• Huge code library available
• Stacks, lists, etc.
• Database code
• More
• Tons of nice documentation (MSDN Library)

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What is .NET?

• Microsoft .NET is a set of software technologies
  for connecting information, people, systems, and
  devices

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Starting Projects in .NET

• Desktop Applications
• Web Applications
• Mobile Applications

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Imagine Cup Competition

• http//www.imaginecup.com/us

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PocketPC Demo
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Where To Go From Here

• Use Visual Studio 2003
• Sign up for Imagine Cup
• Check out the webpage for all code during this
  presentation
• http//www.ecst.csuchico.edu/rstrazz/.net