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SomeRandomGuy · 10-30-2009, 11:47 PM

I am considering learning a programming language. I do software testing for a living, and it would be helpful to be able to write some of my tools. The primary language used in the company is C# .NET, so I thinking of starting there.

I have basically no experience with programming. I am experienced with T-SQL and have quite a bit of experience using the .Net Regular Expressions. Other than that, I started a C# tutorial once, but didn't get very far into it.

For those of you with experience, would C# .NET be a good place to start, since that is what I would likely be using for my job? Or is there a better starting point?

I appreciate any suggestions of advice.

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SomeRandomGuy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: KY Posts: 824	Learning a Programming Language - Suggestions? I am considering learning a programming language. I do software testing for a living, and it would be helpful to be able to write some of my tools. The primary language used in the company is C# .NET, so I thinking of starting there. I have basically no experience with programming. I am experienced with T-SQL and have quite a bit of experience using the .Net Regular Expressions. Other than that, I started a C# tutorial once, but didn't get very far into it. For those of you with experience, would C# .NET be a good place to start, since that is what I would likely be using for my job? Or is there a better starting point? I appreciate any suggestions of advice.