.NET Development Foundations

Explore Microsoft Visual Studio and the .NET framework. Install a free copy of Visual Studio on your own computer or laptop. Become comfortable with Visual Studio, solutions and projects. Learn how to write software the Microsoft way. Explore and practice basic programming concepts using C#. Learn how to use Visual Studio’s built-in debugger. Learn to think like a programmer.

Topics include:

• C# structure—syntax, grammar, rules, and keywords
• Built-in tools that make programming easier in C#
• Testing and improvement of mental models
• Unit testing with NUnit
• Refactoring code with ReSharper

This course can be taken as preparation for the Certificate in .NET Development.

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