This is not our problem, but you can say it’s the same!
There’s free Dot Net Solutions: Video, project (open source), tutorials, articles…
But you find only the payable ones! They advertise, have a High PR, do Seo optimization and lot more! So you will find any, but them!
But in the upper point on the net, there’s with high quality the project that you are searching for! And for free!
The problem still exists on Microsoft documentation. You are searching for an article you search during hours, you don’t find although it exists in the MSDN library…
The problem is on the site search engine or on you?
It’s on you both!
If you are searching with Google:
Google like money more than like to give solution for searchers and then I say it: Don’t visit Google Ads if you are searching for a free solution.
How to detect the Ads: Google will tell you, you should read ‘Ad by Google’ you can easily distinguish them from the Search results.
Now you’ll see 2’000’000 results and even more! Google is sometimes stupid or do it for showing how much pages it indexed but 2’000’000 results it something imaginary and you can’t spend time searching on it!
Let take an example, you are searching for a code snippet on how to shut down computer automatically with VB.net
This will be stupid if you write ‘shut down computer’ Google will give you millions of results. But you should follow those steps
1- precise your language: VB.netAnd then you should type ‘vb.net’ shut down computer ‘end sub’ for example
2- The aim: shut down computer
3- Kill other results : import, end sub, function…
The end sub will kill other results that don’t include code snippets.
If you are searching with Microsoft
There are different resources on Microsoft website, but if you want to get benefit from them you should know programming and have a good level on it.
If you have a high level then you can use the MSDN Library. High level doesn’t mean professional but you have a good knowledge.
The MSDN library is to explicit functions and there use and to give details. Generally it doesn’t have sample or code snippet but just a direct application of the following function. Its use can be hard in the first time. You should better download it, because the online version is slow and slow also the computer and sometimes don’t show.
The TechNet website: Ms TechNet can also be a solution for professional and also for beginners. The difference between TechNet and MSDN that TechNet has no details about function but tutorials, like small e-book or a giant e-book divided on many parts.
The TechNet is good to build your knowledge and know the basis. Its tutorials are oriented on Windows fundamental basis and Network technologies.
MSDN samples: Microsoft had build samples about the Dot Net and for each language. But those are for beginners.
What Microsoft can be good on?
- Getting you started with the Dot Net
- Let you on the right way
- Answer your question on the MS forums
- Give detailed information about functions and coding on MSDN
- Give tutorials and some times free e-book
- Help professional and network programmer on TechNet
What Microsoft is missing?
- It had no complete portal for dot net, but giving chance for others.
- Some resources are not clear and easy to find
- Beginners and newbie can find difficulties
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