Free Crash Course - What/Why/How to .NET

Overview

Join our .NET Instructor, Mark Dewey (https://www.meetup.com/The-Iron-Yard-Tampa-Bay/members/211900929/) and our Student Enrollment Representative, Holly Valenty (https://www.meetup.com/The-Iron-Yard-Tampa-Bay/members/215169340/) for a scenic tour around the .NET framework and learn more about the Back End Engineering course at The Iron Yard (http://www.theironyard.com/).

The .NET world has a lot to offer. From pure functional languages, to a miraculous data query language, to a rich developer environment, it can be overwhelming to learn and deal with. This talk will cover the highlights of the language to give folks an insight and a starting point into what they can do with .NET

Outcomes

We will cover, (at a fast pace) some of the high points and interesting parts of .NET and end up building a small Windows Desktop app at the end.

Requirements

• Laptop that is WiFi capable. Laptops are required to complete the course. However, if you do not have one and would simply like to attend as an observer, you're certainly welcomed to sign up and you'll still learn a lot!

• Visual Studio 2015 install on the Windows 10 Instance

Who is this for?

This talk is gauged towards:

• Technical minded folks who want to get their feet wet with a new technology

• Existing developers who want to see what .NET is about

Agenda

Together we will discuss:

• What is .NET?

• Why choose .NET?

• What can you do with the .NET?

• Together we will create :

• A Simple Desktop App

Bonus:

• Create a few different Apps using the same logic

• A world of pure imagination

Stick around for networking and Open Code (https://www.meetup.com/The-Iron-Yard-Tampa-Bay/events/236908166/)!