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What are the best resources for a programming beginner to learn C#?

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Best resources for a programming beginner to learn C#	Price	Languages	Features
-- Codeasy	-	C#	Code editor, exercises, story based education
-- exercism.io	-	Clojure, CoffeeScript, C++, C#, Crystal, Elixir, Java, Elm, Erlang, F#, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Common Lisp, Lua, Objective-C, Ocaml, Perl 5, PHP, PL/SQL, PureScript, Python, R, Racket, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Scheme, Swift, TypeScript	Exercises
-- Lynda.com	-	Java, JavaScript, C++, PHP, Ruby, HTML, CSS,MySQL, Go	Video tutorials, progress saver, tutorials
-- Treehouse	-	HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, PHP, Objective-C, Java, Swift	Projects, quizes, video tutorials, editor, progress saver, forum
-- The New Boston	-	–	–

Codeasy

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Slack for Help

Deeper explanation about the course tasks directly on Slack. See More

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Covers only basics

It would be nice if this tutorial would cover more in depth C# topics. See More

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Features:Code editor, exercises, story based education

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Step-by-step tutorials

The fundamental theory is represented systematically, from the basic things to more complicated as a whole adventure story. See More

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Has only one programming language

Only has a C# track. See More

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Unique approach to tech stuff learning

No cold theory; fun way to learn coding. See More

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Really good explanation of the topics

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The "reading story" approach is interesting and helps to start in programming

exercism.io

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Not a good starting place for beginners

It's best to have at least a basic understanding of programming before tackling the exercises on exercism.io. You also have to know how to set up your development environment, as you will be coding everything locally (versus websites that provide you an editor right in the browser). See More

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Human review and feedback

Rather than merely test for code correctness, Exercism uses peer review to improve general programming techniques. Users are encouraged to comment on others' solutions, and refine their own based on feedback. See More

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Languages:Clojure, CoffeeScript, C++, C#, Crystal, Elixir, Java, Elm, Erlang, F#, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Common Lisp, Lua, Objective-C, Ocaml, Perl 5, PHP, PL/SQL, PureScript, Python, R, Racket, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Scheme, Swift, TypeScript

Features:Exercises

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Custom commandline client

Exercism requires using a CLI utility to fetch and submit exercises. This is inconvenient compared to web-only alternatives, and poses an additional barrier to entry for some users. See More

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Practice with production tools

Unlike many code practice websites, Exercism requires the user to develop and test entirely offline, submitting only the finished code. This promotes familiarity with essential tools and workflow, not just the bare language. See More

Lynda.com

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Variety of C# courses

Lynda currently offers 7 different courses on C#, including two courses for complete beginners. See More

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Lack of a community

With no user forum, there is very little opportunity to engage with other students and discuss the learning material. See More

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Languages:Java, JavaScript, C++, PHP, Ruby, HTML, CSS,MySQL, Go

Features:Video tutorials, progress saver, tutorials

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Videos can be watched at 2x speed

If you feel yourself getting bored with the lecture, it's possible to speed it up to get through it quicker. See More

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Build as you learn

Many courses offered on Lynda take a hands-on approach, encouraging you to apply what you learn by building projects. See More

Treehouse

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Introduction to C# only

Treehouse has only just started added C# courses. Currently they only offer one course, an introduction to C#. The next course is set to release in early 2016. See More

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iOS and Android app

Treeehouse provides an app for both iOS and Android that is easy to use. See More

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Languages:HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, PHP, Objective-C, Java, Swift

Features:Projects, quizes, video tutorials, editor, progress saver, forum

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Credit card required to sign up for the free trial

Treehouse offers a free 14-day trial, but requires a credit card to sign up. See More

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Build as you learn

The C# Basics course takes you through building a console application (FitnessFrog - Tracks how many minutes you've spent exercising). See More

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Not as many videos as other sites (ex Pluralsight, Lynda)

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The forum lacks conversation/engagement

TreeHouse provides a a forum for students to have discussions. However almost all posts are students looking for answers to the quizzes and challenges. Any attempts at general discussions about business, learning, programming, job seeking etc. tend to go without replies. See More

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