I’ve shown two versions of “Hello World” programs in C#, and they were both pretty dull. Which probably means its time to add in some interactive elements. This time around I’ll throw in a text box and a button. All the controls are handled in the same way, so once you learn […]

When I first saw the Watchmen movie trailer I was convinced it was a movie I’d want to see. Then it got mired in legal troubles as Fox and Warner squabbled over the rights to it. I started getting impatient to find out what the story was. So I went out and […]

Console based “Hello World” programs are all well and good, but in today’s world your app simply has to have something prettier for the user to work with. So lets put the text into a window instead of a console.

I’ve now started fooling around with C#, meaning I’ve created a couple of Hello World applications and feel the need to write down what I’ve learned. This probably won’t cover much beyond writing a basic program and compiling it.

So I’ve decided to start learning C# and working with the .NET framework. For some reason I can’t just do things the easy way. Getting the Framework, which includes a compiler, free from Microsoft just isn’t a path I can choose. I think it stems from my deep rooted loathing of Microsoft, […]