help regarding .net

[madhu24]

hi guys,
i am planning to learn .net,do i have to learn java before i venture on learning .net.
please help me this regard.

[tlhintoq]

Your question is just very very broad and undirected.

please help me this regard.

In which regard? In learning java or in learning .NET?

.NET encompasses many languages and a massive framework. You don't just "learn .NET" - you need to decide what language you want to start with and go from there - as well as a direction you want to go for programming: Games, media, business databases, web development.

I recommend starting at the local book store or library as well as the Microsoft site. Get an understanding of just what ".NET" consists of and go from there.

[madhu24]

i wamt to learn to .net,should i learn java before i progress to .net many concepts in .net seem to occur in java itself..

[tlhintoq]

That depends on your needs and direction. If you want to program games on the xbox then java does you no good. If you want to develop websites then it is vital.

[Curtis Rutland]

Java and .NET have nothing to do with each other. Java is a programming language, and .NET is a framework with it's own programming languages (C# and VB.NET).

C# is similar in many regards to Java, and many find it an easy transition. However, there is absolutely no prerequisite of knowing Java for learning .NET, and you will never use Java at all while programming in .NET (unless you run into an old J# program, but that was used so very little that it was discontinued).

JavaScript, on the other hand, wouldn't hurt to learn if you plan on doing ASP.NET development (web applications). But again, it's not a prerequisite to learning any of the .NET languages or libraries.