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C# Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners

Microsoft Virtual Academy

2 recommenders · 2 threads · recommended in 2 years, 2014–2015 · score 1.9

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A free introductory course from Microsoft Virtual Academy that teaches the basics of the C# programming language to people with no prior programming experience. It is a common starting point for learning C#, including for Unity game development.

Commenters point to it as a free starting point for C# basics, with one recommending it outright as a beginner's first step.

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  1. Recommendsroadglider505r/learnprogramming2015in “Pluralsight vs. Learning C# Through Unity”

    Microsoft Virtual Academy has some great courses, and they are free. I recommend C# Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners. https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/c-fundamentals-for-absolute-beginners-8295?l=bifAqFYy_204984382

  2. RecommendsBruceYoungbloodr/learnprogramming2014in “I'm a programming noob and I want to learn C# for Unity. Do you guys have any book/tutorial recommendations?”▲ 1

    You could also check out this from Microsoft Virtual Academy if you looking to get started with c# basics: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/c-fundamentals-for-absolute-beginners, it's free. I noticed on Udemy there were also c# courses which specifically deal with Unity.

  3. Mentionsmightymicer/learnprogramming2017in “I am a 15-year-old high school student who wants to pursue computer science/programming. What should I do now to prepare?”

    I have tried a ton of resources like Udacity, pluralsight, cousera, codeacademy, udemy, other YouTube tutorials. I have found that pluralsight has some of the best courses out there. Udacitys intro to computer science would also be my top pick. It has you do lots of coding as you learn each…

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