XNA and C#

[Iridescent]

Has anyone had nay experience with either of the two?
I've decided to learn to program in XNA, which will mean learning C#.
I'd like to know how long it took people to grasp the language and what coding experience you've had.

[Xxypher]

I can only do GML and HTML... Sorry.

[Veritas]

I really like C#, I haven't gotten into XNA though. Personally, I'd rather try to use something like SDL, but thats personal choice.
As with most programming languages, its really easy to get into once you learn the syntax, assuming you've already learned to program in another langauge. I have experience with Java and Lisp, and it was easy to pick up for me.

Good Resources:
http://www.charlespetzold.com/dotnet/
http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Ecma-334.pdf
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/default.asp?pid=84

Good luck!

[Iridescent]

At the moment I'm reading http://www.publicjoe.co.uk/csharp1/tut.html
Its getting a bit messy for me as I can't really do any coding, I can only read at the moment.
I'm also planning on getting http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Express-Programming-Absolute-Beginner/dp/1592008186/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/026-4003345-1836435?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186650743&sr=8-2
As it seems pretty useful to what I'm doing (I will be using that program).

I'm looking to see if any friends are interested in the same thing and then we could learn at the same time, which, I believe, would speed up the process for the both of us.

[Clawbug]

I used to do some stuff with C#, but the .NET stuff just frove me crazy.
Whic one do you prefer? (Not real examples, but gives the overall image)

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system. api.call.screen.print.string("Hello World!");
system.api.call.system.sleep(5000);
OR

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Print "Hello world!"
Sleep 5000
?

[bja888]

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system. api.call.screen.print.string("Hello World!");
system.api.call.system.sleep(5000);


I know you where not trying be accurate but it was bugging me.

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using System;
using System.Threading;

Thread.Sleep(5000);
Console.Write("Hello World");