I have mixed feelings about this release from CBT Nuggets. Normally, I quite like their products and dont get me wrong, up front I will say that I did like this release but there are 2 points I should make right now before we go any further.
1. The trainer isnt particularly great at explaining things.
2. This training is incredibly boring.
Sure, most training about programming probably wont excite a lot of people. But I myself really want to learn more about C#, having dabbled in other languages, so if I cant get "into it" then I suspect that most people wont either.
The trouble with this release is that the trainer shows an awful lot of documentation and spends too much time talking about whats in the documentation. Whilst its good to know where I can find stuff, I can check that out myself thank you later on - I dont need you to read it for me. When I am paying for a training course, whether it be a class I attend or a Computer Based Training product I am paying for the trainers experience and expertise, not them reading to me.
Ok, with my negatives out of the way, lets focus on the positives. Did I learn anything useful about C#? Sure, this training does cover what variables are, operators, expressions, methods. He talked about Classes, Objects, working with Menus, Events and Controls.
One other downside (depending on how you look at it) is that the trainer uses TextPad to write and present his programming, and whilst some people will appreciate that this is a free editor to use, others when it comes to programming .Net languages, want to see Visual Studio being used - myself included. This isnt a reason to not buy this training though, just something you may wish to consider.
There is quite good coverage of ADO.Net as well and also includes coverage of ASP.Net. All in all, its quite a resonable release. It certainly wont make you an expert C# programmer, but quite honestly, nothing will make you a great programmer in 11 hours.
Pros:
Good Solid Introduction to C#.
Cons:
Training is rather boring.
Trainer reads a lot of documentation to you.
Company: CBT Nuggets
Product Link: On The Job Training Series: C#
Price: $199
Our Rating: 6/10