c# beginner
so i noticed a few videos talking about job requirements and atuff, those that get accepted usually have a whole list of languages they know, so i guess my question id what i should be learning next / along with c#? from a fairly new beginner
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depends on what position you want to work, if you want to be fullstack then youll have to learn html/css/js and stuff
just backend , i treid html css and js but didnt really find a passion for it the same as i do with backend
If you are going for pure backend, I heavily recommend learning SQL in addition to deeply learning C# and the .NET ecosystem
even if using something like EF Core, its useful to know SQL so you can troubleshoot bad queries or know what indexes to create etc
C#/Entity Framework/SQL/Angular or React or Vue.js for web dev/Git knowledge
If your goal is find job look at requirements on most jobs in your location, make top of requirements and learn them :)
sorry what did you mean by "make top of requirements"? thanks for the info rho! (:
which requirements you see the most
thaanks! for sql will i need to download anything? im ising visual studio rn for c#
ohh okay
for SQL you need SQL server and SMSS (sql management studio)
right, how do i like
pull all of them together in the same project if im using different apps for them?
also i might be silly but is react and vue.js the backend for web dev? since im real ass at frontend
about sql first try to write some queries in SMSS , understand how does it works, how to create databases/tables/columns
how to select update delete values etc
then you can connect it with code via entity framework in C# or ADO.NET
frontend
at least in my region in most cases there are demand for fullstack devs, i don't know your market demand :)
ohh
would i still need to be good to use react or vue.js?
good at html, css and js*
in my opinion, you should be very good at C# and SQL, and only be able to write or understand something written in FE
right
at the start ofc
i did try html and css, i could interpret most of it i just had it
break at different viewports
but im guessing for backend i dont need to concern myself woth that? only wiht like understanding whats happening
did you mean frontend?
no as in, as a backend dev id only have to understand whats happening on the webpage instead of how everything looks visually? if that makes more sense
over all, in my opinion, you should be more focused on one path like backend with C# and SQL. Other things you should be able to work with without very deep knowledge of them
so later you can catch those skills depending on your actual job description
ohh okay!
thanks a bunch man (:
take care ;)
you too
SQL is just a language for "talking" with relational databases. You will need a database (mssql, PostgreSQL etc) and a client program
Each database has its own "dialect" of SQL, so a MSSQL query wont always look exactly like a postgres one, or a mysql one, or a sqlite one etc
I highly recommend Postgres and/or MSSQL, avoid MySQL like the plague.
wdym talking to databases? also whats a client program? is that what you use to check what type of dialect the database is
as in a postgres database will have a postgres client program?
a database (engine) like postgres/mssql etc is its own program
it runs on its own, and your program talks to it via SQL
a client program is a way to connect to a database and browse the data, either visually or via sql commands
ohhh
what client programs would you recommend?
depends on what database engine
for mssql, SSMS is the standard
I really like DataGrip from jetbrains, but its not free
ohh
technically would any program work?
Sure
There are several for each engine
ih okay! which one would be tood for postgres?
These are the ones postgre themselves recommend
thanks a bunch!
what kinda projects would i use both c# and sql for?
anything with persistance, meaning permanent data storage
especially for multiple users, like a website
ohh okay
in terms of programming language, cant go wrong id say with learning python. Personally dont like the language but everywhere ive worked uses it so theres that going for it.
also wait would i need to know frontend for this? like html css and js
im also having trouble understanding the docs, i went to c sharp docs for a table because i want to make a 15x15 gameboard for my game but i dont understand most of this language, stuff like openXLElement etc
is there any better way or do i just need to suck it up
honestly i could just make it a 2D array instead but would face the same problem with the docs
If you want to make a website, yes. But you can use databases with any project type, including console apps.
But backend developers today often do web apis that use databases.
dooes rhis mean they dont code the frontend?
both options exist
I spend 95% of my time working on a web api for a big SPA website
I never ever touch the frontend
I do however very often talk with the frontend devs to explain how the backend works, or how certain data is calculated/sourced
then there are "fullstack" devs that do both
ohh yeah that sounds perfect haha
what are web apis then? sorry if thats a silly question
example: https://pokeapi.co/
go here, scroll down to "try it now"
thats what a web api is
its a "website" that just talks data
it gets data in, it sends data out
no design, no css, html, javascript
https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/ditto this is a web api request/response
when you click the link, you make the request
and you get a response
ohhh yeah
i sorta played woht that in class we VERY briefly used google's location api to find places
is there anything i can do about this?
i also keep seeing stuff like "recursive backtracking" and "tabulation" what do these mean and whats the term for them called so i can learn tehm? (i keep getting videos of people saying you NEED them for coding jobs)
(sorry for all these questions btw)
backtracking is mostly used in machine learning, so not something I would bother with at all if I were you
Tabulation is the systematic and logical representation of figures in rows and columns to ease comparison and statistical analysisso uh... honestly, would need more context its just putting data in a row/col grid
ohh okay
^
I don't understand the question
you mention a "table" but without context (such as project type or a link to the actual type) that doesnt say much.
as for how to read official docs, I don't really see the issue? They state what properties and methods a class has, and often contain examples on how its used
I'm making a game and was thinking a table or grid sounded good for the gameboard to store values in them but after reading their msdn i coudltn figure out if they'd be less or more suitable than a 2D array just looping through each element and displaying the gameboard tile for that spot
if that makes any more sense
what is a table or a grid here?
those things dont have a globally unique meaning in the same way as "array" or "2d array" do
Like, when I do Advent of Code or similar I very often define my own
Grid<T> class. There is no System.Grid typeyeah the grid class, sorry it was unclear
But there is no "standard" grid class
thats what I'm trying to say
like, WPF has a class called Grid, but that is a WPF specific thing and doesnt mean anything for someone not using WPF
but
string is always string, and an array is always an array. Those you can usually just say without providing context, but thats not true for things like "table" or "grid"oh! i didnt realise it was just for WPF, i sorta just googled grid c# msdn and clicked on the first thing, thats my bad sorry
also anotehr questrion., relating the array / gamebaord i wanna make, how would i make it so the 2d array fitsi nside the rectangle i want to display on screen / fills all 15x15 gaps