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I want to write a program to run on Windows. Where do I start?

Asked by swatgear in Microsoft Programming, Microsoft Visual C#.Net, .Net Editors & IDEs

Hello,

I know that the title of my question is really terrible and it probably sounds like I'm not capable of writing a program but I do have a small background in C/C++ and have written several web applications in PHP. So I don't really know much about pointers and memory management or how to prevent a buffer overflow but I do know about integers and floats and loops and sorting algorithms. In other words, I'm capable of learning.

Here's what I know/think:

1. I will use the .NET framework as the foundation of my program.
2. C# is probably the language I will be using.
3. I need an editor and something to compile my program.

With the above in mind, here are my questions.

1. What version do I go with? Do I start with 2.0 or 3.0? Or 3.5?
2. Is there an SDK that I need to download or is the SDK a part of the "consumer" version of .NET?
3. Is C# really the language I should get my feet wet with or should I stick with C/C++?
4. Do I have to use Visual Studio Standard? What about Visual Studio Express? What features does Express lack that Visual Studio Standard has?
5. Are there other options for editors and compilers other than Visual Studio?


I'm a network administrator and I've found myself lacking the ability to write programs to perform automated tasks that would make my job easier so I'd like to work towards doing that.

I've been researching this for a little while and I'm hoping to find my answers soon. In the meantime I'd like to get some feedback from the community.


Thanks,
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