Interview Question in Visual Studio 2008


 

Interview Question :: Where do I start if I want to become a programmer

Here's the deal. I have a degree in Radio,TV,Film, but I should have done Computer Science. I spend every second when I am home making small little stupid programs that do nothing, and I am just using basic. I have made over 100 programs for the TI calculators, by programming in basic if/then statements, assigning key's diferent values so when the user pushes them it performs certain actions, etc...

So, to get a job in the world or 2009/future, will I need to know C#? And if so should I use Visual Studio 2008? Or should I learn .NET? and what is the difference betwen .NET and ASP.NET? I asked a Senior Software developer at work about C# and he said "The future is .NET, so you better know that"

What's the difference between ,NET and C#? I thought .NET was just a "Framework" of other programming languages, or does it have it's own?

Where do I begin?? I ultimately want to make software for major companies. Perhaps software that will run a prison, or jail system, or maybe software like Adobe products, or something. I just want to program and create!

**I am a a SUPER fast/intuitive learner, and just "get" things. I am not saying this to brag, I just don't want stupid answers like "You got a long way to go, forget about it" - that doesn't help.
by ksk