Hi,
I am 51 years old.
This is my first time here, and English is not my native language, so please be easy with an older man.
I have worked as an accountant for 24 years in accounting, finance, budgeting, financial modeling, etc.
All I know is Excel, the Microsoft Excel.
I never thought about learning to program in my entire life.
I recently started using VBA or Macros in Excel, which I found very interesting. I like it a lot.
I started to google many things, and my searches led me to conclude that learning to program is the most recommended advice for dealing with different stuff.
But VBA is not the way to go beyond Microsoft Office programming, so I googled more and concluded that C Sharp is the language that Microsoft supports and works with.
I googled more again for C Sharp and found that Visual Studio (not the code version) is the software to be used.
I found the free version (the community one) and downloaded it, choosing all workloads or workspaces.
I am interested in visual studio and programming like a kid with a new toy, but I feel lost with this vast software.
I am not after money or a job, as my daily job pays my bills, but I like learning and programming.
I am an old-school learner who likes books and self-study, and I have taught myself everything since graduation.
So, from your experience, what is the right way to start learning Visual Studio? Most of my searches involved a lot of advice regarding being productive when learning to program.
I am 51 years old.
This is my first time here, and English is not my native language, so please be easy with an older man.
I have worked as an accountant for 24 years in accounting, finance, budgeting, financial modeling, etc.
All I know is Excel, the Microsoft Excel.
I never thought about learning to program in my entire life.
I recently started using VBA or Macros in Excel, which I found very interesting. I like it a lot.
I started to google many things, and my searches led me to conclude that learning to program is the most recommended advice for dealing with different stuff.
But VBA is not the way to go beyond Microsoft Office programming, so I googled more and concluded that C Sharp is the language that Microsoft supports and works with.
I googled more again for C Sharp and found that Visual Studio (not the code version) is the software to be used.
I found the free version (the community one) and downloaded it, choosing all workloads or workspaces.
I am interested in visual studio and programming like a kid with a new toy, but I feel lost with this vast software.
I am not after money or a job, as my daily job pays my bills, but I like learning and programming.
I am an old-school learner who likes books and self-study, and I have taught myself everything since graduation.
So, from your experience, what is the right way to start learning Visual Studio? Most of my searches involved a lot of advice regarding being productive when learning to program.