How To Make 2021 Count - A learning path, 4 things to learn, and 4 to avoid

2020 sucked. Let's take control of what we can for 2021 to make it the best year possible. We will talk about how to set up a powerful learning path in C#, the 4 technologies to focus on this year, and the 4 technologies to be cautious of in the coming year.
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[@I.A.S.]

Golden words : Practice! Practice!! Practice!!! Hit like for: Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you !!! SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO: Learning path 1. Be Specific: What you want to learn? 2. Time Bound: Take small steps. 3. Practice: What you do that matters. 4. Have Patience and don't get distracted. Four(4) things to learn: 1. C#. 2. Web Basics (HTML+CSS) 3. Docker. 4. Microsoft Azure. Four(4) things to be cautious about: 1. Machine Learning (ML) 2. Javascript Framework (Angular, React, Vue etc) 3. Xamarin(In 2022 "MAY" have major change) 4. Microservices (Kubernetes).

[@IAmTimCorey]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@birgirkarl]

Thanks for saving me 30 minutes of life.

[@birgirkarl]

@@heagandev I'm sure - there is an awful lot of information everywhere. We need more summaries in life imo.

[@diManjenje88]

Muito Obrigado (Thank You So Much)

[@rossthemusicandguitarteacher]

I did TONS of dev learning and work in 2020, and by FAR the best decision was to learn the big concepts and clean architecture.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Great!

[@chrisjohansson9971]

@@IAmTimCorey Timcorey, what type of custom controls do you use when creating front ends whether its desktop or web. Ive used devexpress, syncfusion and telerik. Just wondering what you think of those and using them to speed up and create a better user exp.

[@mihaimyh]

I also want to learn clean architecture, but it seems so complicated. Do you have any recommendations, how did you learned it?

[@rossthemusicandguitarteacher]

@@mihaimyh Uncle Bob's book, I also learned it through Reso Coder's clean architecture book for Flutter (not c#), Frank Liu has a blazor clean architecture class on Udemy. Lots of resources, and it took me multiple classes and building a real app people use to really get it.

[@marcusmaunula5018]

I spent a lot of time on Pluralsight polishing SOLID/Patterns etc, although KISS is always what drives me forward.

[@drstrangelove9851]

I'm 62 years old now, and I still have to go back and refresh my memory on the basics of C#, not to mention learning the new things about C#. Getting the basics down really helps when you move on to the more advanced stuff.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jasperdeluna7152]

Thanks Tim! I hope you continue making these vids. Happy holidays to you and your family.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Happy holidays!

[@Fujitechs]

Thank you for your positivity and focus on the future, and focusing on things we can control in life. I hope 2021 treats us new grads better.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome. Focus on what you can control and do your best to improve your skills. Go after it. You can do it!

[@ThisAintMyGithub]

You're literally so helpful. Thank you so much for your videos, they're top quality and they've helped me a ton over the years!

[@IAmTimCorey]

You're so welcome!

[@stewarthyde5111]

Not just new ones but everyone.

[@drambooi7169]

Thank you so much for this video. This gave me the clarity I needed. I am going to focus on SOLID principles and being excellent with C# as the primary goal for this year before learning other things.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Excellent!

[@AhmedAlsabsab]

Hi Tim I wish you a good year. I really wanna thank you for the great content that you provide that takes programmers to the next level especially the SOLID principles that I didn't understand how to practice them correctly and get the best out of them without your tutorials. Thanks in advanced and happy new year.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are most welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@pathumniroshan6145]

First of all I wish you a healthy and a prosperous 2021 to you and your family. I am a huge admirer of your work and ever so grateful for the influence you had on my developing career. Thank you for the tips and advices.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thank you! That means a lot to me.

[@ghumikaertomba7310]

Hi Tim! Thank you for your effort and for sharing your great knowledge and experience! I wish you all the best!

[@IAmTimCorey]

My pleasure!

[@macsalad2056]

Thanks, Tim. First time I have watched your videos. Really insightful and now planning how I can become better at C# in the new year.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Welcome aboard! If you have not already, be sure to check out this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gobZY2OHrb2dnNk It is intended to help you assess where you are and the topics you need to add to your base skills. I hope it will help you fill in any gaps. My goal is to make becoming a developer easier and I hope I can help you be successful through your full journey!

[@FrantisekSidak]

Yes, it makes sense. Thank you for sharing.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You're very welcome

[@konstantinoskinnas789]

Thanks for everything Tim, let us hope that 2021 will be different.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Make the most out of what you can control.

[@MetaMike3D]

Thanks so much Tim. Had to backtrack in your essentials course twice this year because I let too many days pass without practicing what I learned. Now I’m back on track & looking forward to progressing even farther in 2021.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Way to stick with it!

[@aft5fp]

Perfect timing for this video, I just started playing with React for a side project. Thanks!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Enjoy!

[@keshavjha2566]

Thanks Tim. Let's get started..

[@IAmTimCorey]

I like your attitude!

[@franciscovilches6839]

Hello from New Zealand 🇳🇿 Happy 2021 T.C. Thanks for the videos and for sharing the knowledge. 💯

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@asierrasax]

Excellent recommendations Tim !! I am finishing my roadmap for 2021 and it is exactly what I expected to hear to complete the development part

[@IAmTimCorey]

Fantastic!

[@mirragemelkyr]

Tim thanks for the video thanks for this year of learning. You're a great person. I've learned a lot following your suggestions. I like that you've focused so much in practice what you've learnt. That's soo important and so underestimated.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Awesome! Way to grow your skills!

[@lindal4088]

Hi Tim, Thank you for making this video with relevant topics! Great guide, great reminders, and awesome inspirations to work on our goals together and separately. :)

[@IAmTimCorey]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aimanemeish3482]

Thx a lot and happy new year tim.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Same to you!

[@krishnatpatil2866]

Tim , This was awesome video and too helpful for me to organize my learning. I am going to follow these 4 things you mentioned. Really appreciate your help on this. Thanks👍

[@IAmTimCorey]

Glad it was helpful!

[@keithdeslippe4457]

Thanks Tim. Needed a little boost going into 2021. See you in class.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Excellent!

[@oligreenfield1537]

This video is gold for new / intermediate developer. Two years ago I fall in one of the 4 things to avoid describe by Tim learning ASP.Core + Angular/react in the same time. In the end I spend 4 to 5 the Amount time I should learning those technologies.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing.

[@shahbaz_9991]

Thanks Tim u helped me alot in 2020. and ur so humble, not self advertising all the time, that attracts me the most to opt for ur paid courses

[@IAmTimCorey]

Great! Thanks be being part of the community.

[@stewarthyde5111]

Tim, this is just what I needed - especially at almost 60 and being laid off in March and struggling to change to changes in development. I already had plans for increase my knowledge with Azure and practicing with integration with Blazor and also get my certification. I want to do Docker - but even with 16G of memory - it appears to eat two much. Recommendations for optimizing memory would be nice. As always you advice is Golden and right on time.

[@RohitSharma-rl7bd]

I can't thank you more! I had created an item in the To-Do list for today, that I would figure out how to learn C# and really reinvent myself with the .NET development space. This guide you shared has really come at the right time for me. I will learn the 4 things one day at a time, slow but steady. Thank you so much!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Fantastic!

[@aravindb816]

This video means alot to me.👍 Cleared my doubts on how i should go about learning things. Thankyou TIM✌️

[@IAmTimCorey]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Szino123]

Thanks Tim for those tips. All the best in 2021 to You and Your family. can`t wait for all access path subscription, so I can fill in some gaps:)

[@IAmTimCorey]

It is coming really soon!

[@RalfsBalodis]

Practice practice practice. Thanks, Tim. Once again!

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are most welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@sohaibalvi4410]

You are a good teacher and cares your students!!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thank you!

[@somesbhowmick2082]

Great , Really clean and Path is really organized and defined

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks a lot

[@adamonjourney3726]

Thanks for this video :) Please do it every year... maybe one with a review of the happend year and then one with a preview and hints for the coming year like this one. Thanks also for you motivation. It helps a lot!

[@IAmTimCorey]

That's a great idea! I Added it to my suggestions list

[@rocknrollini]

Tim you are definitely improving my english not just my c# ;)

[@IAmTimCorey]

Excellent, glad to help!

[@amirh.jabari5401]

Thanks alot Tim❤️❤️❤️

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@SixOfZero]

Awesome video, Tim! I'm a 50-year-old developer (C#/ASP.NET and a little front-end). I need to learn some of the latest skills, but in some ways, go back to basics. Your videos are a great help. I've unwisely spent time jumping around between topics as you mentioned. You always give great advice about technology and career strategy. Thank you!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing!

[@makgatoselaelo]

Thanks Tim, for providing me with a clear and concise learning path, and principles behind focusing on an end goal. Goal centric mindset with proper daily committed, and consistent process steps. PRACTISE, PRACTICE will ensure that I am C# practitioner.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You can do it!

[@yossefelkilany623]

Thanks a lot! Now I have a clear Goal to be a backend .NET 2 dev years from now ISA. I was just putting things on my learning list and it just kept getting bigger and bigger, without much progress in any of the fields. Feels a lot better now!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Great!

[@JohnPeter-yf5jf]

Thanks for the WPF/API course, was really what I was looking for to bring a few things together. Helped my 2020 become the year of coding!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Awesome! I am glad it was helpful.

[@andreisolero192]

I just wanna say thank you! That's it. This video is very very helpful.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You're very welcome!

[@fredrikfischer6098]

Great stuff, I have been all over with my learning, trying to learn asp and wanting learning xamarin, all before being able to build good solid c# applications. This talk will put me on the right path!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Great to hear!

[@hannimedable]

Thank you, Tim! I would like to have such a teacher at the beginning of my way, you're giving really wise advice! The practice is almost everything, especially when you're in an environment with experienced developers who can review your pull requests and make suggestions. BTW, I want to suggest one theme for future releases. Metrics and how to integrate them into the working code without affecting complex logic.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I will add it to the list. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@steffens.1734]

Topics to avoid helped me a lot and saved some weeks of time. Thank you Tim! :)

[@IAmTimCorey]

Great to hear!

[@wayahedia9989]

This is helpful for even seasoned coders.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks!

[@rakeshpanigrahi577]

Great Stuff!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks!

[@Myoldaccount-mu7of]

I have a great idea for a series. "I want to learn more about_____". I'd live to see videos covering IIS, SSMS, things we use nearly every day but probably don't know all the cool tips and tricks or why some things need to be done, etc.

[@jorgemora1175]

I've just start checking some stuff about ML and I was thinking there are no point learning all thoses technology without a very good foundantion knowledge on maths...and I found this video...all your advices make sense to me...thanks Tim.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Glad I could help!

[@petrutarabuta5617]

Thanks!

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@LukeAvedon]

10:14 is such great advice!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks!

[@brandonpearman9218]

I LOOOOOVE that you talk about frontend frameworks and sacrificing time to learn one hinders the time you spend on the other. It seems so obvious but I find that it is such a common mistake. I think its so many people striving to be a full stack dev but lose focus and never learn anything well.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing. It helps when folks re-enforce the key points I am trying to get across.

[@richardc215]

A lot of good points. Thanks Tim. Also, want repeat someone else’s comment, a post / class on micro services used with Microsoft related tech (c#, Azure,Docker, etc) would be great

[@IAmTimCorey]

That is in the works. Thanks!

[@yonatandaniyel5640]

Great video Tim and inspirational.. Haha, so funny is that I am a .Net developer of 18 years (over 21 years now of software experience), but I am actually going for my Certified Kubernetes Administrator exam as we speak. So, I was shocked to see you talk about being careful about learning Kubernetes (k8s). Although, I will agree with you that learning K8s in Depth makes little sense if you are not involved in DevOps/infrastructure/deployments. The reason I am learning K8s is that I have kind of given up on the prospects of being hired as a C# developer, because my web skills just were not kept up to date and about 90% of the jobs I see require senior level knowledge of React/Angular/Vue/HipJs frameworks. Unfortunately, having many years of experience boxes me in and recruiters automatically assume I am an Angular/React guru since I have many years of .Net experience. I spent many years being a WinForms developer, but definitely took a deep dive into C# over years, yet still feel there is so much I am missing. For example I wrote my own ORM and a mapping library, e.g., using Expression API, which taught me a lot of how the language operates under the covers, especially the functional features, such as lambdas and deferred execution. Yet, there is so much to know in this massive framework that has grown substantially since I started using it in 2002. As well, I plan on going for my AWS CSAA or CSAD cert and using AWSSDK with my .Net DevOps projects. I know you talk about Azure, but AWS has become very friendly with the .Net eco-system as well. Surprised you managed not to mention that and AWS still has the lion's share of the market, even as Azure and GCP catch up. I found it amazing how much of the AWS eco-system I can control and integrate through .Net. With regards to web development and being a C# web developer, saying not to immediately learn React/Angular as a web developer in C# may be a tough sell. However, being a guy who loves .Net/C# and is more passionate about back-end (until Blazor came around), I will say I utterly hate these front-end Javascript frameworks. I don't find them fun to learn , shiny or cool at all, but rather they are over-engineered, unstable spaghetti frameworks and they only move fast because their entire foundation was flawed from the start. I am hoping WebAssembly will revolutionize front-end development and frameworks like Blazor will replace these dreadful JS frameworks. Sadly, the revolution of Javascript and now every C# job ends really ends up being 80% javascript with some bakc-end work of wiring up APIs or performing CRUD on databases. I am striving now to become a DevOps developer as I feel it is a lucrative career and is really opening my eyes to the entire development lifecycle and infrastructure. I like that I am learning the cloud and the full SDLC life cycle, as well as CI/CD, IaC and really brings the power out of containerization following the 12 Factor DevOps principles. I am hoping to eventually morph myself into a DevOps/C# Back-End developer as a majority of the back-end C# jobs I see almost seem to fit the criteria. I'm pretty shocked at how many back-end roles I see now want Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/Azure/GCP proficiency (even many wanting CSAA certs). Many I know who are really attached to the back-end are now going the DevOps routes, as they feel the same as me the industry standard of being a "FULL-STACK" (aka unicorn dev) who has to spend most of his day writing javascript code and even doing web design is very unfulfilling to old school, back-end developers like ourselves. As much as I love Blazor, you will be hard pressed to find many companies adopting it. I think Blazor will be good for my own personal ventures and allows me to utilize an easy-to-use (as a c# dev) full-featured and powerful front-end framework so I can build my own front-ends without having to spend years learning React/Angular/Vue. But, we have to be honest that a majority of the personnel who do front-end code are Javascript devs and many companeis are trying to morph them into back-end devs, hence the revolution of NodeJs. Node is pretty inferior to C# , but companies are wanting to hire devs who wear multi-hats and keeping them in one language eco-system is ideal. As you say learning multiple eco-systems will really be a challenge and I don't think it really is possible to be a proficient senior level C# developer and senior level Angular/React/Ember/Knockout/Vue/HipJS developer. I'd always love to hear your suggestions for people in my boat who kind of got a bit dated in their .Net skills, yet are still passionate about Microsoft technologies and being a .Net developer. I hope after I gain DevOps experience, can find employment, I can slowly morph myself into being a C# back-end microservice or API developer who can integrate those skills with my DevOps skills.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Refreshing your skills and adding new ones is a good strategy for making yourself more attractive to potential employers. Don't forget, though, that often what is asked for in a job description is a wishlist, not a must-list. Who they will actually hire will probably look a lot different than that. As for Blazor, the technology is very new, so it will take some time to get a large base of companies using it for their applications. Remember that companies don't change out their applications with every new technology. If they started in Angular, they aren't easily switching over to Blazor, even if it would be better for them in the long-run. It will take building new applications to build up that user-base. The other thing is to remember that your experiences aren't representative of the community as a whole, just of the companies you have come across. There are Blazor jobs out there, there are a TON of WinForms jobs out there (mostly .NET Framework), and there are even VB6 jobs out there. You just need to know where to look. Remember that you aren't trying to get hundreds of jobs, just one. If there are only two openings in your area for what you do, that means you have fewer choices, but so do those employers.

[@yonatandaniyel5640]

​ @IAmTimCorey Thank you for your response Tim.. One big problem is I had my own business developing dental software for 15+ years and it limited my exposure to different web stacks and the corporate world. -------------------- TL;DR I will keep looking for work, but another problem with software jobs today is they want advanced algorithm whiteboards, design pattern theory, trivia style reference quizzes, behavioral psychological questions and many other things I will have to prepare for not being on job market for 15 years. With the job market being so bad, employers are being pretty cutthroat and even a WinForms job seems tough to get. What I like about DevOps is it is very focused and I can prepare for the interviews, whereas software jobs are kind of chaotic and people will grill you on a variety of different areas. Many hiring managers will shut the door on you the minute you say you don't like Javascript, e.g. BTW.. I may eventually want to enroll in your courses (although free ones have a lot for me to work with) and if you know anyone who does give C# type job career coaching/consulting I'd consider employing those services for the short-term at least (with my limited funds). -------------------------- I have done a deep dive in ASP.Net WebAPI and Blazor, as well actually following your courses time to time. However, there is so much preparation I will have to do as even my interviewing skills are bad. In addition my software jobs want memorization/trivia type quizzes to vet you and I Think they are awful. I am actually going to spend time reading books on software development theory which I think will help me for interviews. Learning DevOps is really educating me on the infrastructure and architecture of enterprise grade systems. I understand many job descriptions are laundry lists, but here in Charlotte, NC where I live, I have interviewed at few places and they are dead serious about wanting you to be very skilled in Angular/React/JS and even expect you to do know data architecture and back-end well. I know other cities with larger tech and more focused tech departments and teams have more back-end jobs. WIth the rise of remote jobs, that will be my best hope now and what I am aiming for. I will avoid doing any WinForms jobs and don't often see these jobs, because I am getting old and it will be a dead-end job that will literally just probably pay my bills and nothing else. At 43 years old, I need to work on technologies that will help make up for the years not doing lots of cloud and web dev. What I have seen , however, is that having DevOps skills really opens up your value and desirability for many back-end jobs. I feel after doing DevOps a couple years and spending maybe an hour a day on my free time doing some C# stuff on side (already have almost two decades of experience with it) I will be able to morph myself into a back-end developer with a specialization in DevOps/Infrastructure/Cloud. I know in my heart I am a .Net developer and love the .Net framework and C# and actually admire the changes that are happening to the language. I regret the decisions I have made, but I am running out of my time/money and living on unemployment and debt now while I grind away training myself in DevOps. I feel once I am financially stable and have a more diverse skill set that is cloud focused, I can morph myself into the back-end C# developer I yearn to be. Or, I may go the consulting or architect route if possible.

[@berndvonplaten5597]

Danke!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thank you very much.

[@madaralives]

I would add that the biggest thing for me (pre employment) was not stopping. You learn a new language, you make an application or two for fun/concept. You don't find a direction to take with it beyond that, you stop for a while. Something peaks your interest again, you start the whole process over. Just keep writing code! If you can't find anything interesting to work on, and you are not employed as a software developer, go refine your personal Libs. Maybe the wrappers/API you wrote for using XDocument could use some expansion, Perhaps their are some apps you hard coded a bunch of strings in that you could move to a file so you can easily change localizations. Just do anything you can to keep yourself practicing. Learning music is much the same thing, if you put your instrument down for a few days, it becomes that much more difficult to pick back up where you left off. Just my two cents, but I don't deal with dot net daily. I have to work in a far more esoteric language, IBM Informix/Genero (4gl).

[@tomthelestaff-iamtimcorey7597]

Another idea is join an open source project to push your skills.

[@keyranjoshi10]

Thank you Tim, You provide very deep information with right direction. But at the end of video I feel If you share your screen which has list of main topics in ppt. It's easier to start work on. I appreciate you summarize the point in end of video, if that point in Ppt like: - Identify the goal - figure out steps to reach at goal - point yourself in right direction - even if you distracted, prectice could save you - know the end goal and KNOW THE STEPS Your video with Ppt make easier to take note and revise. Thank you

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@davewalsh8278]

Thanks Tim, very interesting food for thought for the coming year. Its like being thought by the big show 🤣

[@IAmTimCorey]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dmytrohryshyn]

Thank you Tim. Your lessons is gold. Thank you very much for your hard working, to make our learning easier. More and more i started to be destructed by the C programming language. How often in your job you met some C code. At some point I have been fooled by the age of this language. And more and more i want dive into low level stuff.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@rahulj2167]

Thank you for the advice about Xamarin. I was thinking of learning it in detail, since I started working on a small project and I began to feel a little bit dissuaded already as there is Xamarin Native and Xamarin Forms and it looks like there are significant differences. Better I wait.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I think that is a smart move.

[@tooloudwind]

"Don't get distracted!" I wish I had watched this video 6 month earlier. Still, this video is very helpful to me. Thank you!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jlitodelcid326]

I really needed a video like this. Thanks for uploading it!

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@mikebreeden6071]

Good man!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks!

[@calvinwilson3617]

Please consider making a couple "best practices" videos, thanks as usual!

[@IAmTimCorey]

I will add it to the list. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@fatihsireci1524]

Hi Tim, thank you for the very informative and pioneering video! I would like to know what you think about IoT and BigData as topics to learn in the future ? Best wishes from Germany!

[@davidringo4672]

Speaking of Azure.. it is one of the core technologies on which Flight Simulator 2020 runs.. an extremely interesting undertaking. So it would be a very interesting and helpful discussion to deep dive into how Microsoft harnessed Azure for FS2020.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Yep, that is a cool use of Azure for sure.

[@zoltan.halasz]

Interesting points. For me docker is unknown and kubernetes is even more mysterious. I am getting more and more familiar with c#, which is the basics for all.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I have a Getting Started with Docker course that might be of interest: www.iamtimcorey.com/p/getting-started-with-docker Docker isn't that bad once you get over all of the terminology (similar to git in that way). There is a lot of power in what you can do with it.

[@onyebuchiboss]

@@IAmTimCorey ddnt know u had a docker course, I will be getting this.

[@elpe21]

Hi Tim, thanks for the video. I'm a bit one of these persons that have problem with the focus and trying to learn to much at a time. By watching this video idea came up. Any chance for a series with tasks to do and solutions some time later? This would be like C# home works to do for which you would present your solution as well in next episode. It would be great to have these task relaying on previous job done. So let's say the goal might something like an app like car shop. The task 1: start a new project , create some classes and print them on the screen. ( I know that this concept is shown in a lot of videos ). Goal 2: read and save the car list from the file. And so on and so on whatever comes to your mind / you will find interesting in comments. There might be things like add logging, dependency injection etc.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I used to offer a Weekly Challenge (Though I did not post solutions). I have temporarily pulled them offline because they were consuming too much of my time. We are exploring alternative ways to present them, so keep an eye on my future emails. That is where you will be able to find out more information.

[@lodevijk]

I 100% agree on JS frontends. Pure JS is enough. It's tried and will stand the test of time.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Plus with Blazor, we have a lot of the features we need without complex frameworks.

[@jfpinero]

Do typescript instead

[@banditul8381]

Awesome work Tim, keep it going. Though i have 2 question, did weekly challange playlist got removed? And why?

[@IAmTimCorey]

Yes. It wasn't performing the way I wanted it to. I pulled the content and I'm in the middle of reworking it into courses that you can take. It should be back out soon.

[@bensmith6004]

Hey Tim, very interesting, and a solid approach to laying out a plan for 2021. Thanks for all the content you’ve created. Just started following you and checking out your courses. I’m enjoying them very much. Question: do you have any content on Azure Functions? I use them pretty extensively and I’d be interested in seeing your teaching approach applied to them

[@IAmTimCorey]

Happy new year! Check there out - kzbin.infosearch?query=azure

[@Richard-jm3um]

Watching this in 2022, still fire 🔥

[@IAmTimCorey]

Excellent.

[@mabos555]

hi great video and channel! I didn't understand the part of learning c# with angular as well - does it mean to get rid of learning mvc since you won't need to return html pages from your server? or I just didn't get this part? let me know thanks

[@rekarpc98]

Thanks Tim. Hope you have a great new year. I have a question: Should I learn C# and ASP.NET Core simultaneously, you know a bunch of tutorial from C# and a bunch of ASP.NET Core. Or learn C# full then go to ASP.NET Core?

[@IAmTimCorey]

Learn C# first. Then learn ASP.NET Core. ASP.NET Core is just C# with some extra stuff on top. In my foundation series, I wait until module 7 to teach ASP.NET Core. Before then, we learn about C#, OOP, debugging, etc.

[@khayolnoranjov918]

Hi, For beginners using Github also good. ( for version control and file management). The next good opportunity of Github is: For example test one branch and then merge it with another. You can don't think about applying changes to any branch. If there some problem, you can go back and so on)))

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing.

[@V4624N7]

Excellent video. At work I am using much c# and python. Therefore I need to improve those areas and these videos really help. But I must say that I am guilty of having one side project on vuejs and nodejs.

[@tomthelestaff-iamtimcorey7597]

Thanks for looking to Tim's videos to help improve your skills!

[@derekgossett1134]

I still can't find my path. At 40 years old, and being as i have been around computers my whole life, i am still unsure what path to take. I work for companies that would benefit from an inventory type app with Mobile Solutions. But every time I sit down to begin learning C sharp I find myself also jumping back and forth to Learn Python because it seems easier of a programming language to learn. Then I get to a point where I just get frustrated and quit both for about a week or two and then I try to start again. But I'm at the point where I'm starting to feel too old to do any of it. I have a full-time blue collar job and a wife with three kids so my time is limited. I feel like I'm just spinning in tutorial hell.

[@darklen14]

I just changed my career path from Aviation to IT and I am in my 40's. But then 2020 and I got laid off and now I am struggling to find a dev job. Seems like too many job openings are asking for 3 years or more experience and all the mid to senior developers that got laid off are sweeping up these junior positions just to land a job easily.

[@robertomorales2038]

Most important thing is to be consistent and persistent on learning the core programming on whatever language you want. Remember that the language like c# is just a tool but knowing how to use different programming techniques is transferable.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Make that goal to learn C#, set up your steps, put time on your calendar to study each week, and make slow, steady progress. You can do this! Check out the path video in the description of this video for more detailed steps. Also, check out my Dev Questions series for more help on some of your questions around getting a job, your age, etc.: kzbin.info/aero/PLLWMQd6PeGY2G8Q0d_yOPc_CocyqrFRoZ

[@RohitSharma-rl7bd]

I would really suggest that you go through the course here in coursera. It is free. It would help you know what is actually going wrong with the way you are trying to learn. I have just finished this course recently. I bet this course would not be a waste of time! It was super helpful and besides it is really fun and interesting course. www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

@@RohitSharma-rl7bd I have been looking for a course just like this! I have found several youtube videos but thanks for that link!

[@maricelpurusniuc7038]

I'm watching this now so, I will make 2022 better.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Excellent!

[@myemailvl]

Wish you a happy 11111100101 ! Let it be better than 11111100100

[@IAmTimCorey]

👍👍

[@myemailvl]

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[@allanmaynard576]

Hey Tim, first of all THANK YOU for all the great content... you help so many folks with your videos. I was recently watching one of your training videos where you briefly mentioned (in passing) that you don’t actually utilize .Net MVC so much anymore for new projects. May I ask what you are using? I've personally moved toward an HTML, JQuery, KnockoutJS, and WebAPI environment - seems to have simplified my world. Thanks Again!

[@IAmTimCorey]

I use Blazor Server for most things. I built a whole course around discussing the five ASP.NET Core project types and when to use each: www.iamtimcorey.com/p/getting-started-with-aspnetcore

[@Rodrick.]

About a frontend framework, depends, it's always nice to know how to do it the complete MVC/Razor way, but most jobs now require at least 1 of the big 3. Of course if it's a brand new dev, first finish learning c# and basic .net core

[@IAmTimCorey]

Right, there's an order to it. Learn C# well before adding to your toolbox.

[@clintcoats7779]

This may not fit the exact bill of this topic, however my question is in regards to portfolios. I work for a large corporation as a controls engineer, this leads to me building applications in a few different languages to help fellow engineers or to integrate machine information to be presented to the operations team in a more understandable format. Just flat out sharing this code would be bad practice on my part, however as of late I have been considering doing some freelance work to broaden my horizons. A portfolio of my work accomplishments I believe would help jumpstart that path. Thanks for the advice.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for engaging with the community

[@ludovicwagner2656]

Thanks Tim for your advice! I totally agree with what you are saying but I still have some doubts when we consider .Net Framework, .Net Core, etc. to be "same". For example, how do you deal with COM libraries / Interop in .Net Core? By the way, I'll begin a new project in a few days (not sure it will involve programming, but I won't stop learning to code anyway :-) ).

[@IAmTimCorey]

Your C# code will be mostly the same. That doesn't mean there are no differences. .NET Core does not support everything that the .NET Framework does. It is leaner, faster, and more future-focused rather than past-focused.

[@DukaSoft]

What scares me most about azure is the confusing cost. I dont have that much money, so id like to know the max cost per month if i pick something. All the something per x ticks, is this price etc. doesnt help me much. Maybe its a language barrier, or maybe i just need to hire someone smart? Azure's big costly words are whats keeping me from learning Azure. A simple web app with a database for user login would be great for practise, but im too scared to press that button not knowing how much i will need to pay next month. Great content as always Tim :)

[@rossthemusicandguitarteacher]

Just check the cost analysis every day and delete your app when you are done

[@IAmTimCorey]

I'm going to be covering the costs of Azure and how to identify them in a Getting Started course. I might also do a video specifically on that topic. The key is to use the calculator, put spending limits on your account, and delete things you aren't using.

[@DukaSoft]

@@IAmTimCorey Spending limits does sound nice, ill be looking for that one. Thanks :)

[@diegoronkkomaki6858]

Azures current cost management is definitely a turn off for me for practicing development. I recently got a 100€ bill because I had forgotten to cancel a subscription where I had the cheapest server machine. I had created it during some Azure tutorial I did many months ago. Of course you can avoid these things from happening by being more causious but just for learning purposes, it's too risky and complicated.

[@andywalter7426]

@@IAmTimCorey how do you put spending limits on your account. i have looked everywhere on azure and could find nothing about that. i hope that is even possible because if it was not possible to set a spending limit, that can discourage companies from using azure because they would not be able to guarantee they would not get a surprise bill for millions of dollars a month which would bankrupt most companies.

[@StudentCompanion]

Thanks a lot for advice. It's a bit tricky I beleive about xamarin because mobile is becoming more and more important to businesses. It seems like it's could be worthy learn even the old stuff , develop some few apps then if it takes to relearn new things in xamarin again. Thanks always and let us make 2021 great. We appreciate your contents

[@ajtan2837]

In dot net 6.0 it will all be about MAUI, where everything is c#. That is why waiting is better.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Mobile is important, and if you are ready to launch right now then yes, Xamarin would be the way to go, but often you are learning for the future. In that case, wait for a bit on that and instead focus on C#.

[@lexaznaurov5205]

Thanks for the advices! What do you think about learning SICP (structure and interpretation of computer programs) ? Is it worth spending time on it? Thanks

[@IAmTimCorey]

That knowledge might be helpful, but it isn't the primary thing you should focus on as a C# developer.

[@paragraut3504]

Looking forward to your html css JavaScript course

[@IAmTimCorey]

Great!

[@RohitSharma-rl7bd]

@@IAmTimCorey I hope by the time I am done with C# somewhere in the middle of year 2021, this course on the Web stuffs will be ready. :)

[@aminaleali7290]

In software and learning software, there is no "destination" as software evolves constantly . Some software evolvement is marketing and hype (Ruby on Rails?).. The best thing is to learn how to learn quickly and effectively so you can ride the waves as they come.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Good Tip!

[@matmaj81]

I just struggle to think of a basic programs to implement to get a good grasp on advanced concepts of clean C#. There is a goal for this year tho, to learn as much as I need to apply for any junior c# dev job and be able to gather more expirience from it. I hope that I will be able to succeed. Goals are set and from now on all is in my own hands :D. I wanted to thank You for all great and full of content videos that You make and post here and on Your platform. (PS. Mailing list does not seem to work on opera gx (after clicking on sign me up button, register/mailing form does not appear), got it through microsoft edge tho.).

[@tomthelestaff-iamtimcorey7597]

Thanks for being a part of the community and trusting Tim to be part of that journey.

[@chrisjohansson9971]

Timcorey, what type of custom controls do you use when creating front ends whether its desktop or web. Ive used devexpress, syncfusion and telerik. Just wondering what you think of those and using them to speed up and create a better user experience. @IAmTimCorey @IAmTimCorey

[@IAmTimCorey]

I try to stay away from any of them because it makes me reliant on them. However, each of them has a great suite.

[@chrisjohansson9971]

@@IAmTimCorey ok. So you only use controls out of the box. I find if your doing a winform project the basic grids are not very pretty and makes the user experience not as good as it can be

[@michelchaghoury870]

as always gr8 content. can you make videos about azure and cover all services and options available and If you can take it further and make a playlist or a series it will be awesome

[@IAmTimCorey]

I will definitely be doing more Azure-related content this year (including probably two courses).

[@harishkommuri5350]

Hello Tim, thanks for your time on sharing your knowledge, I have a question on Azure - can we deploy a website or any web Application(MVC) code to multiple Virtual Machines at a one time..

[@IAmTimCorey]

Yep.

[@harishkommuri5350]

@@IAmTimCorey cool, could you make a video on - How to deploy a website in 2 or more virtual machines at one GO.

[@enrychristanto6563]

Hi Tim, I wanted to do the weekly challenge for practice but I cannot find the Weekly Challenge playlist anymore.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I have temporarily pulled them offline because they were consuming too much of my time. We are exploring alternative ways to present them, so keep an eye on my future emails. That is where you will be able to find out more information.

[@kolesplace]

Thanks Tim, though the coding videos are great it would be nice to have more talk videos :)

[@IAmTimCorey]

Here's a whole playlist full of them: kzbin.info/aero/PLLWMQd6PeGY2G8Q0d_yOPc_CocyqrFRoZ

[@fmonteiropt]

Thanks a lot Tim, in your opinion is Blazor here to stay? I’ve bought your two blazer courses and I would like to know if you advise to go in production with it.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Yep, Blazor is here to stay. As for production use, I am creating a site right now for my channel that will be under heavy load. I'm going to be using Blazor Server. I feel confident in using it in production.

[@allthecommonsense]

@@IAmTimCorey happy to hear this

[@eik8586]

Thanks for all the videos, really helpful for my learning. I am strugling with a problem, maybe you could point me in the right direction? What is a recommendable way to achieve 1ms timing events resolution without busy CPU waiting? (Win10)

[@IAmTimCorey]

There's a lot more to discuss there around what you are trying to accomplish. Unfortunately, I don't have an example or video to point you towards.

[@eik8586]

I am tring to send a small udp packet to a peripheral hardware device every 1ms ± 0.1ms. I managed to do it, but not without using lots of cpu power. thanks anyway

[@yoanashih761]

What about Project Tye? I found that simply using Docker was not enough since sometimes we need multiple services run at the same time. So I'm currently trying to learn container orchestration solution like Kubernetes. And my eyes widen when I saw the introduction for the Project Tye on .Net conf. It looks like a pretty cool tool.

[@IAmTimCorey]

It is a great project I'm eagerly keeping an eye on. It isn't production-ready yet, but it is coming along nicely.

[@andywalter7426]

There is one part I would have to disagree with that was mentioned and that was javascript. Because I started using blazor a lot and really love it. However, I found after a while that especially with .net 5, javascript is actually becoming more important than ever. I agree with staying away from the javascript frameworks and with blazor, they are not needed. I found a few cases where I really had to get into javascript in order to do more things with c#. An example is lets say a person wants to create a blazor component and it needs to scroll to a certain area. Even being able to use the keyboard to navigate even without textboxes. In that case, javascript was very important. With .net 5 and javascript isolation, its really great because after doing the javascript necessary, its now easy to create a custom class so when you use, still use c# since c# communicates well with javascript and javascript communicates well with c#. In that case, its important to get deep enough into javascript to support things that blazor does not support out of the box. However, after creating those functions, then use c# to work with it then.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I'm not saying to stay away from JavaScript entirely. Mostly I'm saying stay away from the frameworks. Knowing vanilla JavaScript is important when you work with the web (just like HTML and CSS). Just don't conflate that with needing to know Angular/React/Vue.

[@andywalter7426]

@@IAmTimCorey thanks for clarifying that. i found that blazor is a much better shiny bit anyways. with blazor, there is no need anymore for angular/react/vue. blazor makes those now dead since it makes the most sense to do as much code sharing in c# as possible.

[@BlackBeard_Ale]

good inspiring speech. i am professional developer since 15 years, but there is no ending in learning in this job. i was a java developer, then switched on C# and i am always seeking for new features that i did not know or best practices. Now we started using azure intensively in our company and i am learning it. do you plan to make some azure pro videos?

[@IAmTimCorey]

I do. In fact, I'm working on a full course right now about Azure.

[@mihaimyh]

Hi Tim, do you plan a data structures and algorithm series/course in C#? Most of the interviews questions are based on them, it will be nice to see a senior developer like you cracking down those questions.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I'll be releasing a Prove It course on data structures and algorithms soon. I don't plan on covering specific interview questions, but I do focus on the logic that those types of questions are getting at.

[@mihaimyh]

@@IAmTimCorey Looking forward to it.

[@ulviugur3605]

Thanks a lot Tim !! How strong do you think is Microsoft behind Xamarin ? Do you think if MAUI move will be _solid enough_ ? I see that between versions they shake a lot of things in Xamarin to make it right. Cheers :)

[@IAmTimCorey]

I think they are really focused on making MAUI a success, and that includes Xamarin. Xamarin is a key piece of MAUI so it is definitely important to them.

[@ulviugur3605]

@@IAmTimCorey Thanks Tim, so far my experience with the Microsoft forum and stability of Xamarin is the worst. I really wanted to go into C# after 20 years of Java, but this is really pushing me back.

[@ivanjasenov1220]

Hi, Tim. Can you please share a link of the video where you talk about "Production SQL Database and making a backup copy out of it and making a developer's database...in Docker" as you said 14:00 Thanks! :)

[@IAmTimCorey]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5uZapaNeqySj9E