Resources
Below are some good resources for learning a variety of Microsoft technologies...since I focus heavily on the web, you'll find that most are web-related, but I'll throw in a few Windows Phone and Silverlight resources as well from time to time...
Downloads
- Microsoft WebMatrix - Simple, easy-to-learn, lightweight web development tool.
- Windows Phone SDK - Get Started developing apps for Windows Phone 7.
- Windows Azure SDK - Get started building cloud apps today!
- Windows Azure Free Trial Offer - Kick the tires on Microsoft's cloud offering, for free.
Tutorials and Tips
- Learn ASP.NET MVC Step By Step in 7 Days
- MVC 3 Scaffolding - Steve Sanderson
- MVC 3 Unobtrusive Validation - Brad Wilson
- Performance Tuning for ASP.NET and IIS 7 - Mads Kristensen
- http://css-tricks.com/ - Great CSS resource
Articles and Books
- Free Microsoft WebMatrix ebook from Ubelly
- Pro ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework - Steven Sanderson (great book for gaining a solid foundation in how ASP.NET MVC works)
Screencasts and Videos
-
The Oscilloscope, explained
Scaffolding – ASP.NET, NuGet, Entity Framework Code First and More
- Getting Started with Custom Themes in Orchard - Bertrand Le Roy
- ASP.NET MVC 2 Introduction - Scott Hanselman
- MVCConf Videos
Templates
- Windows Phone 7 SketchFlow Template (requires SketchFlow and the WP7 Mango Tools)