Ramp Up Adds ASP.NET Training Tracks for ASP, PHP, Those Getting Started

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bb352986_RU_logo(en-us,MSDN_10) Ramp Up is a free online learning program for developers. We’ve just launched three ASP.NET tracks. These tracks, along with the other currently offered ones (eg, Windows Mobile 6, SharePoint for Developers, Visual Studio 2008), teaches the important skills in a guided path, making the learning process easier and more efficient. The easy-to-access content (provided by subject-matter gurus) is specifically tailored for the Ramp Up program, and offered in a variety of forms (article, v-lab, codecast and slidecast).

Web Development with ASP.NET

Web Development with ASP.NET is designed to help developers who have never worked with web technology learn the nuances of building web applications with ASP.NET. The track does not presuming any existing knowledge of earlier versions of the web development.

  • Level 1: An introduction to web programming
  • Level 2: Developing Web Applications – Tooling
  • Level 3: ASP.NET Syntax Overview

Move from ASP to ASP.NET

Move from ASP to ASP.NET helps ASP developers learn the nuances of building web applications with ASP.NET, without presuming existing knowledge of earlier versions of the technology

  • Level 1: Developing Web Applications – Tooling
  • Level 2: ASP.NET Syntax for ASP Developers
  • Level 3: Programming WebForms
  • Level 4: Web Configuration
  • Level 5: Programming Web Events
  • Level 6: State Management

Move from PHP to ASP.NET

Move from PHP to ASP.NET is designed to help PHP developers learn the nuances of building web applications with ASP.NET, without presuming existing knowledge of earlier versions of the technology. Syntax in ASP.NET is compared to its usage in PHP, to guide the developer through similar concepts in ASP.NET. Labs offer the developer a chance to work in hands-on scenarios with ASP.NET.

  • Level 1: Developing Web Applications – Tooling
  • Level 2: ASP.NET Syntax for PHP Developers
  • Level 3: Programming WebForms
  • Level 4: Web Configuration
  • Level 5: Programming Web Events
  • Level 6: State Management

This track should enable PHP developers to quickly learn the relevant core skills of ASP.NET, and provide foundational knowledge to get started down the path of building web applications with Visual Studio.

Ramp Up Courses

Check out the free training now at www.MyRampUp.com, and see how Ramp Up can help you become more employable by learning important and marketable skills.

Ramp Up courses include:

Need tools? To get started using Microsoft developer tools for free or nearly free:

  • Students (high school and college) can get Visual Studio to write a .NET application through Microsoft DreamSpark
  • Startup companies can use BizSpark to get software licenses and developer tools
  • Developers can also use the free Visual Studio Express to get started

Or you can take advantage of Microsoft programs to help ISVs with tool purchases: