C# Programming Tools

For starters, you will need to put a workstation together. We will start working with a Windows computer. In due course, I will show you how to program for other operating sytems.

• You need a Windows xp or Vista computer. I will recommend 1 Gb of RAM or more.
• You need to download and install the following free software to your computer.
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  Microsoft Visual Studio Express This is your IDE (Integrated Development Environment). IDEs help to make program writing easy and fun.
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  Microsoft Sql Server Express This is a relational database. It helps programmers to store and retrieve large volumes of data.

I will be introducing a few more things in the future as we go along. But let's just start with these few.