it requires knowledge of MS SQL, Cold Fusion and ASP.net programming languages. I do have a degree in cis but i have not used my programming languages for awhile about 6 years and have pretty much fallen off the map. the job is offering 95,000 and this is the best thing i have been offered in my life is there a website that i can train on or books for free that will allow me to update my skills and not look like a fool lol
2007-06-22 07:08:46 · 9 answers · asked by Jason L 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
books for free? dude! you're gonna be making 95k! spend a little cache on your flippin' skill set dawg! this is not an industry that will let you slide for long. you need to have skills, you need to produce and you need to keep your skills up to date, or you can kiss the 95k goodbye. that means spending a little on reference material and keeping it up to date as well. things change daily, you need to keep up.
i have no idea about Cold Fusion. i've never worked for a company that used both Cold Fusion and ASP. two competing platforms, and i can't figure why a company would want to support both at the same time, but whatever.
as far as books for ASP.NET, try ASP.NET 2.0 Unleashed from SAMS publishing. read it, know it, live it.
good luck!
2007-06-22 13:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by Wyatt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For $95,000 you had best have most of the skills they are looking for. I'm surprised a company would bring someone in for that amount without recent relative skills. I'm going to have to guess you have other skills that warrant hiring you over people with relevant and current skill sets.
I'd recommend picking up the books at one of the local book stores or going to Amazon or an online store that offers second hand books. Most local book stores will offer older programming books at a greatly reduced cost and the contents will still be mostly relevant. Online used books will help too. For MS SQL and ASP.NET programming guides, check the Microsoft developer network and their online documentation too. I'm not sure about Cold Fusion for how to learn that (never used it so never looked for it).
2007-06-22 07:17:02 · answer #2 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to Microsoft's website and search for Visual Studio Express. Take the tutorials and download the free stuff. It will get you a sound understanding for that end of it (ASP & SQL).
Try http://www.programmingtutorials.com/coldfusion.aspx for the cold fusion or search the web for free cold fusion tutorials. I find that you can learn just as much from forums on specific topics.
2007-06-22 07:14:29 · answer #3 · answered by Jeremie I 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gotta be honest, if their offering you this much they must be under the impression you KNOW coldfusion and asp.net; and if you don't you should let them know. They'll prolly figure it out when you start and can't code in either.
Coldfusion (which is what I code in) is a GREAT language, and you can get an understanding of CF in a weekend (ColdFusion MX Bible is a great book to start off of). But don't expect to be able to code complicated apps or convert existing code over from ASP.NET to CF just by picking up this book. You'll need practice and time to get better understanding of this.
Let them know so you don't waste their time and yours.
2007-06-22 09:02:56 · answer #4 · answered by The First 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't help you with the Cold Fusion but the ASP.NET and SQL Server have express editions that you can download for free.
2007-06-22 07:30:49 · answer #5 · answered by jtomme65 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think this is something you can "cram" for. It would be best to enter the position with the understanding that it will take a little while to get back up to speed. Never mislead an employer, as it will bit you in the end. If you are an enterprising individual, you should be concerned with the a bad rep. Good luck.
2007-06-22 07:44:17 · answer #6 · answered by David L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your employer is a fool for not seeing if you could do the work. You don't learn new languages that quickly! While you might pick up the syntax quickly you don't know a language without having used it.
2007-06-22 08:01:10 · answer #7 · answered by Loren Pechtel 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My answer is based on this Is there room for growth in this company if there is good potential this sounds like a start and just prove yourself
2016-04-01 12:03:18 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not going to learn those from a Web site, but http://www.asp.net will give you some help, and http://www.adobe.com for ColdFusion.
2007-06-22 07:35:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋