Enjoying my ASP.NET class at Netdesk here in Portland...
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I'm taking a week-long ASP.NET class in Portland this week at Netdesk. It was supposed to have been an *actual* class in Portland in March, but it had to be cancelled due to lack of signups. This particular class is actually being taught in Seattle, where they have about 10 attendees. My coworker and I are the only two in Portland, and we're taking the class remotely.
Now a week-long class is normally something I semi-dread. You're on the schedule of the person teaching, some parts lag, etc. But this is rather nice. On top of the content being pretty good so far, the environment is sweet. Dual monitors, so that you have the instructor's screen on one side and the virtual machine for the labs on the other. Jane and I each have our own row. I have my personal laptop plugged in via ethernet cable, so I can call into work if I need to (as well as stay plugged in to the virtual world). We have the phone on mute, so we can talk back and forth without disturbing anyone, and bounce ideas around. And the view... 21st floor of the US Bancorp Tower, with a panoramic view of the Willamette stretching to the north.
Couple that with free diet soda, and I'm really liking the setup.
I may get more out of this class than any other I've ever taken. I would have liked to have had more Visual Studio experience, but so far I've been able to hack out the solutions without too many problems. And, after searching for something for five minutes, you tend to remember it the second time around.
I think this is gonna be a good week...
I'm taking a week-long ASP.NET class in Portland this week at Netdesk. It was supposed to have been an *actual* class in Portland in March, but it had to be cancelled due to lack of signups. This particular class is actually being taught in Seattle, where they have about 10 attendees. My coworker and I are the only two in Portland, and we're taking the class remotely.
Now a week-long class is normally something I semi-dread. You're on the schedule of the person teaching, some parts lag, etc. But this is rather nice. On top of the content being pretty good so far, the environment is sweet. Dual monitors, so that you have the instructor's screen on one side and the virtual machine for the labs on the other. Jane and I each have our own row. I have my personal laptop plugged in via ethernet cable, so I can call into work if I need to (as well as stay plugged in to the virtual world). We have the phone on mute, so we can talk back and forth without disturbing anyone, and bounce ideas around. And the view... 21st floor of the US Bancorp Tower, with a panoramic view of the Willamette stretching to the north.
Couple that with free diet soda, and I'm really liking the setup.
I may get more out of this class than any other I've ever taken. I would have liked to have had more Visual Studio experience, but so far I've been able to hack out the solutions without too many problems. And, after searching for something for five minutes, you tend to remember it the second time around.
I think this is gonna be a good week...
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