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RodClark wrote:
I'm thinking that the best way to acheive this is to purchase a book and read it, but which book...

I found the Head First[^] series a good read, though it's more a learn-by-doing style book. It's not a book you'd read in the train, unless you have a compiler at hand. Another good reference would be the How Do I-video's[^] on MSDN.

RodClark wrote:
VB.Net/C#.Net - I've mostly done VB 6 in the past, but C# code does make some sort of sense to me.

How 'bout going for C#, and googling for the matching VB.NET syntax to compare it to? Seeing the same construction through two different glasses helps.

RodClark wrote:
I think that means I need to get VS 2010 Pro, or can Express do this stuff, its just templates, any thoughts?

If I recall correctly, you'd need the Pro version to use the VSTO (Visual Studio Tools for Office) extensions. The Pro-version also allows to add in helpful extensions like Resharper, giving helpfull tips in the IDE.

RodClark wrote:
Winforms/WPF/WCF - I barely understand the differences, I feel I'll mostly use Winforms. How do you decide which is 'best'.

The YAGNI[^]-princple would be the first filter. What's "best" depends on your circumstances - the man on the northpole will have different demands from a man in the desert. Go with what you're comfortable with, and read up on the new things when you have some spare time to kill. Once you discover some new area that's important to you, indulge.

RodClark wrote:
How do you know the best way, and determine the best layout for a project - this function in module x, that one in module y.

I have to admit that I often don't know the best or recommended way.

Most (larger) programs are modular, and even the smaller ones tend to share a library with functions. As time passes, things get updated. The first step toward a cleaner architecturing was learning the OO-concepts, the second was learning design-patterns. What helped most overall, was reading code from articles on sites like this one.

RodClark wrote:
I know this is long, I'm sorry.

Have a long answer as revenge Smile | :)
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