
There are many resources for professional developers, but let's talk about tools for all of you who are writing software just for fun. Maybe you have found yourself coding your pet project at 4 a.m., up to your elbows in pizza boxes and soda cans. MSDN gives back to the entry-level and hobbyist developer community with this series of free webcasts. Tune in and learn the basics of database, Windows client, Web, game, and hardware development using Microsoft Visual Studio and SQL Server Express Editions. If you're new to coding, we suggest you start at either Windows or Web development.
On-Demand Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Introducing Xbox Community Games (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)
Original Air Date: January 6, 2009
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Original Air Date: December 12, 2008
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Original Air Date: December 11, 2008
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MSDN Webcast: Introducing Xbox Community Games (Part 1 of 2) (Level 200)
Original Air Date: December 9, 2008
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MSDN Webcast: Game Programming in DarkGDK and C++ (Part 4 of 6): The Enemies (Level 100)
Original Air Date: December 4, 2008
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Original Air Date: November 20, 2008
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MSDN Webcast: Game Programming in DarkGDK and C++ (Part 2 of 6): A Simple Game Framework (Level 100)
Original Air Date: November 17, 2008
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MSDN Webcast: Game Programming in DarkGDK and C++ (Part 1 of 6): Introducing DarkGDK (Level 100)
Original Air Date: November 6, 2008
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MSDN Webcast: Beginning Web Site Development (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)
Original Air Date: April 12, 2007
MSDN Webcast: Beginning Web Site Development (Part 1 of 2) (Level 200)
Original Air Date: April 5, 2007
MSDN Webcast: Introduction to the C# Language (Level 100)
Original Air Date: April 3, 2007
MSDN Webcast: Introduction to XNA Game Studio Express (Level 100)
Original Air Date: January 15, 2007
MSDN Webcast: Introduction to Shaders Using Managed DirectX (Level 200)
Original Air Date: May 31, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Using the eBay Selling Starter Kit for Visual Basic .NET (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 30, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: MechCommander 2 Mods (Part 3 of 3) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 26, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Using Reporting Services with SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 25, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: MechCommander 2 Mods (Part 2 of 3) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 24, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: MechCommander 2 Mods (Part 1 of 3) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 22, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Rocket Commander (Part 3 of 3) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 19, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Rocket Commander (Part 2 of 3) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 17, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Rocket Commander (Part 1 of 3) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 16, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Building a Sudoku Game Using Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 5 of 5) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 12, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Developing Applications with Embedded Databases (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 12, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Overview of SQL Server Management Studio Express (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 12, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Building a Sudoku Game Using Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 4 of 5) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 10, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: How Starter Kits Are Created (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 10, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Robotics: Programming Lego Mindstorms Using Visual Basic 2005 Express (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 10, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Using Full-Text Search in SQL Server Express (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 9, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Building a Sudoku Game Using Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 3 of 5) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 8, 2006
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Original Air Date: May 5, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Building a Sudoku Game Using Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 2 of 5) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 4, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Upgrading from MSDE to SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 4, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: What Is the X10 Home Automation Technology? (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 3, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Building a Sudoku Game Using Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 1 of 5) (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 2, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Migrating from Access to SQL Server 2005 Express (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 1, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: Introduction to the Commerce Starter Kit for ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
Original Air Date: February 14, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: 3-D Game Development (Part 11 of 11): Gaming and Miscellaneous Effects (Level 200)
Original Air Date: February 7, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: 3-D Game Development (Part 10 of 11): User Interface (UI) (Level 200)
Original Air Date: February 6, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: 3-D Game Development (Part 09 of 11): Game Play (Level 200)
Original Air Date: February 1, 2006
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Original Air Date: February 1, 2006
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Original Air Date: January 31, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: 3-D Game Development (Part 07 of 11): Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Level 200)
Original Air Date: January 30, 2006
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Microsoft Hosting Webcast: Hosting for Developers
Original Air Date: January 27, 2006
Original Air Date: January 25, 2006
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Microsoft Hosting Webcast: SQL Server 2005 for Hosters
Original Air Date: January 25, 2006
MSDN Webcast: 3-D Game Development (Part 05 of 11): Importing Background and Objects (Level 200)
Original Air Date: January 24, 2006
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Microsoft Hosting Webcast: Boost Your Business with Windows Website Starters
Original Air Date: January 24, 2006
MSDN Webcast: 3-D Game Development (Part 04 of 11): Importing Background and Objects (Level 200)
Original Air Date: January 23, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: 3-D Game Development (Part 03 of 11): The 3-D Engine (Level 200)
Original Air Date: January 18, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: 3-D Game Development (Part 02 of 11): The 3-D Engine (Level 200)
Original Air Date: January 17, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: A Closer Look at Themes (Level 200)
Original Air Date: January 17, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: 3-D Game Development (Part 01 of 11): Introduction to 3-D Games (Level 200)
Original Air Date: January 16, 2006
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MSDN Webcast: A Closer Look at Master Pages in ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
Original Air Date: December 15, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Best of Launch: ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
Original Air Date: December 14, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: A Closer Look at Navigation and Site Maps (Level 200)
Original Air Date: December 13, 2005
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Original Air Date: December 5, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Visual C++ 2005 Express: IDE Tour (Level 200)
Original Air Date: December 1, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: How Microsoft Technology Works: Windows Forms (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 29, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Project Hoshimi: Strategies for Project Hoshimi Missions (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 21, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Do-It-Yourself Starter Kit Series: RSS Screensaver (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 18, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Working with New Data-Enabled Controls in ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 18, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Visual C# 2005 Express: IDE Tour (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 17, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Do-It-Yourself Starter Kit Series: Card Game Starter Kit (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 15, 2005
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Original Air Date: November 14, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Do-It-Yourself Starter Kit Series: Club Web Site Starter Kit (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 11, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Do-It-Yourself Starter Kit Series: The Personal Web Site Starter Kit (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 9, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (Level 300)
Original Air Date: November 8, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Visual Web Developer 2005 Express: IDE Tour (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 7, 2005
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Original Air Date: November 4, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: ASP.NET 2.0 Membership and Personalization (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 2, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Overview of Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
Original Air Date: November 1, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Getting Started with DotNetNuke (Level 300)
Original Air Date: July 15, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Getting Started with the ASP.NET Issue Tracker Starter Kit (Level 300)
Original Air Date: July 14, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Getting Started with the ASP.NET Commerce Starter Kit (Level 300)
Original Air Date: July 13, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Getting Started with the ASP.NET Reports Starter Kit (Level 300)
Original Air Date: July 12, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Getting Started with the ASP.NET Time Tracker Starter Kit (Level 300)
Original Air Date: July 11, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: The New C++: Introduction to the New C++ - Level 200
Original Air Date: June 15, 2005
MSDN Webcast: Game Music and Sound Effects (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 24, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Transformation and Collision of Sprites (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 17, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Introduction to Sprites and Animation (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 12, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Basic Programming Concepts and Introduction to C# (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 5, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Overview of Game Development Process (Level 100)
Original Air Date: May 3, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: What's New in Visual J# 2005 (Level 200)
Original Air Date: April 18, 2005
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MSDN Webcast: Introducing SQL Server 2005 Express: Your Smart Client Data Store (Level 200)
Original Air Date: March 7, 2005
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Original Air Date: March 7, 2005
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