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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drothgery" data-source="post: 1434359" data-attributes="member: 360">Hmm... You've got three things that you'll want to learn (in no particular order) -- more about databases, more about programming, and more about the specific tools you're using. I can't really give a good recommendation on the first; I think I'm pretty competent with SQL Server now, but it's been knowledge picked up over 5 years of trial & error. As for the second, read Steve McConnell's Code Complete and Rapid Development, find a good book on data structures and algorithms, and just write a lot of code. Actually, that last is my general recommendation on how to learn things -- try and solve problems with software, and you usually end up learning a bit along the way. And as for the third -- if you stick with MS tools, then you'll probably going VB.NET/SQL Server; Paul Vick's The Visual Basic.NET Programming Language is the definitive "language" book on VB.NET. I haven't read a great ASP.NET book yet (if you're presenting data via the web), and while I've heard good things about Chris Sells' Windows Forms book (for building 'normal' Windows applications), I haven't read it yet. And I can't even offer vague hints on a good resource for Reporting Services or a good SQL Server book.</blockquote>