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C# Programming for Beginners : The First Steps (Udemy.com)

Introducing Beginners To Programming Windows Form Apps In C# Using A Practical Applications Approach

4.5
592 reviews

Created by: Charlie Chiarelli

Last updated September 2026

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What you will learn

  • Program fluently in C# using Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Understand how to create a basic Windows Form Application ... No Console Apps
  • Understand the basic concepts of Selection, Repetition, and Methods
  • Understand the intermediate concepts of Object Oriented Programming, String Handling, Arrays (One, Two Dimensional), Random Numbers, Graphics, and Animation
  • Apply the programming skills learned to create meaningful computer applications from the world of business, science , math and gaming. These solutions will incorporate the software design life cycle of problem definition,analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance
  • Create Business applications which simulate a computerized cash register for a cafeteria, and a sign in system for a doctors office
  • Create Science applications which create charts that convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius

How it compares

Against the other 194 rated Udemy courses in C# on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 58% of them
  • Reviews592#83 of 195 by number of reviews
  • Length17.9 hourslonger than 86% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 98% of them

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Overall Score : 90 / 100

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Course Description

Students will learn to create their own computer programs and video games using the C# programming language. No prior programming experience is assumed. This is a course for REAL BEGINNERS. We will introduce all the required programming skills from the ground up.This programming course is meant for ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN TO CODE. We cover C# syntax but more importantly we introduce the PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS necessary to convert practical problems to solutions in code...You get paid for solving problems everything else is just a technicality.
Our focus will be working with Visual Studio on Windows machines .
A language like C# is typically learned "in a vacuum," and stripped of potentially distracting visual elements or front-end graphical interfaces. This type of learning process - which is considered the standard approach - is great for communicating the fundamentals. It allows you to focus on the most important and basic programming concepts you will need to understand, and is often presented through the output of a static, text-based console window. However, learning a language in this console vacuum can also be bland and boring, and can often lead to students becoming disengaged entirely.
Students are more likely to remain engaged by learning how to build Windows applications from day one in tandem with learning the C# programming language. Therefore, my lectures are designed to keep you engaged with the process of learning C# fundamentals by presenting them through a series of lessons aimed at creating simple, Windows Form based applications. This course, by jumping right into apps with a Graphical User Interface, allows the learner to feel like they are learning concepts that produce a tangible result.
I walk you carefully through every possible feature you can imagine, and I use hundreds of existing projects you can learn from, or expand on to make your own project. It's worth sifting through a dozen mediocre Udemy courses to find a gem like this. It's pretty close to a one stop shop for taking you from knowing nothing about WinForms, to building your own whole applications.

This course has more hours of video instruction (18 + hours) , lectures (90+) and exercises and supplemental resources (132+) than virtually any other Introductory C# course offered on Udemy. All for one low price.

Students will be exposed to all the stages in software development and develop problem-solving skills as well as learn the syntax of the C# language.
The challenges/applications are drawn from a variety of situations in the home,school and workplace. They address a wide spectrum of interests including business, science, math,art,music, and especially ANIMATION and GAMES ...(1/4 of the lectures).

My goal is not just to show you how to program, but to help you understand what you are doing, and why you are doing it. I am online daily to respond to any problems you may encounter.
Not only do the videos show you how to become a programmer in great detail, but each time an important concept is taught, I offer you a challenge that is designed to help you really understand what you have just learned.
You will go away and complete the challenge, and then come back and see the challenge answered and explained in detail in the video, allowing you to check your results!
Here's how I will help you to succeed:
o Each lecture starts with a list of objectives/speaking notes
o Every example covered in the lecture is available for download in the resources section including the objectives/speaking notes
o Almost every lecture has a set of Practice problems with full solutions provided
o My style of writing and teaching follows the KISS principle : Keep It Super Simple. I try to stay away from fancy computer terminology and try to teach like am speaking to a brand new user with little to no previous knowledge on the subject matter.... and I am always available for help replying most times within a day.
... and finally, this is NOT a static course, updates are made several times a month, with new lectures and challenge problems added on a continual basis.
Who this course is for:
  • This C# programming course is meant for ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN TO CODE . We cover C# syntax but more importantly we introduce the problem solving skills necessary to convert practical problems to solutions in code. No prior programming knowledge is needed.
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Instructor Details

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Hi, my name is Charlie Chiarelli. I'll be your teacher for this course. I will spend as much time as necessary to help you do the best you can. But, for you to succeed you must be willing to work .
I am a retired High school Computer Science and Mathematics Teacher from Canada. I taught for 35 years, I have a BMath degree from the University of Waterloo.

I was a frequent speaker at educational conferences (ECOO) and seminars . Most recently my talks focused on E-Learning and the future of education (Flipping the Classroom).
I was the school webmaster and served on a number of school board committee , recently advising my school board (Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board) on its online learning direction. I was also the contest coordinator for the Annual Programming Contest for the past 15 years.
For the last 7 years before I retired I was in the unique position of teaching most of my computer science classes entirely online using the D2L LMS. Because of low enrollment and lack of qualified computer science teachers I became the "board" teacher. So my virtual class was made up of students from various schools in the region.
I am not a brilliant software engineer trying to teach programming. I am a high school computer science teacher that has taught teenagers for over 35 years. So I think my perspective and sensibilities are quite different than the typical Udemy instructor. I feel this gives me a great

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By Kathy Wood

Absolutely Fabulous! Detailed and broad.

By Martin Burch

Great course with excellent delivery with comprehensive examples and explanations

By Grant Parkis

I have spent years on Udemy, Udacity, PleuralSight and the like....and NOTHING comes close to this guy.

Charlie has hands done won my award as best instructor ever and I learned more in this course than others which I paid hundreds for.

If all programming courses were taught by or like this we would have excellent programmers.

Wish he had more courses in C#

By Johny Walker Foo

One of the best C# courses here at Udemy.

By Sai Han

The lessons are good organised and clear presentation.

By Amitai Gat

Highly recommended Course!!!

I think the course is very professional and the explanations are excellent!

I finally understand how to apply various programming concepts and how to combine them.

There are couple of improvements that I believe will improve your course even better:

1) You draw words and numbers on the the screen and in an unreadable writing. This doesn't look professional at all. I suggest you edit your videos and every time you draw something, it should be replaced with better written material.

This will give an increased professional feel to the course.

2) Your printed exercises are excellent, however they tend to repeat the same topic again and again (like the gas problem and the exact same concept with the tax problem which is basically the same but needs more IF's to solve it). Try to add different type of problems or just shorter tasks. This repetition is also a bit excessive.

Again, I really enjoy the course, I also bought your intermediate course and I can't wait to start it.

Thanks a lot!

By Titus Ibe

The tutor provides extra explanation of the concepts with some drawings and links. In addition, the assignments that follow each section of the lecture helps students apply the concepts taught.

By Pravesh Srikishan Maharaj

A great course, not only for beginner students, but for anyone who wants to get started or needs a refresher in C#.

By Gary Leaver

Loving the exercises that Charlie gives us to help reinforce the concepts he explains in his lectures. Charlie, your teaching background shows.

Charlie has put a lot of effort in designing this course. As he says, you have to get your hands dirty and do the exercises to benefit from the course. If Charlie does any intermediate courses on C# I will be signing up. Enough said!

By Judith Anenberg

This is the best programming course - online and/or in a classroom setting that I have participated in. The material is presented with clear explanations and practical examples that really connect all the pieces together. The instructor has included several coding projects for each lesson and if you spend the time and effort to program each of the exercises, you will learn the topic in depth and gain experience. The instructor's solutions are available for download so you have instant help if needed and a way to compare your code to the instructor's solution.

Outstanding way to learn and enjoy C#.

By Heidi Mueller

This is an excellent course, not just for teens!

By Kaj L. Jensen

This is real fine step by step course. It's getting harder, but still fine.

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  • Updated: icon September 2026
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