Best way to learn .NET/OOP best practices? [closed]

Answer 1

If, as in your hypothetical example, I was hiring a new .NET developer and wanted to make sure they adopted best practices, I would start by making them look through my current code base.

Then I would recommend they read the following:

• The Pragmatic Programmer
• Code Complete
• Head First Design Patterns
• Refactoring
• Test-Driven Development by Example

That should give anyone a pretty solid foundation in best OOP practices.

Answer 2

If you like screencasts, take a look at Autumn of Agile. There are not that many episodes out yet, but I believe he will cover a few of the most important best practices.

The episode plan looks something like this:

• Agile Values and Practices Overview
• Basic OO Design Principles
• Design Patterns In Action
• Unit Testing Basics
• Mock Objects
• TDD
• Project File/Folder Organization
• Source Control Basics
• Continuous Integration / Build Automation
• Agile Project Planning Principles
• Overview of Domain Driven Design Core Concepts

The author of the series has also made the series Summer of NHibernate, which has been quite popular.

In addition to that, at dnr-tv Jean Paul Boodhoo has made five episodes on design patterns and two on test driven development, I would recommend taking a look at those also.