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Hi there 👋, I am Mark J. Price. Author. Programmer. Teacher.

  • 📖 You can get my books from Amazon or my publisher Packt or any good book store.
  • 🤔 I’m currently working on the .NET 10 editions of my quartet of .NET books, scheduled to publish starting in November 2025 through to February 2026.
  • 🌱 You can read a Q&A with me.
  • ��� Ask me about any issues that you might be having with the code from my books in the Packt Discord server channels.
  • 📫 How to reach me: markjprice is also my Gmail account name.
  • ⚡ Michelle McNamara: "It’s chaos. Be kind."

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What you should know about me

I am an ex-Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with more than 30 years’ experience in the IT industry, including two years working full-time for Microsoft’s Training and Certification group in Redmond, USA. I specialize in training that leads to developer certifications.

I am eager to lead programming students, both experienced and new, into the challenging worlds of web, cloud, and mobile computing using a rare combination of thirty years’ education experience coupled with real world consulting and developing production systems for enterprises worldwide.

  • I live in the south of England, UK.
  • I'm experienced in the practical use of Microsoft developer tools and technologies.
  • I'm dedicated to enthusiastic and dynamic training as a means of nurturing a lifelong love of programming.
  • I used to design, write, and deliver standardized and custom programming courses.
  • I'm adaptable and deal well with ambiguity in organizations of varying sizes and cultures.
  • I hold an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science.

I have written a quartet of guided learning books about C# and .NET. Each has a GitHub repository with code solutions and extra materials:

See all my books on Amazon or Packt's website.

Education and Certification

Highly qualified and experienced.

Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)

  • Web Applications
  • Universal Windows Platform
  • Windows Store Apps Using C#
  • SharePoint Developer

Microsoft Specialist

  • Programming in C#
  • Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript & CSS3
  • Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions
  • Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions

Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

1993 - 2017

Computer Science (BSc. Hons.)

University of Bristol, June 1993

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  1. cs13net9 cs13net9 Public

    Repository for the Packt Publishing book titled "C# 13 and .NET 9 - Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals" by Mark J. Price

    C# 337 94

  2. web-dev-net9 web-dev-net9 Public

    Repository for the Packt Publishing book titled "Real-World Web Development with .NET 9" by Mark J. Price

    C# 50 18

  3. apps-services-net8 apps-services-net8 Public

    Repository for the Packt Publishing book titled "Apps and Services with .NET 8" by Mark J. Price

    C# 166 63

  4. tools-skills-net8 tools-skills-net8 Public

    Repository for the Packt Publishing book titled "Tools and Skills for .NET 8" by Mark J. Price

    C# 98 29