MSDN Beginner Developer Center
There are times when I feel like a beginner developer these days, but I suppose I'm not really: more of a lapsed pro (I use the term 'pro' fairly loosely: they used to pay me for it if that counts). Maybe I'm just 'lapsed'. Anyway, if you are a beginner, or you've got friends who want to know how to get started, then pointing them at
MSDN might be a little intimidating.
Then I saw this
'Beginning Developer' center which has a bunch of guidance for beginners starting with web or client development. I'll certainly be using, er, passing it to friends for them to use.