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System Requirements
- Platform: Windows 2000 / 2000 Server / XP
- Media: CD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
Product Features
- NEW -- Enhanced Visual Studio .NET IDE
- NEW--Improved Debugging with IntelliSense
- Build Applications for Windows
- Build Applications for the Web
- NEW -- Build Applications for Mobile Web and Smart Devices
- NEW -- Build Applications for Mobile Web and Smart Devices
- NEW -- Target the Improved Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
- NEW -- Enhanced Upgrade Technology
- Powerful, Flexible Data Access
- Native Support for XML Web Services
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Visual Basic is a hugely popular programming language that is suitable for students and beginners as well as professional developers. Visual Basic .NET Standard 2003 is the .Net version, significantly different from older variants of Basic. It's also intended as an introductory version. Professional developers should consider Visual Studio .Net 2003 which includes a more advanced version of Visual Basic as well as other languages. The full Visual Studio is needed for features such as compiling code into libraries or targeting the Compact Framework for mobile devices. Even so, this Standard edition is a capable package which includes all you need to build applications for both Windows and the Web.
Two things make Visual Basic .NET Standard 2003 easy to learn and use. One is the language itself, which is designed to be closer to natural English than others. The other is the array of tools and wizards that Microsoft provides, including a visual form designer for both Windows and Web projects. The Web technology, ASP .Net, enables easy creation of Web pages that query and update databases--a Windows Web server running .Net is required to do this. The programming environment is slick, with convenient features such as docking and tabbed windows, project wizards, auto-completion and pop-up help in the code editor. The .Net version of Visual Basic benefits from full object-orientation and a rich class library. It also supports advanced features such as multi-threading.
Whereas Visual Basic 6.0 and earlier versions needed a small runtime library, this .Net edition requires the .Net Framework, a runtime engine and class library that manages memory and enforces security. Framework applications perform well, since they are compiled to native code at runtime, but there is an overhead in terms of memory usage and the Framework runtime must be installed. These factors, together with less-than-perfect code compatibility, have made some Visual Basic developers reluctant to switch. While that's understandable, the .Net technology is now maturing and this release is probably the right moment to make the move. It's still important to note the heavy system requirements, and that .Net applications do not run on Windows 95. --Tim Anderson
Manufacturer's Description
Visual Basic .NET 2003 provides the easiest, most productive language and tool for rapidly building applications for Microsoft Windows and the Web. Ideal for existing Visual Basic developers as well as new developers in the Microsoft-.NET development environment, Visual Basic .NET 2003 delivers enhanced visual designers, increased application performance, and a powerful integrated development environment (IDE) to get you on the fast track to application development. Developers can use Visual Basic .NET 2003 to:
Address today's Windows and Web development challenges more effectively. Intuitive visual designers for Windows Forms and Web Forms provide a single development model for building both rich desktop applications and broad-reach Web applications. No touch deployment alleviates problems of DLL Hell and enables you to deploy Windowsbased applications as easily as Web applications. ADO.NET data access provides powerful classes and components for incorporating flexible data scenarios into your applications.
Build tomorrow's applications today. New support for mobile device application development enables you to use the skills you already have to build mobile Web applications and rich Pocket PC-based software. The XML Web service project template makes creating remote business logic components as easy as creating any class in Visual Basic. Optional object-oriented language constructs enable you to save time by reusing code and Windows Forms UI.
Upgrade and reuse existing Visual Basic code. The enhanced Visual Basic .NET Upgrade Wizard, now available in all editions of Visual Basic .NET and Visual Studio .NET, enables you to upgrade existing Visual Basic 6.0 applications to Visual Basic .NET. Existing Visual Basic components can also be seamlessly referenced and consumed within the context of Visual Basic .NET 2003 applications.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant update of a brilliant language,
By A Customer
This review is from: Visual Basic .NET Standard 2003 (CD-ROM)
After a few years programming in the previous version of BASIC (i.e. V6.0), this new .NET edition does take a little getting used to. After a while exploring the features and experimenting with the improved syntax though, you realise how powerful this new version of BASIC is.The Development Environment created by Microsoft here is up to the usual high standard and is very easy to use and intuative. Also this package is not plainly for BASIC development. There are also very useful tools for developing web pages, various XML technologies and scripting languages supported and also you can make icons for your applications. This is a very good all-round software development package, at a very reasonable price (at first I thought the price was maybe a little high, but after playing with all the features of this package, it is worth every penny!). I would seriously recomend this package to anyone interested in developing Windows or web-based applications.
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'd recommend it to all VBA/VB6 developers,
By A Customer
This review is from: Visual Basic .NET Standard 2003 (CD-ROM)
Beautiful! The updated interface is a dream for any long time developers, the libraries go on forever and the capabilities of the 'new' VB language stretch almost as far as C++ - it's a proper programming language now.The ability to develop and deploy for both the web and for the desktop with almost exactly the same code future proofs all applications developed in this environment. After years of doing battle with MS Access and VB6 dll hell Microsoft have finally pulled all of their rabbits out of all sorts of hats at the same time. Those who are considering a move from VB6 don't hesitate in the slightest. The .Net framework is Microsoft's version of Java and you can tell they threw billions into developing it. It only took Microsoft you 20 years but at last (at long last!) they're finally spent all those big fat profits on something good. I like it!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
.NET a JAVA Killer,
By A Customer
This review is from: Visual Basic .NET Standard 2003 (CD-ROM)
VB.NET has been written to address all the complaints levelled at VB and for the most part it has suceeded.The IDE alone is a big jump forward. Microsoft have taken a big risk in evolving VB in this way and there is no doubt in my mind that it is going to kill off a lot of the cowboy programmers. It is still possible to produce poor code in .NET but it .NET is a lot less tollerant of such bodging. The heart of all .NET languages is the common language specification, so if you buy this product make sure you buy a good book on the .NET functions.
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