Book Description
Visual Basic .NET is the latest version of the most widely used programming language in the world, popular with professional developers and complete beginners alike. This book will teach you Visual Basic .NET from first principles. You'll quickly and easily learn how to write Visual Basic .NET code and create attractive windows and forms for the users of your applications. To get you started on the road to professional development you'll also learn about object-oriented programming, creating your own controls, working with databases, creating menus, and working with graphics.
This book is written in the proven Wrox beginning style with clear explanations and plenty of code samples. Every new concept is explained thoroughly with Try It Out! examples and there are end-of-chapter questions to test yourself.
This book covers:
Installing Visual Basic .NET
How to write Visual Basic .NET code
What the .NET Framework is and why it's important
Controlling the flow through your application with loops and branching structures
Creating useful windows and screens
Creating your own menus
A complete introduction to object-oriented programming
Working with graphics
Creating your own controls
Accessing databases with ADO.NET
Creating applications for the web
About the Author
After working with Wrox Press on a number of projects since 1999, Matthew Reynolds is now an in-house author for Wrox, writing about and working with virtually all aspects of Microsoft.NET. He's also a regular contributor to Wrox's ASPToday, C#Today and Web Services Architect. He can be reached on matthewr@wrox.com.
Jonathan Crossland is co-author of "Professional Windows DNA" and a Systems Component Architect for Makoot Ltd. First acting as a promoter for the company and now MD, Jonathan spends a great number of hours with his team promoting web services. Jonathan has worked in the industry for just over 7 years, and works with VB.NET, C#, XML, VB6 and other related technologies. You can contact him at jonathanc@makoot.com.
Richard Blair is an MCSD and member of the Al and Dave fan club. He is currently working as a Consultant specializing in Web development. Rich has used Visual Basic since the Version 2.0 beta, and has been very happy to witness the changes the language has gone through. He has also co-authored Professional ASP XML and Professional VB.NET; both published by Wrox Press Ltd.
Thearon Willis currently works as a senior consultant and develops Intranet applications using ASP, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, VBScript, VB COM components, and SQL Server.
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