Beginning Microsoft Visual Basic 2008
What This Title Covers
A comprehensive introduction to VB.NET 2008 for beginning programmers. Covers the Visual Studio environment, language fundamentals, Windows Forms development, object-oriented programming, database access, and web development basics. The book progresses from 'what is a variable' through building complete applications.
Who It's For
True beginners to programming who want to learn using Visual Basic and the .NET platform. No prior programming experience required. Also suitable for experienced users of other applications (Excel, Access) who want to learn proper software development.
Key Chapters and Concepts
- Visual Studio environment and project types
- Variables, operators, and data types
- Control structures and error handling
- Windows Forms design and event handling
- Object-oriented programming fundamentals
- Database access with ADO.NET basics
- Introduction to ASP.NET web development
- Debugging and testing techniques
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