Visual Basic 2008 for Dummies

Author(s): Bill Sempf

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Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies is completely updated for the next version of Visual Studio, targeting the core For Dummies programming audience by providing practical knowledge, offering a fun and creative environment for developing programs with Visual Basics. From the fundamentals of writing code to the excitement of building next-generation applications for Orcas, Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies explains this popular language in terms that nonprogrammers and first-time Visual Basic programmers can understand. Experienced Visual Basic programmers will also benefit from this book as it highlights features and functions new and much-changed version of Visual Basic. The book will feature information about all the new VB Orcas features, including creating LINQ queries in VB, developing Vista applications and more.

General Information

  • : 9780470182383
  • : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • : Contains Online resource
  • : 0.571
  • : 01 April 2008
  • : United States
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Bill Sempf
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 005.133
  • : 384
  • : Illustrations

More About The Product

Bill Sempf is an expert programmer, .NET evangelist, and conference speaker. He specializes in creating .NET solutions for his clients, and is the author of VSTO For Dummies.

Introduction. Part I: Getting to Know .NET Using Visual Basic. Chapter 1: Wading into Visual Basic. Chapter 2: Using Visual Studio 2008. Chapter 3: Designing Applications in VB 2008. Part II: Building Applications with VB 2008. Chapter 4: Building Windows Applications. Chapter 5: Building Web Applications. Chapter 6: Building Class Libraries. Chapter 7: Building Web Services. Chapter 8: Debugging in VB 2008. Part III: Making Your Programs Work. Chapter 9: Interpreting Strings and Things. Chapter 10: Making Decisions in Code. Chapter 11: Getting Loopy. Chapter 12: Reusing Code. Chapter 13: Making Arguments, Earning Returns. Part IV: Digging into the Framework. Chapter 14: Writing Secure Code. Chapter 15: Accessing Data. Chapter 16: Working with the File System. Chapter 17: Accessing the Internet. Chapter 18: Creating Images. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Using the VB User Interface. Chapter 20: Ten Ideas for Taking Your Next Programming Step. Chapter 21: Ten Resources on the Internet. Index.