Beginning Visual Basic 2008 Teaches Visual Basic .NET from First Principles to Code...

Beginning Visual Basic 2008 Teaches Visual Basic .NET from First Principles to Code Deployment

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b2d205/beginning_microsof
has announced the addition of the "Beginning Microsoft Visual Basic
2008" report to their offering.

Readers quickly learn how to write windows, web and mobile
applications using Visual Basic 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Framework. To
get started on the road to professional development, they also learn
about object-oriented programming, creating custom controls, working
with databases, creating menus, and working with graphics. After a
brief introduction to Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Framework,
the expert authors introduce the fundamentals of the Visual Basic
language.

Explanation of object-oriented programming concepts and theory are
included to give the reader an understanding of its benefits. Other
topics include: Building class libraries Web services and .NET
remoting Deploying applications Windows Workflow Foundation Windows
Presentation Foundation Windows Communication Foundation The exercises
at the end of each chapter offer a deeper understanding of how to
build rich and professional looking applications for Microsoft
Windows, Intranet and Internet use, and for mobile devices. The
concepts learned in this book are invaluable, and will be the building
blocks upon which programmers can achieve success in their VB
development skills and in their careers.

Overview

-- Features expanded coverage of Windows Vista, Windows Workflow
Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, and Windows
Communication Foundation

-- All code and examples are updated to cover the latest version
of VB and the .NET 3.5 Framework

-- 62 percent of developers use some form of Visual Basic; this
book teaches readers the basics and gets them programming with
one of Microsoft's most popular development languages

-- Readers quickly learn to write applications for Windows, the
Web, and mobile devices

-- Also covers object-oriented programming, creating custom
controls, working with databases, creating menus, and working
with graphics

-- Other topics include building class libraries, Web services
and .NET remoting, and deploying applications

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Key Topics Covered:
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xxvii
Chapter 1: Welcome to Visual Basic 2008
Event-Driven Programming
Installing Visual Basic 2008
The Visual Basic 2008 IDE
The Profile Setup Page
The Menu
The Toolbars
Creating a Simple Application
The Toolbox
Modified Hungarian Notation
The Code Editor
Using the Help System
Summary
Exercise
Chapter 2: The Microsoft .NET Framework
Microsoft's Reliance on Windows
MSN 1.0
The .NET Vision
This Sounds like Java
Where Now?
Writing Software for Windows
The .NET Framework Classes
Executing Code
Common Language Runtime
Code Loading and Execution
Application Isolation
And much more...
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