Visual Basic.NET Complete Manual

Author: Shapiro
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Before diving into the main content of this book, let me tell you what it doesn't cover. This isn't a book about migrating from early versions of VB to Visual Basic .NET. It doesn't discuss what was and what is for several reasons: In many cases, it's not worth the time to do the migration, and it might even be impossible to start. Additionally, you have to learn a new language. Moreover, code written in traditional VB cannot be well-continued from a design and architecture perspective. Although I'm not very familiar with versions of VB before VB5 and VB6, I am very familiar with the newer versions, so I can tell you that there are huge differences between traditional VB and Visual Basic .NET. You will experience a mental shift, from being a VB programmer to becoming a Visual Basic .NET programmer. You must change your way of thinking—think in objects, not just change how you write software. Now is the perfect time to rebuild VB applications and put them on a solid object-oriented foundation. The author of this book is a software designer and IT expert who has written numerous books on software development and technology. This book covers the basics of VB.NET, advanced concepts of classes and objects, and general knowledge of VB.NET and the .NET framework; the second part provides a detailed introduction to the development environment, elements, operators, core structures, and methods of VB.NET; the third part introduces advanced concepts such as classes, inheritance, composition, encapsulation, exceptions, and interfaces; the fourth part explains how to use VB.NET for software development. This book is comprehensive, well-structured, rich in examples, and highly practical, making it an excellent reference for technical personnel using VB.NET for software development.