Programming Visual Basic 2008: Build .NET 3.5 Applications with Microsoft's RAD Tool for Business

Author: Tim Patrick

Publisher: O'Reilly

Date: May 2008

Pages: 780

Description:
Ever since Visual Basic was merged into .NET, it's become the
core language for creating business applications with Windows. The
latest version, VB 2008, is even more useful -- and provides even more
incentive for migrating from VB 6. All it lacks is a good book on how
to harness its power. Programming Visual Basic 2008 fills the void.
Written in a lively and engaging style by a developer who's
grown up with Visual Basic, including both VB 6 and VB .NET, this
hands-on guide addresses the core topics of the new VB, from basic to
complex, with plenty of code examples. Programming Visual Basic 2008
also examines .NET programming from the application level with a
chapter-by-chapter plan for developing, documenting, and deploying a
full data-driven application. You learn, step-by-step, how to build and
deploy a library management system, complete with patron, inventory,
and barcode support. The book's broad range of topics include:

• VB language and its syntax
  
• An overview of the .NET Framework
  
• Object-oriented development in VB and .NET
  
• Generic objects, collections, and nullable types
  
• Design and management of software projects
  
• Integrating desktop features with Windows Forms
  
• Database design with SQL Server 2008
  
• Database interface design with ADO.NET
  
• The new LINQ feature, and how to use it within VB and .NET
  
• Embedding XML within application source code
  
• Encryption and authentication in .NET
  
• Interacting with data stored in files and directories
  
• Web development using ASP.NET
  
• Deploying an application to a user's workstation
  
• And much more
  

Programming Visual Basic 2008 is ideal for VB 6 programmers who are
ready to move to .NET, as well as VB.NET programmers who wish to
improve their project-focused software development skills. Programming
novices and developers coming from other languages will find the book
valuable because of its language instruction and project design
knowledge. Once you finish the book, you will have a firm grasp of VB
2008's core concepts and language elements, and understand how to build
VB projects as they were intended -- as complete, cohesive solutions.
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