Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET
Author: Francesco Balena
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Review
Programming Visual Basic .NET by Francesco Balena builds on the success of the author's previous programming book for Visual Basic 6. This huge 1600 page book provides the most complete coverage of Visual Basic .NET that I have seen.
This book isn't for beginner programmers who wish to learn Visual Basic .NET. It is aimed at experienced Visual Basic 6 developers who want to take full advantage of the new .NET Framework.
The book provides complete coverage of advanced new object-oriented features, the common language runtime, multithreaded programs, Windows Forms, GDI+ graphic programming, Windows Services, ADO.NET classes for databases, ASP.NET Web Forms, and XML Web Services. Also included are many advanced optimization techniques and tips for leveraging the power of the Visual Studio .NET environment. For those who love code examples, you won't be disappointed. The book is filled with short code examples that illustarte how each specific .NET feature works.
The software that accompanies the book includes a CD containing the project source code which demonstartes the concepts discussed in each chapter. Also available on the CD is the previous edition of this book in electronic form. In addition, the book includes a sixty day trial version of Visual Studio .NET on DVD.
Programming Visual Basic .NET has received alot of well deserved praise from the Visual Basic community. I found the book to be very thorough, concise, and well written. This is one book that all experienced Visual Basic developers must have by their side.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I - The Basics
1 Getting Started with Visual Basic .NET
2 Modules and Variables
3 Control Flow and Error Handling
Part II - Object-Oriented Programming
4 Class Fundamentals
5 Inheritance
6 Interfaces and Delegates
7 Attributes
Part III - Programming the .NET Framework
8 .NET Framework Basic Types
9 Arrays, Lists, and Collections
10 Files, Directories, and Streams
11 Object Serialization
12 Regular Expressions
13 Threading
14 Assemblies and AppDomains
15 Reflection
Part IV - Win32 Applications
16 Windows Forms Applications
17 Controls
18 GDI+
19 Advanced Win32 Techniques
Part V - Database Applications
20 ADO.NET in Connected Mode
21 ADO.NET in Disconnected Mode
22 XML and ADO.NET
Part VI - Internet Applications
23 Web Forms and Controls
24 ASP.NET Applications
25 User Controls and Custom Controls
26 XML Web Services
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