This book is for anyone who's just starting out to learn about VB 2008. It doesn't assume any prior knowledge. Written by a well-respected author, it teaches beginners how to use the new framework to their best advantage.

The VB 2008 language is your gateway to the powerful .NET platform. VB combined with Visual Studio gives you the freedom to create your applications faster and with a greater range of tools than any other coding environment. The new .NET Framework 3.5 is the most powerful yet devised, with new innovations that make it easy for you to query your databases directly from your VB code and ASP.NET AJAX giving you drag-and-drop access to AJAX techniques for your web pages.

This book is for anyone who's just starting out to learn about VB 2008. It doesn't assume any prior knowledge of object-oriented programming, of the .NET Framework, or of coding in general. Written by a well-respected author, it teaches beginners how to use the new framework to their best advantage. Readers will learn everything they need to know to get to grips with this cutting-edge technology.

One of the first books to be published dealing with the VB 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 (previously known as Orcas) technology for the beginning audience Written from scratch, specifically for this release, by an experienced author to teach beginners exactly what they need to know in order to achieve their goals Comprehensive and thorough the book is tailored to turn an interested amateur into a competent, well-grounded, programmer

Autorentext
Christian Gross is a consultant with vast experience in the client/server world. He has consulted for Microsoft on DNA solutions, and he has held consulting positions with Daimler Benz, Microsoft, NatWest, and other major corporations. Gross was a contributor to Professional Active Server Pages, Professional SQL Server 6.5 Administration, Professional NT Internet Information Server Administration, and Programming Microsoft Windows 2000 Unleashed. He is the author of A Programmer's Introduction to Windows DNA.

Inhalt
Ready, Steady, Go!.- Learning About .NET Number and Value Types.- Learning About String Manipulations.- Learning About Data Structures, Decisions, and Loops.- Learning About Visual Basic Exception Handling.- Learning the Basics of Object-Oriented Programming.- Learning About Components and Class Hierarchies.- Learning About Component-Oriented Architecture.- Learning About Lists, Delegates, and Lambda Expressions.- Learning About Persistence.- Learning About .NET Generics.- Learning About Application Configuration and Dynamic Loading.- Learning About Multithreading.- Learning About Relational Database Data.- Learning About LINQ.- Learning About Other Visual Basic Techniques.