Learning Visual Basic .NET: Introducing the Language, .NET Programming & Object Oriented Software Development

by Jesse Liberty

Overview

Most Visual Basic .NET books are written for experienced object-oriented programmers, but many programmers jumping on the .NET bandwagon are coming from non-object-oriented languages, such as Visual Basic 6.0 or from script programming, such as JavaScript. These programmers, and those who are adopting VB.NET as their first programming language, have been out of luck when it comes to finding a high-quality introduction to the language that helps them get started. That's why Jesse Liberty, author of the best-selling books Programming C# and Programming ASP.NET, has written an entry-level guide to Visual Basic .NET. Written in a warm and friendly manner, this book assumes no prior programming experience, and provides an easy introduction to Microsoft's most popular .NET language. Learning Visual Basic .NET is a complete introduction to VB.NET and object-oriented programming. This book will help you build a solid foundation in .NET, and show how to apply your skills by using hundreds of examples to help you become productive quickly. Learning Visual Basic .NET introduces fundamentals like Visual Studio .NET, a tool set for building Windows and Web applications. You'll learn about the syntax and structure of the Visual Basic .NET language, including operators, classes and interfaces, structs, arrays, and strings. Liberty then demonstrates how to develop various kinds of applications--including those that work with databases--and web services. By the time you've finished Learning Visual Basic .NET, you'll be ready to move on to a more advanced programming guide that will help you create large-scale web and Windows applications. Whether you have a little object-oriented programming experience or you are new to programming altogether, Visual Basic .NET will set you firmly on your way to mastering the essentials of the VB.NET language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780596003869
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/01/2002
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.19(h) x 0.78(d)

About the Author

Jesse Liberty is the best selling author of Programming ASP.NET, Programming C#, and a dozen other books on web and object oriented programming. He is president of Liberty Associates, Inc., where he provides contract programming, consulting and on-site training in ASP.NET, C#, C]+ and related topics. Jesse has been a Distinguished Software Engineer at AT&T and Vice President for technology development at CitiBank.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Visual Basic .NET and .NET Programming
• Chapter 2: Getting Started with VB.NET
• Chapter 3: Object-Oriented Programming
• Chapter 4: Visual Studio .NET
• Chapter 5: VB.NET Language Fundamentals
• Chapter 6: Branching
• Chapter 7: Operators
• Chapter 8: Classes and Objects
• Chapter 9: Inside Methods
• Chapter 10: Basic Debugging
• Chapter 11: Inheritance and Polymorphism
• Chapter 12: Structures
• Chapter 13: Interfaces
• Chapter 14: Arrays
• Chapter 15: Collection Interfaces and Types
• Chapter 16: Strings
• Chapter 17: Throwing and Catching Exceptions
• Chapter 18: Applications and Events
• Chapter 19: Afterword
• Colophon