This eBook is written for anyone who wants to learn how to become a Visual Basic .NET programmer using VS.NET 2005. Visual Basic is one of the most widely used programming languages in the world. It is also one of the easiest programming languages to learn, so it is a good choice as a first language. Visual Basic.NET can create any type of .NET application just like any other .NET language. In this course you will be introduced to the VB.NET language. This book is an excellent tutorial if you are considering moving from a previous version of Visual Basic into the .NET Platform. You will see that moving to VB.NET is not that hard, just an extension of what you already know.

Goals of this Book
By the end of this book you will have learned several very useful techniques that will allow you to create a simple VB.NET application and have a good foundation on which to continue on with more advanced courses. Through the course of this book you will do the following:
1. An overview of Visual Studio .NET
2. An introduction to the VB.NET language
3. Object Oriented Programming principles
4. Creating classes with methods and properties
5. Creating Windows Forms
6. Creating Web Forms
7. Basics of ADO.NET

Original Release Date: May 27, 2004
Current Release Date: May 5, 2006
Current Edition: 2nd Edition
Level: Beginner VB.NET
# of Pages: 336