If Visual Basic .NET can do it, you can do it too … Visual Basic .NET represents the greatest generational leap Visual Basic has ever taken. Written by a talented team of Visual Basic .NET experts, this comprehensive guide helps you flatten the .NET learning curve and get to work, whether you're a Visual Basic 6 veteran, an ASP developer, or a programming newcomer. Starting with an overview of new object-oriented programming features, the authors walk you through Visual Basic language basics and the Visual Studio .NET IDE, explain ADO.NET and XML data access technologies, and demonstrate step by step how to create Windows Forms, ASP.NET applications, and Web Services. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Visual Basic .NET
- Get a quick rundown of differences between Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET
- Master the ins and outs of the Visual Basic .NET language, from "Hello World" to object-oriented programming, multithreading, and COM interoperability
- Find out how to boost your productivity in the Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment
- Harness ADO.NET and XML to access and manipulate data
- Get a handle on creating Windows Forms, from controls to visual inheritance
- Delve into HTML and Web controls, plus learn how to encapsulate code into user controls and find out what's new with security and configuration for your ASP.NET applications
- Learn everything you need to know to build and consume Web Services, including incisive coverage of SOAP
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About the AuthorAbout the Authors Bill Evjen has been programming in Web development since 1996. Though raised in Seattle, Bill is presently an Internet Applications developer in St. Louis, Missouri. His abilities in Microsoft-centric Web technologies have led him to develop a number of large Internet-based applications for Fortune 500 companies and others. Bill's love of the new .NET platform led him to be the Founder and President of the St. Louis .NET User Group (http://www.stlnet.org/), and has helped in bringing prominent .NET speakers to the Midwest. Bill graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington with a Russian Linguistics degree, and when he isn't tinkering on the computer, he enjoys spending his free time in his summer place in Toivakka, Finland.
