Explore the World of Visual Basic
I like this language so much that I even wrote a book about it.
About the book:
The title of the second edition is Visual Basic.NET Programming:
Business Applications with a Design Perspective
The title of the first edition is Visual Basic 6 Programming:
Business Applications with a Design Perspective
Publisher: Prentice Hall (May 2000, February 2003)
Level: It's written for beginners. You don't need any programming background
to understand it. But it does provide a lot of information and is intended to challenge you to bring
yourself to a high level.
Features:
Elements of VB are introduced with application context so that you immediately
learn the proper use of each particular element.
Alternative ways to solving problems are evaluated so that you become aware of the
design choices.
It contains plenty of "complete" code examples with step by step explanations.
Reading the examples should be like sitting in a class.
It alerts you to "interations" between interfaces of VB controls so that you can
avoid potential "mysterious" problems.
It uses three types of special boxes to enhance its effectiveness in delivering
information. Tip Boxes alert you to special coding tips and potential
problems. Try This boxes encourage you to experiment with code.
Look It Up boxes point to additional helpful information available in the MSDN
library at the disposal your fingertips.
Starting from Chapter 2, each chapter contains three types of assignments: Visual Basic Explorer (Explore and Discover in revised edition),
Exercises, and Projects. Visual Basic Explorer (Explore and Discover in revised edition) includes hands-on exercises that allow
you to explore and inspect the results. Exercises are designed for you to practice
and expand what you learn in the chapter. Projects require the assembly of concepts
and techniques from the current chapter as well as previous chapters.
www.codehound.com provides search capabilities that you can
use to find articles and code examples efficiently.
www.mvps.org offers web pages of several VB experts associated
with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPS) program. Not only students but also instructors
can learn a lot from this site. Got an API question? Check out Bryan Stafford's
vbVision.
www.vbexplorer.com contains many interesting features including
FAQ, tutorials, source code (beware that not all are great), links to other sites, and other resources.
www.vb-helper.com contains Tips and tricks, tutorials, and How-To
(sample code).