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.
• Brief Table of Contents
  First edition
  Second edition
  
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