Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008

The Visual Basic book programmers count on

You can build rich, data-driven Windows applications and Web programs without endless coding if you use the right tools. This expert guide covers what you need to know to program with Visual Basic 2008, employ the latest Visual Studio 2008 tools, and operate efficiently within the .NET Framework.

In a clear, easy-to-follow style, the book moves from in-depth explanations to practicalinstruction to real-world examples. You'll thoroughly explore basic coding in VB 2008and learn to build interfaces without coding by using Visual Studio 2008's drag-and-drop visual tools. You'll get up to speed on Language Integrated Query (LINQ), the new component in .NET Framework 3.5, and you'll handle key tasks such as programming TreeView controls, encrypting data, and much more.

Enhance your skills in Visual Basic 2008 and the Visual Studio 2008 environment with the new edition of this bestselling guide.

Coverage includes:

*Understanding custom classes, controls, and other aspects of object-oriented programming
*Processing strings, characters, events, lists, and dates
*Designing forms with menus, and creating applications with multiple forms
*Printing business reports with headers, footers, and page numbers
*Exploring XML object serialization and XML Web services
*Querying databases and presenting data to users
*Programming basic objects of ADO.NET
*Harnessing ASP.NET 3.5 and developing Web applications
*Master the New Features in Visual Basic 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, and Visual Studio 2008
*Build a Custom, Practical Application from the Techniques in This Book
*Test, Debug, and Deploy a Variety of Applications in Visual Studio 2008
*Explore the New Vista Interface and How It Affects VB Programming
*Reinforce Your Programming Skills with Numerous Real-World Examples

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Doing Objects in Visual Basic 2005

The definitive guide to object-oriented development with Visual Basic 2005

Doing Objects in Visual Basic 2005 is the authoritative guide to object-oriented design, architecture, and development with Visual Basic 2005. Author Deborah Kurata is the original pioneer in building object-oriented applications with Visual Basic. In this book she continues to offer clarity and deliver best practices for using object-oriented techniques in Visual Basic 2005. She has been honored with Microsoft¡¯s prestigious MVP designation for her expertise and contributions to the community.

Kurata begins with a concise introduction to core object-oriented concepts and the Visual Basic 2005 features that support them. Next she introduces a pragmatic and agile approach to designing effective applications along with an application framework. From there she walks you through the process of building the user interface, business logic, and data access layers of an application, highlighting key VB 2005 techniques and best practices. Kurata¡¯s step-by-step ¡°building along¡± activities provide you with deep hands-on mastery; your finished application can serve as the starting point for virtually any custom project.

*Shows how the tools in Visual Studio 2005 combined with a solid object-oriented approach can help minimize the complexities of software development and improve productivity

*Clearly explains the fundamental concepts of object development: classes, inheritance, interfaces, scenarios, and more

*Presents a pragmatic agile software design methodology to help analyze and design applications for the real world

*Covers building the user interface layer using a base form class, programmatic interfaces, and object binding

*Details building the business logic layer using a base business object class and validation rules

*Demonstrates how to build the data access layer using ADO.NET

*Provides best practices and tips for experienced .NET developers, those new to .NET, and for those developers moving from VB6 to .NET

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LINQ for VB 2005

At the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2005, Microsoft previewed a new technology, Language-Integrated Query (LINQ). It captured a lot of attention because it addressed the fundamental issue of merging object-oriented applications with relational data. The LINQ Project team demonstrated how to use LINQ to query a variety of data sources, such as a SQL Server database, an XML file, and an array, and how to manage the data using an object-oriented approach.

Fabio Ferracchiati has written a comprehensive guide to the three main parts of the LINQ May 2006 CTP: managing in-memory data (LINQ to Objects), accessing relational databases (LINQ to ADO .NET), and manipulating XML documents (LINQ to XML). Each chapter offers many practical examples that you can try yourself with the downloadable source code. Youll quickly learn everything you want and need to know about LINQ by actually using LINQ.

The future of .NET data access is already hereand its a very bright one!

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Expert One-on-One Visual Basic 2005 Design and Development

*As the most popular programming language in the world, VB 2005 offers a rich array of programming options that even experienced VB programmers will find challenging

*Well-known Visual Basic expert Rod Stephens tackles the issues that pros face when creating complex applications, covering topics that most other VB books ignore or gloss over, such as design, modeling, testing, reflection, and advanced memory management

*Packed with code examples, this book shares the best methods for mastering the many advanced features of VB 2005

*Discusses the design activities that are necessary before VB development can begin and covers the processes that occur after development (such as deployment, update management, and testing) that are essential to a successful VB project but are not part of the language itself.

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Pro .NET 2.0 Windows Forms and Custom Controls in VB 2005

Pro .NET 2.0 Windows Forms and Custom Controls in VB 2005 is the VB 2005 version of the author's best-selling and highly-reviewed Pro .NET 2.0 Windows Forms and Custom Controls in C#. Renowned author Matthew MacDonald shows you VB 2005 programmers how to design flexible, user-friendly Windows interfaces. And you'll learn the best practices and design tips for coding these user interfaces.

Although this book is not a reference manual, it contains detailed discussions about user interface elements that you will use on a regular basis. You will learn to use .NET controls as well as to extend those .NET controls with your own custom controls.

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Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005: Learn Visual Basic 2005 as You Design and Develop a Complete Appl

writing a book is a lot like writing a Visual Basic application. Well, except for the parts about finding a publisher and working with an editor. And then there's that pesky rule about correct spelling. Come to think of it, they're really quite different. But in one way, books and programs are similar: They are both written to meet the needs of the user. When writing software applications, the user's needs drive the organization and features of the final program. When writing a book, like the one you're looking at now, the needs of the user¡ªthat's you, the reader¡ªdrive the organization and features of the final text.

So it was with you in mind that I set out to write this book. Oh, there's the fame and the prestige, but it's really about you. You, the person who seeks to understand Visual Basic and the .NET Framework on which it is built. When I thought about you and your needs, I came up with these ideas:

*You might know how to program, but maybe not. In the programming world, there are four types of people:

(1) those who already program joyfully;
(2) those who don't program, but will learn it and love it;
(3) those who don't program, but will learn it and struggle; and
(4) those who should return this book immediately to the bookstore. If you are in one of the first three groups, this book is definitely for you. I believe that anyone who can break down a task into its basic step-by-step instructions can successfully program in Visual Basic. If you are unsure about your ability to quantify tasks in this way, you might want to start out with a book on basic programming concepts. One example is Dan Appleman's How Computer Programming Works (Apress, 2000).

*You might know how to program in Visual Basic or .NET, but maybe not. And that's OK, because this book will teach you. Most of the chapters introduce important topics in Visual Basic and .NET development, like object-oriented programming concepts, or using the different types of variables available to you, or interacting with a database. If you already know how to use Visual Basic 6 or earlier, that's great, but it's not a prerequisite.

*You want to write programs. Most programming books teach you to write code in ten-line increments. At least that's what's scattered throughout their pages. I've put some of those "code snippets" in this book. But I spend my days writing real programs, not ten-line sample programs. If you want to write whole programs, you should learn using whole programs. And so I also put a program in my book¡ªa whole program. Over the next several hundred pages, I will develop a real program¡ªa database for a small library¡ªand you will write it with me.

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Expert VB 2005 Business Objects, Second Edition

Rockford Lhotka started writing his Business Objects books in 1996, and over the years, he's become one of the world's foremost authorities on building distributed object-oriented systems. The second edition of his industry-standard VB .NET Business Objects book not only addresses changes in .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005, but also reflects substantial enhancements and improvements to the CSLA .NET Framework and how it can be used to create enterprise-level .NET applications.

Expert VB 2005 Business Objects takes you from an opening discussion of logical architectures to detailed n-tier deployment options using the CSLA .NET Framework. Rockford provides enough understanding and detail for you to take this approach to your own projects, as many developers have already done.

Rockford travels the world discussing his ideas with other developers at professional conferences and local user groups, but you can benefit from his expertise anytime with this book. There are many solutions to developing distributed applications; why not learn about them from an expert with a universally accepted and respected framework?

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