Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2008 Step by Step

Introduction

I'm really glad that you've chosen this book to learn essential Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 programming skills and techniques. Although we're meeting for the first time in this paragraph, the chances are that we're not all that different. I work with a computer every day and I spend a lot of time helping friends and colleagues make their lives better (or at least more efficient!) with new software and related technologies. Over the years, I have learned dozens of computer applications, languages, and tools, and I have a knack for weaving them together to solve real-world business problems. You're probably the same—the go-to tech person in your office, school, or home…which is why you're now needing to learn, or upgrade to, Visual ...