From Here…

The Loan Calculator program has enabled us to dive right in to writing a Visual Basic program from scratch. In this chapter, you learned how to do the following:

  • Start Visual Basic

  • Begin a new project

  • Add controls to a form

  • Set properties of your project’s objects

  • Write code to bring the program to life

Believe it or not, these steps comprise the core of Visual Basic .NET programming for the Windows environment. You’ve seen simple examples of all these steps, but most Visual Basic programming involves repetition of these steps over and over until the desired results are obtained.

As you start working with more complex applications, you’ll see many ways to practice and enhance these fundamental Visual Basic programming skills. Refer to ...

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