April 2002
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
19h 51m
English
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Who This Book Is For
Just like any reference (such as a dictionary), this book will be useful to many types of readers:
Developers who have used previous versions of Visual Basic
Developers who are new to Visual Basic, but who have been developing applications in other programming languages, such as C++
Those who are learning VB.NET as their first language and would like to have a definitive language reference on their shelf
Readers New to Visual Basic
If you are new to the Visual Basic language, then you will want to pay particular attention to the first half of the book, which discusses many important areas of programming under VB.NET, including variables, data types, the basic principles of object-oriented programming, and error-handling techniques.
VB and VBScript Developers New to VB.NET
Some critics have argued that VB.NET is an entirely new language. While we wouldn’t go quite that far, we do agree not only that the language changes have been extensive, but that the new .NET platform will result in a paradigm shift that affects the way we think about application development. So in many ways, as a VB or VBScript developer new to VB.NET, you may find yourself in a position similar to that of a developer who is new to all forms of VB.NET.
However, one of our goals was to develop a book that will ease the thorny transition to VB.NET from earlier versions of VB. In particular, the first nine chapters of the book offer a rapid introduction to VB.NET and its new features. Appendix ...
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