August 2001
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
18h 5m
English
Overview
The extensive changes to Visual Basic and the newness of the .NET platform call for a VB .NET reference guide oriented toward professional developers--those deeply experienced in Visual Basic and those adding VB .NET to their list of mastered languages. VB .NET Language in a Nutshell answers the call. As a reference book, it doesn't waste space on simple concepts, but documents, using practical examples, how language elements work, alternative approaches, optimal usage, and potential pitfalls. As a quick introduction, the first section of VB .NET Language in a Nutshell leads you through the important areas of programming VB .NET, including:
Variables and Data Types
Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
The .NET Framework: General Concepts
The .NET Framework Class Library
Delegates and Events
Error Handling
What's New and Different in VB .NET
Language Elements by category
Operators
Constants and Enumerations
The VB .NET Command Line Compiler
VB 6 Language Elements Not Supported by VB .NET
The meat of the book is the alphabetical reference to the functions, statements, directives, objects, and object members that make up the VB .NET language. As an experienced developer, you can quickly get the whole story on a language element that interests you or seems to be behaving unexpectedly in your code. To ease your transition to .NET, there's a "VB .NET/VB 6 Differences" section for each language element. A hefty appendix section includes:
No matter how much experience you have programming with VB, this is the kind of book you'll want to have close by, both as your standard reference guide and as a tool for troubleshooting and identifying programming problems.
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