Book description
Master software development with Visual Basic, from core concepts to real-world applications, with this comprehensive guide
Key Features
- Acquire a solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles, such as inheritance and polymorphism
- Develop expertise in maintaining legacy code with increased efficiency
- Learn to read, write, and differentiate between VB Script, VBA, VB Classic, and VB.NET Code
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
Whether you’re an absolute beginner or an experienced developer looking to learn the Visual Basic language, this book takes a hands-on approach to guide you through the process. From the very first chapters, you'll delve into writing programs, exploring core concepts such as data types, decision branching, and iteration. Additionally, you’ll get to grips with working with data structures, file I/O, and essential object-oriented principles like inheritance and polymorphism.
This book goes beyond the basics to equip you with the skills to read and write code across the entire VB family, spanning VB Script, VBA, VB Classic, and VB.NET, enabling you to handle legacy code maintenance with ease.
With clear explanations, practical examples, and hands-on exercises, this book empowers you to tackle real-world software development tasks, whether you're enhancing existing projects or embarking on new ones. It addresses common challenges like distinguishing between the variations of the VB programming language to help you choose the right one for your projects.
Don't let VB's extensive legacy daunt you; embrace it with this comprehensive guide that equips you with practical, up-to-date coding skills to overcome the challenges presented by Visual Basic's rich history of over two decades.
What you will learn
- Acquire a solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles, such as inheritance and polymorphism
- Develop expertise in maintaining legacy code with increased efficiency
- Learn to read, write, and differentiate between Visual Baic Script, Visual Baic for Applications, Visual Baic Classic, and VB.NET Code
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF e-book
Who this book is for
If you’re a software developer or web developer either already engaged in or aspiring to be involved in maintaining, enhancing, administering, and defending visual basic programs, websites, and scripts, this book is for you. It's an excellent resource for beginners in software development who want to learn Visual Basic from scratch.
Table of contents
- Visual Basic Quick Start Guide
- Contributors
- About the author
- About the reviewer
- Preface
- Part 1:Visual Basic Programming and Scripting
- Chapter 1: The Visual Basic Family of Programming Languages
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Chapter 2: Console Input and Output
- Technical requirements
- Programming input and output with Visual Basic.NET
- Programming input and output with Visual Basic Classic
- Programming input and output with VBA
- Programming input and output with Visual Basic Script
- Programming input and output with Classic ASP
- Programming input and output with ASP.NET
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Data Types and Variables
- Chapter 4: Decision Branching
- Chapter 5: Iteration
- Chapter 6: Functions and Procedures
- Chapter 7: Project Part I
- Part 2:Visual Basic Files and Data Structures
- Chapter 8: Formatting and Modifying Data
- Chapter 9: File Input and Output
- Chapter 10: Collections
- Chapter 11: Project Part II
- Part 3:Object-Oriented Visual Basic
- Chapter 12: Object-Oriented Programming
- Chapter 13: Inheritance
- Chapter 14: Polymorphism
- Chapter 15: Interfaces
- Chapter 16: Project Part III
- Part 4:Server-Side Development
- Chapter 17: The Request and Response Model
- Chapter 18: Variable Scope and Concurrency
- Chapter 19: Project Part IV
- Chapter 20: Conclusions
- Index
- Other Books You May Enjoy
Product information
- Title: Visual Basic Quickstart Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2023
- Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
- ISBN: 9781805125310
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