Windows Forms Programming in Visual Basic .NET

Preface

As a fairly public figure in the Windows developer community, Chris often gets asked if he thinks that .NET is going to “take off.” He always answers the same way: it's not a matter of “if,” it's a matter of “when.”

Microsoft's .NET Framework has so many benefits that even C++/Win32 veterans find it hard to resist the siren song of a managed development environment. It's ironic that the temporary dip in the economy has caused folks to avoid anything new just when .NET came along to deliver significant reductions in time to market and cost while simultaneously increasing code quality. The organizations that have already adopted .NET know that it's going to have a long and happy life, especially as it gets pushed further and further into ...