Expert One-on-One Visual Basic 2005 Design and Development View Larger Image | Stephens
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* As the most popular programming language in the world, VB 2005 offers a rich
array of programming options that even experienced VB programmers will find challenging
* Well-known Visual Basic expert Rod Stephens tackles the issues that pros face
when creating complex applications, covering topics that most other VB books ignore
or gloss over, such as design, modeling, testing, reflection, and advanced memory
management
* Packed with code examples, this book shares the best methods for mastering the
many advanced features of VB 2005
* Discusses the design activities that are necessary before VB development can
begin and covers the processes that occur after development (such as deployment,
update management, and testing) that are essential to a successful VB project
but are not part of the language itself
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I: Design.
Chapter 1: Language Selection.
Chapter 2: Lifecycle Methodologies.
Chapter 3: Agile Methodologies.
Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Design.
Chapter 5: User-Interface Design.
Chapter 6: Data Storage Design.
Chapter 7: Design Patterns.
Part II: Meta-Development.
Chapter 8: Snippets, Macros, and Add-ins.
Chapter 9: Scripting.
Chapter 10: Custom Controls and Components.
Chapter 11: Property Support.
Chapter 12: Attributes and XML Comments.
Part III: Development.
Chapter 13: Documentation.
Chapter 14: Development Philosophy.
Chapter 15: Coding Standards.
Chapter 16: Bug Proofing.
Chapter 17: Testing.
Chapter 18: Deployment.
Part IV: Specific Techniques.
Chapter 19: Splash Screens.
Chapter 20: Printing.
Chapter 21: Threading.
Chapter 22: Reflection.
Chapter 23: Memory Management.
Index.
About the Author
Rod Stephens started out as a mathematician but, while studying at MIT, discovered
the joys of programming, and has been programming professionally ever since.
During his career, he has worked on an eclectic assortment of applications in
such fields as telephone switching, billing, repair dispatching, tax processing,
wastewater treatment, and training for professional football players.
Stephens has written 15 books that have been translated into half a dozen different
languages, and more than 200 magazine articles covering Visual Basic, Visual
Basic for Applications, Delphi, and Java. He writes three weekly newsletters
(www.vb-helper.com/newsletter.html) that contain quick tips, tricks, and examples
for Visual Basic developers.
His popular VB Helper Web site (www.vb-helper.com) receives several million
hits per month, and contains thousands of pages of tips, tricks, and example
code for Visual Basic programmers, as well as example code for this book.
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