Professional VB 2005 with .NET 3.0
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• This comprehensive book offers readers everything they need to make the transition
to the newest version of the world's most popular programming language
• Coverage provides detailed information on how to use VB 2005 in the ever-expanding
.NET world using both essential explanations of the topics and key code demonstrations
• Shows developers how to build everything from traditional console applications
to ASP.NET applications and XML Web Services so they can take their abilities
to new levels
• Addresses such issues as security, data access (ADO.NET), and the latest Visual
Studio .NET IDE, as well as in-depth coverage of the .NET 3.0 Framework
• Discusses CLR (Common Language Runtime), variables and data types, object
syntax introduction, inheritance and interfaces, applying objects and components,
and error handling and debugging
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Understanding the .NET Framework Architecture.
Chapter 2: Visual Basic 2005 Core Elements.
Chapter 3: Object Syntax Introduction.
Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Programming.
Chapter 5: The Common Language Runtime.
Chapter 6: Localization.
Chapter 7: Generics.
Chapter 8: Namespaces.
Chapter 9: Exception Handling and Debugging.
Chapter 10: Data Access with ADO.NET 2.0.
Chapter 11: Using XML in Visual Basic 2005.
Chapter 12: Security in the .NET Framework.
Chapter 13: Visual Studio 2005.
Chapter 14: Working with SQL Server.
Chapter 15: Windows Forms.
Chapter 16: Windows Forms Advanced Features.
Chapter 17: Windows Presentation Foundation.
Chapter 18: Integrating WPF with Windows Forms.
Chapter 19: Working with ASP.NET 2.0.
Chapter 20: ASP.NET 2.0 Advanced Features.
Chapter 21: Assemblies.
Chapter 22: Deployment.
Chapter 23: Working with Classic COM and Interfaces.
Chapter 24: Threading.
Chapter 25: Windows Workflow Foundation.
Chapter 26: XML Web Services.
Chapter 27: Remoting.
Chapter 28: Enterprise Services.
Chapter 29: Network Programming.
Chapter 30: Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).
Chapter 31: Windows Services.
Chapter 32: Visual Basic and the Internet.
Appendix A: The Visual Basic Compiler.
Appendix B: Visual Basic Resources.
On the Web.
Books 1204
Author Blogs.
Index.
About the Authors
Bill Evjen is an active proponent of .NET technologies and community-based
learning initiatives for .NET. He has been actively involved with .NET since
the first bits were released in 2000. In the same year, Bill founded the St.
Louis .NET User Group (www.stlnet.org), one of the world’s first such groups.
Bill is also the founder and former executive director of the International
.NET Association (www.ineta.org), which represents more than 450,000 members
worldwide.
Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Bill is an acclaimed author and speaker on ASP.NET
and XML Web Services. He has written or co-written more than 13 titles, including
Professional ASP.NET Special Edition, Professional XML, Professional C# 2005
with .NET 3.0, and more. In addition to writing, Bill is a speaker at numerous
conferences, including DevConnections, VSLive, and TechEd.
Bill is the technical architect of Lipper (www.lipperweb.com), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Reuters, the international news and financial services company.
You can reach Bill at evjen@yahoo.com and he presently keeps his weblog at www.geekswithblogs.net/evjen.
Billy Hollis is an author and software consultant based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Billy was co-author of the first book ever published on Visual Basic .NET, as
well as many other books on software development. He is a member of the Microsoft
Regional Director program and a Microsoft MVP. In 2002, Billy was selected as
one of the original .NET “Software Legends.” He is heavily involved
with consulting, training, and development on the .NET platform, focusing on
architecture, smart-client development, commercial packages, and user-interface
technologies. He regularly speaks on software development at major conferences
all over the world, including Microsoft’s PDC and TechEd events, DevConnections,
VSLive, and architecture events such as the Patterns and Practices Architect
Summit.
Tim McCarthy is a principal engineer at InterKnowlogy, where he architects
and builds applications utilizing the latest Microsoft technologies. He is a
Microsoft Certified Application Developer, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer,
Microsoft Certified Trainer, and Microsoft Certified Database Administrator.
Tim is also an IEEE Certified Software Development Professional.
Tim speaks regularly at several San Diego area user groups (including both .NET
and SQL Server groups) and he has been a speaker at Microsoft Developer Days
in San Diego for the last several years. He also presents MSDN webcasts, many
of which are repeat requests from Microsoft.
He holds a BBA in marketing from the Illinois Institute of Technology as well
as an MBA in marketing from National University. Before becoming an application
developer, Tim was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. His passion
for .NET is surpassed only by his passion for Notre Dame athletics.
Kent Sharkey is an independent consultant who lives and codes in the midst
of the wilds of Vancouver Island. Before going solo, Kent worked at Microsoft
as a Technical Evangelist and Content Strategist, promoting the use of .NET
technologies. When not coding or writing, he’s hiking, biking, or canoeing
(or exploring the wilds of Azeroth). He shares his house with his wife, Margaret,
and two “children,” Squirrel and Cica.
Bill Sheldon is a software architect and engineer, originally from Baltimore,
Maryland. Holding a degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of
Technology (IIT), Bill has been actively employed as a software engineer since
resigning his commission with the United States Navy. He is employed as a principal
engineer with InterKnowlogy in Carlsbad, California, and works as an instructor
for Visual Basic and Team System–related courses at the University of California
San Diego Extension.
In addition to writing books, Bill has published dozens of articles, including
the Developer Update Newsletter and occasional feature articles with SQL Server
magazine and other Penton publications. He is an established online presenter
for MSDN and speaks at live events such as Microsoft Developer Days and community
events such as user groups and code camp. Bill is an avid cyclist and is active
in the fight against diabetes.
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