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Features expanded coverage of Windows Vista, Windows Workflow Foundation,
Windows Presentation Foundation, and Windows Communication Foundation
All code and examples are updated to cover the latest version of VB and the
.NET 3.5 Framework
62 percent of developers use some form of Visual Basic; this book teaches
readers the basics and gets them programming with one of Microsoft's most popular
development languages
Readers quickly learn to write applications for Windows, the Web, and mobile
devices
Also covers object-oriented programming, creating custom controls, working
with databases, creating menus, and working with graphics
Other topics include building class libraries, Web services and .NET remoting,
and deploying applications
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Chapter 1. Welcome to VB.NET.
Chapter 2. The Microsoft .NET Framework.
Chapter 3. Writing Software.
Chapter 4. Controlling the Flow.
Chapter 5. Working with Data Structures.
Chapter 6. Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).
Chapter 7. Building Windows Applications.
Chapter 8. Displaying Dialog Boxes.
Chapter 9. Creating Menus.
Chapter 10. Debugging and Error Handling and Validation.
Chapter 11. Building Objects.
Chapter 12. Advanced Object-Oriented Techniques.
Chapter 13. Building Class Libraries.
Chapter 14. Creating Your Own Custom Controls.
Chapter 15. Programming Custom Graphics.
Chapter 16. Accessing Databases.
Chapter 17. Database Programming with SQL Server and ADO.NET.
Chapter 18. ASP.Net.
Chapter 19. Web Projects.
Chapter 20. Visual Basic.NET and XML.
Chapter 21. Distributed Computing with the Windows Communication Foundation.
Chapter 22. Building a Sequential Workflow using the Windows Workflow Foundation.
Chapter 23. Building Mobile Applications.
Chapter 24. Deploying Your Application.
Chapter 25. Where to now?
Appendix A. Exercise Answers.
Appendix B. Program Architecture and Design Patterns an Introduction.
Appendix C. An Introduction to Code Security.
Appendix D. An Introduction to Windows Cardspace.
Appendix E. .Net Framework Differences.
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