Overview
Would you like to write Windows programs but don’t know whereto start?
Visual Basic. NET, the latest distribution of Microsoft’sprogramming language was designed to let anybody—even peoplewith no prior programming experience—create sophisticatedprograms with stunning user interfaces, quickly and easily. A truemarvel of computing technology, Visual Basic .NET combines BASIC,the only programming language specifically designed to teachbeginners how to program, with a completely intuitive drawingprogram that lets you create cool user interfaces without having towrite a single line of code.
Written by computer book author and well-known stand-up comicWallace Wang, Visual Basic .NET For Dummies offers you a funand easy way to master VB .NET programming. Featuring crystal-clearexplanations along with dozens of working examples, it gives youwhat you need to tap the power of Visual Basic .NET. In notime you’ll:
- Design a user interface
- Create pull-down menus
- Write programs on any scale—both large and small
- Debug your programs
- Write your own code
- Work with loops, subrouting, and decision commands
- Use object-oriented techniques in your programming
Visual Basic .NET For Dummies was designed to give youthe confidence and skills you need to start building Windowsprograms right away—not turn you into a computer scientist.To that end, it features hands-on, jargon-free coverage of the fullrange of practical VB .NET topics, including:
- Getting started and using the Visual Basic .NET interface
- Creating full-featured user interfaces
- Making menus--including pull-downs, submenus, growing menus,pop-up menus—and showing dialog boxes
- Writing BASIC code
- Making programs appear intelligent by using loops and decisioncommands
- Writing small subprograms and combining them to make large,robust programs
- Getting a handle on object-oriented programming
Visual Basic .NET For Dummies is the pain-free way to getup to speed on Visual Basic programming and all the new features inVisual Basic .NET.
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