Professional Visual Basic 2008 (Programmer to Programmer) (Paperback)

by Bill Evjen (Author), Billy Hollis (Author), Bill Sheldon (Author), Kent Sharkey (Author)
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Product Description
The 2008 version of Visual Basic is tremendously enhanced and introduces dramatic new concepts, techniques, and features to this popular object-oriented language. Written by an elite author team, this comprehensive resource provides a clear and concise approach to using VB 2008 in the ever-expanding .NET world. This book focuses on using the latest and most powerful tools from the Microsoft arsenal within your Visual Basic solutions. Youll examine everything from the .NET Framework to the best practices for deploying .NET applications to database access and integrating with other technologies.

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Professional Visual Basic 2008

The 2008 version of Visual Basic is tremendously enhanced and introduces dramatic new concepts, techniques, and features to this popular object-oriented language. Written by an elite author team who are sympathetic to the challenges of learning VB 2008, this comprehensive book provides a clear and concise approach to using VB 2008 in the ever-expanding .NET world.

This book focuses on using the latest and most powerful tools from the Microsoft arsenal within your Visual Basic solutions. Looking closely at LINQ, AJAX, a new Visual Studio® and more, you'll be able to take lessons from this book and apply them to what you are doing today. You'll examine everything from the .NET Framework to the best practices for deploying .NET applications to database access and integrating with other technologies, such as COM and XML.

What you will learn from this book

• The core elements of VB 2008 as well as full syntax of all the new additions the language offers

• Ways that the Common Language Runtime (CLR) is responsible for managing the execution of code compiled on the .NET platform

• How VB is used in the creation, installation, running, and debugging of Windows® Services

• How to work with the new SQL Server® 2008 along with your .NET applications

• The many features of Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation

• Ways to take advantage of the abilities of LINQ

• The new web technology introduced by SilverlightTM

Who this book is for
This book is for experienced developers who are looking to transition to the latest version of Visual Basic.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1420 pages
• Publisher: Wrox (May 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470191368
• ISBN-13: 978-0470191361
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,909 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, but it is for Professionals, September 8, 2008

By	L. Glorfeld "Lou the Blue Guru" (Fayetteville AR, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I certainly have not gone through all 1420 pages of this book, but I did go through several chapters in detail. As an example, I went through the chapter on SQLCE. This was an excellent presentation for someone familiar with Visual Studio and VB.Net but would not be good for a beginner.

The book is excellent if you are a seasoned programmer and not good for those starting out. The book's title says it all! I f you want to learn the more advanced features of VB.Net and have a good understanding of the basics, this is the book for you.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of information for the money, July 30, 2008

By	Dale Constantin "DC the DC" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a completely self-taught programmer I have reached the point where the beginners' books have no new information for me but I still have gaps in my knowledge. I found this book to be the perfect gap filler. It is loaded with tons of information written in a style that I personally find very easy to follow.

Many books as large as this one get much of their size from constantly repeated code, much of which is not needed in the first place. This book has code where it counts and very few repeated lines.

When I finish a book I write a rating (0 - 10) on the bottom of the title page. This one got a 10.