For courses in Visual Basic .NET Programming. Unique in its approach, this comprehensive introduction to Visual Basic .NET combines the Deitel signature Live-Code Approach with a new Application-Driven methodology in which students build--from the ground up--real-world applications. As students work through the tutorials, they learn about Visual Basic .NET and its fundamental features. Students begin by learning the basics of programming, and then--through each successive tutorial--build on previously learned concepts while learning new programming features. Students learn GUI design, controls, methods, data types, control structures, methods, arrays, object-oriented programming, strings, sequential files, as well as higher-end topics such as database processing, multimedia and graphics and Web-based applications development.
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"One of the few books that really embraces the truly practical, hands-on approach." -- Sukan Makmari, Devry University "This book has the best use of examples, explanations, graphics and color I have seen in my 20 years of teaching." -- Richard Hewer, Ferris State University "I can't wait to start using this book in my classes. The model of test-drive the application, then build it, is very effective. Accessible, yet with enough depth that students will walk away with a solid programming foundation." -- Catherine Wyman, DeVry University "This book is an excellent introduction to the entire .NET environment." -- Dr. Ken Schoonover, Chubb Institute "What a great book! Gently leads new students through Visual Basic .NET concepts, beginning with an application test-drive, followed by a step-by-step process of building the application, running it and debugging it--with self-reviews along the way!" -- Terrell Hull, CEO, Enterprise Component Technologies
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Simply Visual Basic .NET leverages .NET's true power—not just adapted Visual Basic 6 techniques. Its out-standing pedagogical approach comes from Deitel & Associates—the best-selling programming language authors and renowned instructors who have taught programming to over 1,000,000 people in 100+ countries.
APPLICATION-DRIVEN™, step-by-step tutorial approach—The Deitels explore core Visual Basic .NET concepts in the context of interesting, real-world applications such as: Web-Based Bookstore • ATM • Automated Phone Directory • Billing • Car Payments • Check Writer • Craps Game • Flag Quiz • Fundraiser • Graphics Painter • Inventory • Investment Interest • Microwave Oven • Payroll • Sales Data • Screen Scraper • Security Panel • Shipping Hub • Ticket Ordering • Typing Application
Key Topics include Visual Studio® .NET IDE • Visual Programming • Framework Class Library (FCL) • Controls (Buttons, TextBoxes, ListBoxes, Microsoft™ Chart, Timers, ComboBoxes, RadioButtons, Menus, Dialogs and others) • Event Handling • Debugger • Algorithms • Pseudocode • UML™ • Control Structures • Methods • Random Number Generation • Arrays • Classes • Objects • Collections • Mouse & Keyboard Event Handling • Strings • Sequential-Access Files • Database • Graphics • Multimedia • GUI Design • Web Application Development
- Step-by-step tutorials show how to build and execute complete applications, from start to finish
- DEITEL™ signature LIVE-CODE™ approach presents programming concepts using complete working applications
- APPLICATION -DRIVEN™ design includes 31 tutorials and 100+ exercises on real-world applications
- Full-color presentation, including syntax coloring, code highlighting, callouts and extensive comments
- Skills summaries
- UML activity diagrams
- Debugging sections and exercises that teach the Visual Studio .NET Debugger
- Tips for improving reliability, performance and usability of your applications
- Self-review multiple-choice questions and answers for immediate feedback after each section
- Ten additional multiple-choice questions at the end of every tutorial, plus "What does this code do?" and "What's wrong with this code?" exercises, and four programming exercises all focused on real-world applications, including a "Programming Challenge"
- Special sections on GUI Design Guidelines and on Controls, Events, Properties & Methods are highlighted in each tutorial and as appendices for easy reference
- Key terms sections in every tutorial and a comprehensive glossary at the end of the book
- Instructor's resources, including PowerPoint® slides, test-item file, Instructor Resource CD and support Web sites with up-to-date information on the book (www.deitel.com and www.prenhall.com/deitel)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great intro to Visual Basic.NET,
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A great place for anyone to start with programming. If you're already a seasoned programmer you might get bored quickly, but if you're learning VB.NET from the ground up, this book is perfect.The book is application based, which means that in each chapter you either build or enhance an application from the ground up. This is a great way to see how the concepts translate into reality. You also have to run the programs, so likely there will be the inevitable debugging problems (which is good to get used to if you want to program). It's slow paced, as it should be for the beginner. There are entire chapters devoted to text boxes and variables and checkboxes. To give you an idea of the pace, Control structures don't appear until chapter 10 (200 pages into the book); Classes and Objects aren't discussed until chapter 19 (400 pages into the book), and Database programming doesn't come along until chapter 25 (almost 600 pages into the book). If you're hoping to learn VB.NET quickly, this is not the book for you. This book is for the programmer who wants mounds and mounds of detail. Persistence will pay off, and when you've eyed the final text on page 752 you'll be well versed in the basics of the Visual Studio.NET IDE and the Visual Basic.NET language (including the basics of Object-Oriented programming and the .NET class libraries). There are even 4 chapters dedicated to ASP.NET to give you a taste of the web programming capabilities of Visual Studio.NET. I read this book for a refresher (I have previous experience in Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic.NET) and I was able to complete about 2-3 tutorials from the book per day, which computes into less than a month's time investment. Now I feel pretty confident that I have the fundamentals down. If you're new to programming, or if you want a back-to-the-basics VB.NET book, this one is a good read.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good book for begineer,
By thomas leung (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Simply Visual Basic .NET (Simply Series) (Paperback)
I love this book very much. Colorful, user-friendly and simple to read. If you are the begineer of VB, I recommend this book. You do not need to spend a lot of time to study those thick and professional level in this moment. Get the concept, do more exercises and then you will become an experienced programmer. After that, start to read the professional and thick one.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another success from Deitel & Deitel!,
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This book is an excellent College Level textbook to learn VB.NET. Basic is as easy as it gets in programming, thus the name "Basic", but the Visual interface adds excitement to it. This book will not teach you VB.NET in a week, as it is huge, this book is designed to give s SOLID base on the language. If you got the time and the interest, I would definitely recommend it!
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