作者：Tim Patrick
副书名：Build .NET 3.5 Applications with Microsoft's RAD Tool for Business
出版日期：June 5, 2008
出版社：O'Reilly
页数：780
ISBN：ISBN-10: 0596518439 ISBN-13: 978-0596518431
文件格式：PDF


Product Description
Ever since Visual Basic was merged into .NET, it’s become the corelanguage for creating business applications with Windows. The latestversion, VB 2008, is even more useful — and provides even moreincentive for migrating from VB 6. All it lacks is a good book on howto harness its power. Programming Visual Basic 2008 fills the void.Written in a lively and engaging style by a developer who’s grown upwith Visual Basic, including both VB 6 and VB .NET, this hands-on guideaddresses the core topics of the new VB, from basic to complex, withplenty of code examples. Programming Visual Basic 2008 also examines.NET programming from the application level with a chapter-by-chapterplan for developing, documenting, and deploying a full data-drivenapplication. You learn, step-by-step, how to build and deploy a librarymanagement system, complete with patron, inventory, and barcodesupport. The book’s broad range of topics include: VB language and itssyntax An overview of the .NET Framework Object-oriented development inVB and .NET Generic objects, collections, and nullable types Design andmanagement of software projects Integrating desktop features withWindows Forms Database design with SQL Server 2008 Database interfacedesign with ADO.NET The new LINQ feature, and how to use it within VBand .NET Embedding XML within application source code Encryption andauthentication in .NET Interacting with data stored in files anddirectories Web development using ASP.NET Deploying an application to auser’s workstation And much more Programming Visual Basic 2008 is idealfor VB 6 programmers who are ready to move to .NET, as well as VB.NETprogrammers who wish to improve their project-focusedsoftwaredevelopment skills. Programming novices and developers coming fromother languages will find the book valuable because of its languageinstruction and project design knowledge. Once you finish the book, youwill have a firm grasp of VB 2008’s core concepts and languageelements, and understand how to build VB projects as they were intended— as complete, cohesive solutions.
About the Author
Tim Patrick is a software architect and developer with 25 years ofexperience in designing and building custom software solutions. As aMicrosoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, he spends hisdays writing Visual Basic applications. Tim has published five tutorialand reference books on Visual Basic development, along with severalarticles on Visual Basic and related technologies. His works include“Visual Basic 2005 in a Nutshell” and “Visual Basic 2005 Cookbook,”both published by O’Reilly Media.