Learn to program with Visual Basic from an expert
As a well-known authority on Microsoft programming, Rod Stephens has developed a clear and compelling approach to teaching programming languages. With this book-and-video package, he applies his skills by showing you how to use Visual Basic to build robust software applications. Assuming little or no programming experience, the self-paced lessons with step-by-step instructions teach you the concepts and techniques of programming with Visual Basic. The tutorials on the DVD reinforce learning, helping you to quickly master the skills required for effective Visual Basic programming.
Stephens' Visual Basic Programming 24-Hour Trainer:
Shows you how to read and write files and interact with databases
Explains how to write, debug, and run desktop applications that interact with the user and the computer
Looks at ways to perform calculations, manipulate files and strings, and produce printouts
Details how to use the Entity Framework to manipulate databases
Describes Visual Basic's most useful controls and explains how to add them to forms, set their properties, and interact with them in code
Shows you how to use LINQ to Objects to perform complex queries of data without a lot of complicated code
Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
On the DVD
Don't just learn—do!
The lessons within the book are each accompanied by an instructional demonstration on the DVD—hours of video tutorials!
You'll learn to:
Get started with the Visual Studio integrated development environment
Use variables and perform calculations
Debug code and reuse code with procedures
Define class methods and events
Make menus, tool strips, and status strips
Create and display new forms
Build custom dialogs
Use arrays and collections
Handle errors and prevent bugs
Make generic classes
Use inheritance and polymorphism
