Professional VB.Net

This comprehensive book takes an in-depth look at the new and enhanced features of VB.NET and provides the professional programmer with the knowledge needed to build real-world applications and fully utlize the power of VB.NET.

This book is primarily aimed at experienced Visual Basic developers who want to make the transition to VB.NET. It will also be of benefit to programmers with a good grounding in VB.NET who want to step up to a professional level.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Why Do We Need Microsoft.NET?
• Chapter 2 An Overview of New Features in VB.NET
• Chapter 3 A First Look at a VB.NET Program
• Chapter 4 Visual Studio.NET Integrated Development Environment
• Chapter 5 The Common Language Runtime
• Chapter 6 Variables and Types
• Chapter 7 Namespaces
• Chapter 8 Windows Forms
• Chapter 9 Error Handling
• Chapter 10 Creating Windows Controls
• Chapter 11 Object Syntax Introduction
• Chapter 12 Inheritance and Interfaces
• Chapter 13 Applying Objects and Components
• Chapter 14 Assemblies
• Chapter 15 Threading
• Chapter 16 Working with Classic COM and Interfaces
• Chapter 17 Component Services
• Chapter 18 Data Access with ADO.NET
• Chapter 19 Using XML in VB.NET
• Chapter 20 Web Forms
• Chapter 21 Creating Web Controls
• Chapter 22 Web Services in VB.NET
• Chapter 23 Windows Services
• Chapter 24 Deployment in .NET
• Chapter 25 Security in the .NET Framework
• Appendix A Using the Visual Basic Compatibility Library