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VisualBasic .NET For Dummies
Visual Basic.NET For Dummies offers a fun and creative environment for developing programs with Visual Basic.NET. From the fundamentals of writing code to the excitement of building next-generation applications for Microsoft's new .NET Platform, Visual Basic.NET For Dummies explains this popular language in terms that non-programmers and first-time Visual Basic programmers can understand.
Experienced Visual Basic programmers will benefit from this book as it highlights the features and functions of this new and much-changed version of Visual Basic.
All readers will delight in expert For Dummies author Wallace Wang's coverage of topics that include: Variables, constants, loops and other programming fundamentals, Visual Basic.NET syntax, Working with the new Visual Basic.NET IDE, Forms and controls, and Understanding Objects.
Experienced Visual Basic programmers will benefit from this book as it highlights the features and functions of this new and much-changed version of Visual Basic.
All readers will delight in expert For Dummies author Wallace Wang's coverage of topics that include: Variables, constants, loops and other programming fundamentals, Visual Basic.NET syntax, Working with the new Visual Basic.NET IDE, Forms and controls, and Understanding Objects.
448 pages, Paperback
First published November 15, 2001
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May 3, 2013
The book Visual Basic.NET for Dummies, by Wallace Wang, is a great introduction to programming, and whether you choose to go on to Visual Studio or discover another programming language this book makes a great first "how to program" book and provides the general footholds that any budding programmer will need in order to continue learning.
The first few chapters start out with the basics of coding, even going as simple as explaining what coding is. They also allow you to learn the basic commands of Visual Studio, one of Microsoft's development platforms for Windows. These commands are necessary if you wish to engage in any sort of programming besides making a pop-up window that does nothing. Learning the interface of Visual Studio is also crucial, as you can't drive a car if you don't know what a pedal looks like. All in all, these chapters are crucial.
The remaining chapters focus on commands and ways to link code, which let you make the "meat" of the program. Fancy interfaces are great, but only if you use them to accomplish something worthwhile. Topics focus on getting data from the user, making menus, adding operators, adding comments, debugging, and repeating with loops, which are all required for making a program that works efficiently. The programs you create can go above and beyond with these chapters.
Visual Basic.NET is also great to read even if you don't plan on using Visual Basic as your primary language. The concepts introduced in this book apply to all languages, especially topics such as Input, Output, Variables, and Looping/Exiting, which are used in all languages, such as BASIC (Visual Basic commands are different from BASIC, though they share a name). This book is a must-read for anybody who wishes to create interesting programs that will thrill their friends and make life easier for the rest of us.
The first few chapters start out with the basics of coding, even going as simple as explaining what coding is. They also allow you to learn the basic commands of Visual Studio, one of Microsoft's development platforms for Windows. These commands are necessary if you wish to engage in any sort of programming besides making a pop-up window that does nothing. Learning the interface of Visual Studio is also crucial, as you can't drive a car if you don't know what a pedal looks like. All in all, these chapters are crucial.
The remaining chapters focus on commands and ways to link code, which let you make the "meat" of the program. Fancy interfaces are great, but only if you use them to accomplish something worthwhile. Topics focus on getting data from the user, making menus, adding operators, adding comments, debugging, and repeating with loops, which are all required for making a program that works efficiently. The programs you create can go above and beyond with these chapters.
Visual Basic.NET is also great to read even if you don't plan on using Visual Basic as your primary language. The concepts introduced in this book apply to all languages, especially topics such as Input, Output, Variables, and Looping/Exiting, which are used in all languages, such as BASIC (Visual Basic commands are different from BASIC, though they share a name). This book is a must-read for anybody who wishes to create interesting programs that will thrill their friends and make life easier for the rest of us.
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