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Visual Basic 2008 for Dummies

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Visual Basic is a favorite programming language, so if you're new to programming, it's a great place to start. "Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies" is the fun and easy way to begin creating applications right away while you get the hang of using the Visual Studio environment. Soon you'll be building all sorts of useful stuff with VB 2008!This step-by-step guide walks you through a logical series of tasks that build your skills as you get comfortable with .Net terminology, theory, tools, and design principles. You'll learn how to build an application in four different architectural styles, and you'll find out how to make your programs validate input and output, make decisions, and protect themselves from security threats. Discover how to: Install the Visual Studio environmentWrite a VB programUse Web forms, Windows forms, and Web servicesEstablish good programming practicesCreate class librariesWrite secure applicationsDebug your applicationsWork with strings and "if-then" statementsIterate with counted and nested loopsPass arguments and get return valuesAccess data with VB.NETWork with the file system using VB

You'll also find great tips for working with the VB user interface, using VB.NET in C# programming, troubleshooting your VB programs, taking your programming to the next level, and more! Once you get your hands on "Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies, " you'll be programming like a genius in no time!

384 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

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Utilissimo, ha esempi chiari e lineari.
Peccato che io ero convinto fosse sul VBA...
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