Accelerated VB 2008. the Expert's Voice in .Net.

by Trey Nash

VB 2008 offers powerful new features and Accelerated VB 2008 is the fastest path to mastering them, for both experienced VB programmers moving to VB 2008 and programmers moving to VB from another object-oriented language. Many books introduce VB, but very few also explain how to use it optimally with the .NET common language runtime (CLR). This book teaches both core VB language concepts and how to wisely employ VB idioms and object-oriented design patterns to exploit the power of VB and the CLR. Accelerated VB 2008 is both a rapid tutorial and a permanent reference. You'll quickly master VB syntax while learning how the CLR simplifies many programming tasks. You'll also learn best practices that ensure your code will be efficient, reusable, and robust. Why spend months or years discovering the best ways to design and code VB when this book will show you how to do things the right way, right from the start? Comprehensively and concisely explains both VB 2005 and C# 2008 featuresFocuses on the language itself and on how to use VB 2008 proficiently for all .If you're an experienced VB programmer, you need to understand how VB has changed with VB 2008. If you're an experienced object-oriented programmer moving to VB, you want to ramp up quickly in the language while learning the latest features and techniques. In either case, this book is for you. The first three chapters succinctly present VB fundamentals for those new to or reviewing VB. The rest of the book covers all the major VB features in great detail, explaining how they work and how best to use them. Whatever your background or need, you'll treasure this book for as long as you code in VB 2008.

449 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2008