Title: Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Description: 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 environment  Write a VB program  Use Web forms, Windows forms, and Web services  Establish good programming practices  Create class libraries  Write secure applications  Debug your applications  Work with strings and "if-then" statements  Iterate with counted and nested loops  Pass arguments and get return values  Access data with VB.NET  Work 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!
Subjects: Computer Technology, Nonfiction, Visual programming (Computer science), BASIC (Computer program language), Microsoft Visual BASIC, Microsoft visual basic (computer program), Visual Basic