Learn Visual Basic step by step and start programming right away

Beginning Visual Basic 2015 is the ideal guide for new programmers, especially those learning their first language. This new edition has been updated to align with Visual Studio 2015, and also refocused to concentrate on key beginner topics. Precise, step-by-step instructions walk you through important tasks, and clear explanations targeted to beginners will have you writing your first Visual Basic application quickly. You'll start from the absolute beginning, assuming no prior programming experience, and then gradually build your skills to write Visual Basic applications for Windows and the Web. Coverage includes objects, class libraries, graphics, databases, and much more, with explicit instructions on using ASP.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, and XML.

Visual Studio is the usual environment for Visual Basic programming, and the latest upgrade has made Visual Basic more feature compatible with C# to allow programmers to move fluidly between the two languages. Don't know C#? Don't worry! This book starts from the very beginning of Visual Basic programming to help you build your skills from the ground-up.

* Understand flow control and data structure

* Debug Windows applications, dialog boxes, and menus

* Master objects and object-oriented techniques

* Access databases, program graphics, and program for the Web

Over three million programmers use Visual Basic, and many of them learned it as their first language. It's beginner-friendly, versatile, and visually oriented, making it an ideal introduction to the programming mindset, workflow, and hard skills. Beginning Visual Basic 2015 gets you started on the right foot, with clear, patient instruction and plenty of hands-on practice.

About the author

Bryan Newsome is a senior programmer/analyst and a Microsoft Certified Application Developer for VB.NET. Since starting his career with Visual Basic 5, he has embraced each new version and now creates all new applications leveraging the .NET platform and VB.NET. Bryan has built a reputation around providing solutions and mentoring on leading-edge Microsoft technologies.

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Zusammenfassung
Learn Visual Basic step by step and start programming right away

Beginning Visual Basic 2015 is the ideal guide for new programmers, especially those learning their first language. This new edition has been updated to align with Visual Studio 2015, and also refocused to concentrate on key beginner topics. Precise, step-by-step instructions walk you through important tasks, and clear explanations targeted to beginners will have you writing your first Visual Basic application quickly. You'll start from the absolute beginning, assuming no prior programming experience, and then gradually build your skills to write Visual Basic applications for Windows and the Web. Coverage includes objects, class libraries, graphics, databases, and much more, with explicit instructions on using ASP.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, and XML.

Visual Studio is the usual environment for Visual Basic programming, and the latest upgrade has made Visual Basic more feature compatible with C# to allow programmers to move fluidly between the two languages. Don't know C#? Don't worry! This book starts from the very beginning of Visual Basic programming to help you build your skills from the ground-up.

• Understand flow control and data structure
• Debug Windows applications, dialog boxes, and menus
• Master objects and object-oriented techniques
• Access databases, program graphics, and program for the Web

Over three million programmers use Visual Basic, and many of them learned it as their first language. It's beginner-friendly, versatile, and visually oriented, making it an ideal introduction to the programming mindset, workflow, and hard skills. Beginning Visual Basic 2015 gets you started on the right foot, with clear, patient instruction and plenty of hands-on practice.

Inhalt
INTRODUCTION xxvii

CHAPTER 1: WELCOME TO VISUAL BASIC 2015 1

Implementing Event-Driven Programming 2

Installing Visual Basic 2015 3

The Visual Studio 2015 IDE 5

The Profi le Setup Page 5

The Menu 6

The Toolbars 8

Creating a Simple Application 9

Windows in the Visual Studio 2015 IDE 10

Modifi ed Hungarian Notation 17

The Code Editor 18

Using the Help System 22

Summary 23

CHAPTER 2: THE MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK 25

The .NET Vision 25

This Sounds Like Java 26

Where Now? 27

Writing Software for Windows 27

The .NET Framework Classes 28

Executing Code 30

Common Language Runtime 31

Code Loading and Execution 31

Application Isolation 31

Security 32

Interoperability 33

Exception Handling 33

The Common Type System and Common Language Specification 33

Summary 34

CHAPTER 3: WRITING SOFTWARE 37

Information and Data 37

Algorithms 38

What Is a Programming Language? 39

Working with Variables 40

Comments and Whitespace 43

Comments 43

Whitespace 45

Data Types 45

Working with Numbers 45

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