Full Description
In this new edition of his popular title, Moving to VB .NET: Strategies, Concepts, and Code, Second Edition, Visual Basic guru Dan Appleman not only updates the book to include coverage of changes to Visual Basic .NET in Visual Studio .NET 2003, but he extends the areas most important to VB .NET programmers since its release. Topics such as .NET remoting, versioning, and object-oriented programming are further illuminated using Appleman's own personable and highly effective style.
Appleman explains the whys and hows of the VB .NET technology features, and delves into the controversies around many of the choices. Evaluating VB .NET from the perspective of the developer, you'll learn to write high quality VB .NET code in well-designed applications. The author brings the same attention to technical detail and real-world attitude to this second edition as he has brought to all of his past books.
Contents
One Strategies.- 1 Where Should You Begin?.- 2 Facing VB .NET without Fear or Panic.- 3 Adoption Strategies.- Two Concepts.- 4 .NET in Context.- 5 Inheritance.- 6 Memory Management in VB .NET.- 7 VB .NET Multithreading.- Three Code.- 8 Data Types and Operators.- 9 Language Syntax.- 10 Objects In-Depth.- 11 Reflection and Attributes.- Interlude.- Four The Wonderful World of .NET.- 12 .NET Namespaces—The Grand Tour.- 13 Windows Applications.- 14 Internet Applications and Services.- 15 COM Interop and Accessing the Win32 API.- 16 Living with .NET.- Conclusion.
