Visual Basic .NET Developer's Guide

From the Series Editor xxxi
Chapter 1 New Features in Visual Basic .NET 1
Introduction 2
Examining the New IDE 3
Cosmetic Improvements 3
Development Accelerators 5
.NET Framework 6
A Very Brief and Simplified History 6
.NET Architecture 7
ASP.NET 7
Framework Classes 8
.NET Servers 8
Common Language Runtime 8
History 8
Convergence 9
Object-Oriented Language 10
Object-Oriented Concepts 10
Advantages of Object-Oriented Design 11
History of Object Orientation and VB 13
Namespaces 13
Web Applications 13
Web Applications Overview 13
Web Forms 14
Web Services 15
HyperText Transport Protocol 16
Simple Object Access Protocol 17
Security 17
Type Safety 18
Casting 18
Data Conversion 19
Bitwise Operations 20
New Compiler 20
Compiling an Executable 20
Architecture 21
File Management in Previous Versions of VB 21
File Management 22
Changes from Visual Basic 6.0 23
Variants 23
Variable Lower Bounds 23
Fixed Length Strings 23
NULL Propagation 23
Other Items Removed 24
Function Values 24
Short Circuits 25
Properties and Variables 25
Variable Lengths 25
Get and Set 26
Date Type 26
Default Properties 27
Summary 28
Solutions Fast Track 28
Frequently Asked Questions 31
Chapter 2 The Microsoft .NET Framework 33
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring VB.NET 91
Chapter 4 Common Language Runtime 145
Chapter 5 .NET Programming Fundamentals 171
Chapter 6 Advanced Programming Concepts 219
Chapter 7 Creating Windows Forms 269
Chapter 8 Windows Forms Components and Controls 347
Chapter 9 Using ADO.NET 409
Chapter 10 Developing Web Applications 459
Chapter 11 Optimizing, Debugging, and Testing 523
Chapter 12 Security 553
Chapter 13 Application Deployment 615
Chapter 14 Upgrading Visual Basic Applications to .NET 647
Index 713


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