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Visual Basic 2008 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (review only)

2009-02-17T02:19:00.000-08:00

Visual Basic 2008 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach is written by Todd Herman, Allen Jones, Matthew MacDonald and Rakesh Rajan. This book is intended for busy VB.Net programmers who need practical solution while doing their job. This book is published by Apress. Visual Basic 2008 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach teaches you new .Net 3.5 technologies, windows presentation framework (WPF), Language integrated query (LINQ), database access, XML manipulation, multimedia, security and Visual basic 2008 network programming, etc. This book contains dozens of code examples for solving common problems while doing VB.Net projects.

This Visual Basic 2008 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach book covers following topics in detail

You will learn common visual basic programming problems, User interface logic to use .Net 3.5's WPF, and data storing, retrieving data from RDBMS using LINQ, etc.
You can manipulate XML using LINQ, dynamically configuring applications, writing Multiple CPU based Multi-threaded applications and integrating multimedia to Visual basic projects, etc.
This Visual basic books make you master in Visual basic application development, data manipulation, application domains, thread, process and synchronization, files and directors, VB I/O, LINQ, database access, windows forms, multimedia programming, networking and remoting, security and cryptography, code interoperability. User interfaces and patterns, and windows integration, etc.
Introduction to IDE - IDE appearance, configuration, creating and saving projects

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Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer) (review only)

2009-02-16T02:00:00.000-08:00

Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer) is written by Rod Stephens. This book is intended for New and experienced Visual programmers as it is the comprehensive guide to learn Microsoft Visual Basic 2008. This book is published by Wrox. Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer) teaches you new features of VB 2008. You can get good explanations regarding VB forms, controls, objects in modern windows environment. Moreover this Visual basic book explains the powerful productivity of visual basic and showing how to perform an array of important development tasks.

This Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer) book covers following topics in detail

Introduction to IDE - IDE appearance, configuration, creating and saving projects
Menus, Toolbars, and Windows - file, edit, view, project, debug, toolbox, secondary windows etc.
Customization - adding, removing and modifying commands
Windows Form designer - setting designer options, adding controls, copying controls and arranging controls
WPF designer - early version warning, adding controls, selecting and copying controls, setting properties, etc
Visual Basic Code Editor - margin icons, outlining, tool tips, intellisense, code coloring and highlighting, code snippets, code editor at run-time
Debugging - debug menu, debug windows submenu, breakpoints window, command and immediate windows, etc
Selecting windows forms controls - controls overview, choosing controls, third party controls
Using Windows forms controls - controls and components, creating controls, properties, methods, events
Windows forms - transparency, about, splash and login forms, mouse cursors, icons, SDI and MDI, MRU lists, Dialog boxes, overriding windproc, summary, etc.
Selecting WPF controls - control overview, containing and arranging controls, making selections, entering data, displaying data, providing feedback, initiating action, presenting graphics and media, providing navigation, managing documents, etc and more
Using WPF controls - WPF concepts, WPF in IDE, XAML features, Procedural WPF, Documents, etc
WPF Windows - window applications, page applications, summary
Program and module structure - Hidden files, code file structure, Typographic code elements, etc
Data Types, variables, and constants - Data types, type characters, data type conversion, variable declaration, option explicit and option strict, scope, parameter declarations, property procedures, anonymous types, nullable types, constants, naming conventions etc and more
Operators - arithmetic, logical, bitwise, comparison, and concatenation operators and more
Subroutines and functions - subroutines, functions, property procedures, extension methods, lambda functions, partial methods and more
Program control statements -Decision statements, looping statements, goto, etc and more
Error Handling - bugs versus unplanned conditions, structure error handling, visual basic classic error handling, structured versus classic error handling, the err object, debugging and more
Database controls and objects - automatically connecting to data,data objects, connection objects, transaction objects, command objects, dataview, datarowview, simple data binding, currencymanager, complex data binding, etc and more
LINQ - introduction to LINQ, basic LINQ query syntax, advanced LINQ query syntax, LINQ functions, LINQ to objetcs, LINQ to XML, LINQ to ADO.Net, etc and more
Custom controls - custom controls in general, derived controls, composite controls, components, invisible controls, picking a control class, custom component security and more.
Drag and Drop and the clipboard - drag and drop events, using the clipboard and more
UAC Security - UAC overview, designing for UAC, elevating programs, etc
OOP Concepts - classes, encapsulations, inheritance, polymorphism, overloading, extension methods, etc and more
Classes and structures - classes, structures, class instantiation details, structure instantiation details, garbage collection, constants, properties and methods, events, etc and more
Namespaces - the import statement, root namespace, making namespaces, classes, structures and modules, resolving name space, etc and more
Collection classes - arrays, collections, dictionaries, collectionsutil, stacks and queues, generics, etc
Generics - advantages of generics, defining generics, using generics, predefined generic classes, generic methods, etc and more
Drawing Basics - drawing overview, drawing namespaces, graphics, drawing events, etc
Brushes, pens and paths - pen, brush, graphics path objects, garbage-collection issues, etc.
Text - drawing text, text formating, measure string, font metrics, etc
Image processing - image, bitmap, metafile objects, etc
Printing - how not to print, basic printing, printing text, centering printouts, fitting pictures to the page, etc and more
Reporting - report objects, building a report, crystalreportviewer, customizing a report, external reports, reportdocument, etc and more
Configuration and Resources - My, environment, registry, configuration files, resource files, application, etc
Streams - stream, filestream, memorystream, bufferedstream, binaryreader and binarywriter, custom stream classes and more
File system objects - permissions, visual basic methods, .net framework classes, etc and more
Windows communication Foundation - WCF concepts, example, building the initial service, building quoteservice, testing quoteservice, etc and more
Useful Namespaces - high level namespaces, advanced examples, cryptography, reflection, direct3D, etc and more

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Professional Refactoring in Visual Basic (Programmer to Programmer) (review only)

2009-02-15T02:58:00.000-08:00

Professional Refactoring in Visual Basic (Programmer to Programmer) is written by Danijel Arsenovski. This book is actually one of its kind which teaches you to utilize refactoring to improve Visual basic existing code for more effective and productive form. This book is published by Wrox. Professional Refactoring in Visual Basic (Programmer to Programmer) teaches you to perform visual basic unit testing, refactoring to patterns and to upgrade visual basic legacy code. Moreover this Visual Basic refactoring book helps you to understand expert coding from the scratch to advance level through step by step process.

This Professional Refactoring in Visual Basic (Programmer to Programmer) book covers following topics in detail

You can learn refactoring methods with the help of prototype application and can design visual basic applications properly with the enterprise-level standard.
This Visual basic book makes you clear about assembling refactoring toolkit, activate explicit and compiler options and error handling strategies in visual basic, etc.
Moreover this book teaches you extraction techniques and method consolidation in visual basic, how to eliminate dead code, reduce scope and how to remove unused references in visual basic coding, etc.
Finally you can organize large scale visual basic projects, learn advanced object oriented concepts, LINQ and other VB 2008 enhancements.

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Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 (review only)

2009-02-15T01:54:00.000-08:00

Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 is written by Evangelos Petroutsos. This book is actually an expert VB.Net guide which make you master in Visual basic 2008 programming. This book is published by Sybex. Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 teaches you Visual basic 2008 programming tools and .Net framework with depth explanations of practical real world programming examples. This VB 2008 book helps you to learn basic Visual basic coding and you can move to build interfaces without coding using Visual basic 2008 .Net drag and drop visual tools.

This Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 book covers following topics in detail

This book covers real world examples, new components in .Net framework 3.5, tree view controls, custom classes, VB 2008 controls, and object oriented programming in Visual basic 2008.
You can learn data encryption, character and string processing, lists, events and dates etc.
You can learning how to use reports with headers, footers, page numbers for business applications.
Moreover this Visual basic.Net book coveres designing forms, menus and how to create applications with multiple classes, etc.
This is one of the best book covering ADO.Net programming, ASP.Net 3.5, testing, debugging, deploying applications, Microsoft Vista interface, and mastering new features in Visual Basic 2008 and .Net framework 3.5.

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Programming Visual Basic 2008: Build .NET 3.5 Applications with Microsoft's RAD Tool for Business (review only)

2009-02-15T01:28:00.000-08:00

Programming Visual Basic 2008: Build .NET 3.5 Applications with Microsoft's RAD Tool for Business is written by Tim Patrick. This book helps you to learn Visual basic.Net core language to build business applications with windows. This book is published by O'Reilly Media, Inc. Programming Visual Basic 2008: Build .NET 3.5 Applications with Microsoft's RAD Tool for Business teaches you Visual basic 2008 programming fundamentals to complex level. This VB 2008 books contains plenty of source code and examples for quick learning.

This Programming Visual Basic 2008: Build .NET 3.5 Applications with Microsoft's RAD Tool for Business book covers following topics in detail

You can learn Visual Basic 2008 language and syntax and .Net framework 3.5
Teaches you Object oriented development in Visual Basic, .Net generic objects, collections and management of software projects.
You can learn windows forms database design with SQL server 2008, .Net interacting with files and directories.
Moreover you will learn web development using ASP.Net, New Visual Basic 2008 LINQ feature and .Net embedded XML within applications, etc.

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Visual Basic 2005 Cookbook: Solutions for VB 2005 Programmers (review only)

2009-01-22T01:34:00.000-08:00

Visual Basic 2005 Cookbook: Solutions for VB 2005 Programmers is written by Tim Patrick and John Craig. This book helps you to learn 300 problems faced by Visual Basic 2005 programmers in real work. This book is published by O'Reilly Media, Inc. Visual Basic 2005 Cookbook: Solutions for VB 2005 Programmers teaches you Visual basic 2005 programming fundamentals and VB 2005 advanced features. This is one of the best VB 2005 book which contains lot of sample coding snippets and examples.

This Visual Basic 2005 Cookbook: Solutions for VB 2005 Programmers book covers following topics in detail

You can learn how to migrate from VB 6 to VB 2005.
This book contains more than 300 everyday problems faced by programmers and more than hundreds of VB 2005 code snippets and examples.
You can learn advanced VB 2005 multimedia and mathematical transformation projects.
Moreover you can learn fundamentals of Visual basic 2005 coding, advanced features such as file systems, printing and databases, etc.

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Visual Basic 6 Black Book: The Only Book You'll Need on Visual Basic (review only)

2008-11-24T10:56:00.000-08:00

Visual Basic 6 Black Book: The Only Book You'll Need on Visual Basic is written by Steven Holzner. This book helps you to learn every thing about Visual Basic 6. This book is published by Coriolis Group Books. Visual Basic 6 Black Book: The Only Book You'll Need on Visual Basic teaches you Visual basic animation, database connectivity such as ADO, DAO and RDO, Documents and ActiveX controls, etc. This is one of the best book for learning Visual Basic with having 1000 pages.

This Visual Basic 6 Black Book: The Only Book You'll Need on Visual Basic book covers following topics in detail

This Visual Basic book teaches you Windows programming such as Windows API's, Windows registry accessing and Object Linking & Embedding, etc.
Teaches you FTP, HTTP, Email applications and serial Port communication applications.
You can create setup package for your Visual basic project with the help of this book.
Some other general topics covered in this book is creating & managing forms, Visual basic language data types & structures, adding menus, various components like text book and rich text box, etc.

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Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step (review only)

2008-11-24T06:14:00.000-08:00

Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step is written by Michael Halvorson. This book is published by Microsoft Press and it helps you to learn Visual Basic 2008 fundamentals and core capabilities for building rapid projects. Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step book is associated with a companion CD which contains sample codes and data sets which is very useful for doing practice projects.

This Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step book covers following topics in detail

This VB.Net 2008 book is associated with a companion CD which contains sample codes and practice projects.
Teaches you latest tools and techniques in programming Visual Basic 2008.
You can Learn Visual basic IDE, components, toolbox control, menus and dialog boxes,etc.
This book explains Visual Basic.Net variables, formulas, .Net framework, decision structures, loops, timers, debugging, error handling, creating modules and procedures, working with collections, user interface designing, adding graphics and working with printers, etc.
Moreover this book teaches web services with ASP.Net and database connectivity with ADO.Net, etc.

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Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: From Novice to Professional (review only)

2008-11-24T04:39:00.000-08:00

Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: From Novice to Professional is written by Peter Wright. This book is published by Apress and it helps you to learn Visual Basic.Net core programming techniques and can write your own programs with in a short period. Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: From Novice to Professional explains Visual Basic 2005 Object oriented programming with the help of small examples which are easy to understand.

This Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: From Novice to Professional book covers following topics in detail

Teaches you from basic level to advance programming techniques in Visual Basic 2005
This book explains Object Oriented Programming techniques, explaining VB.Net classes, objects and various functions with good examples.
You can learn various component classes, controls and .Net web services
Helps you to learn web developments with ASP.Net, database connectivity with ADO.Net and XML in VB, etc.

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Beginning Visual Basic .NET Databases (review only)

2008-04-25T12:29:00.000-07:00

Beginning Visual Basic .NET Databases is written by Denise Gosnell , Matthew Reynolds and Bill Forgey. Beginning Visual Basic .NET Databases is published by Wrox Press and it is a good book to start Database programming with Visual Basic.Net. Beginning Visual Basic .NET Databases teaches you from the beginning to the advanced level database programming with VB.Net.

This Beginning Visual Basic .NET Databases covers following topics in detail

Teaches you the basic and advance principles of RDBMS designs
Querying with T-SQL, you will get good knowledge to use SQL server as backend.
ADO.Net database design and Connectivity methods.
You can learn data binding, database updating, etc
Familiarize with XML and its role in ADO.Net
You can learn ASP.Net database accessing methods and other webservices

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