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Chapter 2: Understanding the Visual Basic 2008 Environment
In this Chapter, you'll learn how to customize your design environment by moving, docking, floating, hiding, and showing design windows, as well as how to customize menus and toolbars. Read more... |
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Chapter 3: Understanding Objects and Collections
In this chapter, you begin learning about an important programming concept: objects. Read more... |
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Chapter 4: Understanding Events
In this chapter, you'll learn about object events and event-driven programming, and you'll learn how to use events to make your applications responsive. Read more... |
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Chapter 5: Working with Windows Forms
In this chapter, you'll learn about how to design forms correctly enables you to begin creating solid interface foundations for your programs. Read more... |
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Chapter 6: Working with Controls
In this chapter, I'll introduce you to the most common controls. Read more... |
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Chapter 7: Using Menus and Toolbars
In this chapter, you'll learn how to build, manipulate, and program menus on a form. Read more... |
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Chapter 8: Creating Code Procedures
In this chapter, you'll learn how to create sets of code, how to create isolated code routines that can be executed, and how to invoke the procedures you create. Read more... |
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Chapter 9: Using Constants, Variables and Arrays
In this chapter, you'll learn the ins and outs of Visual Basic 2008's data types. Read more... |
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Chapter 10: Performing Operations
In this chapter, I explain what you need to know about Boolean logic to create efficient code that performs as expected. Read more... |
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Chapter 11: Using Decision Structures
In this chapter, you'll learn how to use the decision constructs provided by Visual Basic to perform robust yet efficient decisions in Visual Basic code. Read more... |
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Chapter 12: Debugging and Error Handling
In this chapter you will learn the basic skills necessary to trace and correct most bugs in your code. Read more... |
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Chapter 13: Displaying Dialog Boxes
In this chapter, you'll learn how to create functional and cohesive interaction between your application and the user. Read more... |
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Chapter 14: Working with Databases
In this chapter, you'll learn the basics of working with a database using ADO.NET, Microsoft's newest database technology. Read more... |