Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) is the most popular programming language in the world, with millions of lines of code used in businesses and applications of all types and sizes. The new release of Visual Basic 2010 is tightly integrated with the Windows operating system and the .NET programming environment. Renowned VB authority Rod Stephens provides a comprehensive guide to Visual Basic programming, including the latest enhancements to the VB language and programming environment with Visual Studio 2010 The tutorial is packed with detailed and practical code examples that show readers how to master all of the features of VB.

• Visual Basic authority Rod Stephens presents a must-have resource on Visual Basic, the most popular programming language in the word
• Fully covers the newest features of Visual Basic 2010, such as array literals and initializers, collection initializers, implicit line continuation, Lambda expressions, and more
• Features extensively revised and tested code to ensure compliance with the latest release

With this essential resource, you''ll be able to quickly review the details of important programming, objects, properties, methods, and events.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

This comprehensive tutorial and reference guide provides programmers and developers of all skill and experience levels with a broad, solid understanding of essential Visual Basic 2010 topics and clearly explains how to use this powerful programming language to perform a variety of tasks. As a tutorial, the book describes the Visual Basic language and covers essential Visual Basic topics. Also serving as a reference guide, the material presents categorized information regarding specific operations and reveals useful tips and tricks to help you make the most of Visual Basic 2010.

Visual Basic 2010:

• Reviews the forms, controls, and other objects that Visual Basic provides for building applications in a modern windowing environment

• Discusses the latest features of Visual Basic, including auto-implemented properties, array literals and initializers, and nullable optional parameters

• Explains how to customize the Visual Studio integrated development environment

• Reviews WPF controls, error handling and debugging techniques, LINQ features, user access security, and more

• Addresses object-oriented programming with Visual Basic 2010

• Details the various graphics classes in the GDI+

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