Visual Basic .Net Tips and Techniques (Tips & Techniques)

300+ Immediate Solutions from the Pros

Quickly take advantage of Visual Basic .NET to implement a wide range of programming tasks. Packed with practical advice and hundreds of ready-to-run programs, this powerful resource will show you how to maximize the .NET environment to create professional-quality real-world solutions. Covers key programming concepts in detail, providing you with the foundation you need to develop applications that exploit the .NET environment. Presents complete source code for ASP.NET pages, ADO.NET database applications, Web services, Web and Windows forms, event and error handlers, application deployment using .NET assemblies and versioning, and more. Visual Basic .NET Tips & Techniques takes you far beyond drag-and-drop application development to the inner workings of the essential operations .NET programmers must know.

Inside:

• Precise, proven techniques--professional-level advice from industry experts
  
• Chapter-by-chapter subject indexes--make critical information easier to access
  
• Focused information--straightforward explanations for experienced programmers
  
• "Use It" icons--each tip includes instructions for immediate implementation
  
• Must-have information--quick and concise solutions that work
  

Provides 300 tips for programming with Visual Basic .NET, divided into 18 subject headings such as classes, the common language runtime, multiple threads of execution, windows forms, ASP.NET pages, and web services. Each tip is accompanied by source code for experimenting with the programming concept and an explanation of the processing the code performs. Tips include handling exceptions with a generic catch statement, creating a class library, adding buttons to web pages, and querying a database about its tables.
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300+ Immediate Solutions from the Pros

Quickly take advantage of Visual Basic .NET to implement a wide range of programming tasks. Packed with practical advice and hundreds of ready-to-run programs, this powerful resource will show you how to maximize the .NET environment to create professional-quality real-world solutions. Covers key programming concepts in detail, providing you with the foundation you need to develop applications that exploit the .NET environment. Presents complete source code for ASP.NET pages, ADO.NET database applications, Web services, Web and Windows forms, event and error handlers, application deployment using .NET assemblies and versioning, and more. "Visual Basic .NET Tips & Techniques takes you far beyond drag-and-drop application development to the inner workings of the essential operations .NET programmers must know.

Inside: Precise, proven techniques--professional-level advice from industry experts Chapter-by-chapter subject indexes--make critical information easier to access Focused information--straightforward explanations for experienced programmers "Use It" icons--each tip includes instructions for immediate implementation Must-have information--quick and concise solutions that work