The Visual Basic .NET Style Guide: The Essential Companion for Development Teams and Individuals (Prentice Hall Ptr Microsoft Technologies Series) - Softcover

Patrick, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130348627 ISBN 13: 9780130348623

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

For students at any level, in any course on Visual Basic.NET, Visual Basic, or .NET.

The Visual Basic.NET Style Guide brings together state-of-the-art guidelines for professional VB.NET development, organized in patterns that offer specific solutions to the most common VB.NET development problems, and illuminated through short, simple examples. This book fully reflects the major changes Microsoft has introduced in VB.NET, from syntax and behavior to .NET external libraries and new user interface and database standards. Patrick introduces best-practice style and design solutions for declaring VB.NET elements; commenting; ensuring user interface consistency; leveraging ADO.NET's database tools; and more. He also provides a comprehensive reference, organized by VB.NET feature, and covering both VB.NET keywords and .NET external libraries formerly embedded within the Visual Basic grammar.

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From the Back Cover:

Powerful, elegant, professional code ― it's all a matter of style!

• Improve and simplify your work by learning the elements of professional coding
• Build powerful, reliable, and maintainable applications through consistent practices
• Acquire the mindset of a professional developer

Visual Basic programming is simple enough, but this simplicity can encourage poor programming habits. If you want to produce code that is professional inside and out, you need to do it with a consistent style. Whether you work alone or with a group, you know that clear coding and concise documentation can streamline your job. In The Visual Basic .NET Style Guide, author Tim Patrick teaches you how to structure your projects so they'll satisfy the user immediately, and be easy to troubleshoot or modify later on. You'll also learn to give your applications a polished, professional look: With consistent interface guidelines, your projects are easier to use and more pleasing to the eye, which is something your audience will notice right away.

The Visual Basic .NET programming environment introduces powerful object-oriented and Internet-savvy features. In this edition of The Visual Basic .NET Style Guide, Patrick uses real code examples to show you how to harness these tools using a disciplined approach, whether updating existing code or building new applications from scratch. The Visual Basic .NET Style Guide will teach you to

• Write clear, concise code that's easy for you and others to maintain
• Fine-tune your interface for a rich, rewarding user experience
• Learn the foundational attitudes of discipline, planning, and ethics
• Apply the power of Visual Basic .NET to new and existing software

Even if your experience in Visual Basic and object-oriented programming is limited, The Visual Basic .NET Style Guide will teach you to write concise, easily maintained code that fully leverages the .NET platform.

Synopsis:

VB.NET represents an enormous change for Visual Basic developers, with new syntax, new feature interactions, and powerful new capabilities. To succeed with VB.NET, developers and organizations need high-quality development standards. The Visual Basic.NET Style Guide brings together state-of-the-art guidelines for professional VB.NET development, organized in patterns that offer specific solutions to the most common VB.NET development problems, and illuminated through short, simple examples. This book fully reflects the major changes Microsoft has introduced in VB.NET, from syntax and behavior to .NET external libraries and new user interface and database standards. Patrick introduces best-practice style and design solutions for declaring VB.NET elements; commenting; ensuring user interface consistency; leveraging ADO.NET's database tools; and much more. He also provides a comprehensive reference, organized by VB.NET feature, and covering both VB.NET keywords and .NET external libraries formerly embedded within the Visual Basic grammar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130348627
• ISBN 13: 9780130348623
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336