Visual Basic 2005 For Dummies - Softcover

Sempf, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076457728X ISBN 13: 9780764577284

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Synopsis

• Visual Basic is Microsoft′s premier programming language, used by more than three million developers and in 50 million Windows applications
• Programming pro and veteran Wrox author Bill Sempf has thoroughly overhauled the book′s organization and content, making it even more accessible to programming beginners
• Highlights new VB features and functions, including important advances in compatibility with older VB versions
• Offers plain–English explanations of variables, constants, loops, VB syntax, forms, controls, objects, and other fundamentals
• The CD–ROM includes all source code and third–party software tools

About this title

About the Author

I am Bill Sempf, and you ll notice that I don t write in third person. I have spent an inordinate amount of time in the last several years writing about, thinking about, and coding in VB.NET. I am a coauthor of Pro Visual Studio.NET, Effective Visual Studio.NET, Professional ASP.NET Web Services and Professional VB.NET (among others), and a frequent contributor to the Microsoft Developer Network, Builder.com, Hardcore Web Services, Inside Web Development Journal, and Intranet Journal.
I have recently been an invited speaker for DevEssentials, the International XML Web Services Expo, and the Association of Information Technology Professionals. As a graduate of Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Microsoft Certified Professional, Certified Internet Business Strategist, and Certified Internet Webmaster, I have developed over one hundred Web applications for startups and Fortune 500 companies alike.
I began my career in 1985 by helping my father (also named Bill) manage Apple IIe systems for the local library. Since then, I have built applications for the likes of Lucent Technologies, Bank One, the State of Ohio, Nationwide Insurance, and Sears, Roebuck and Co. I specialized in data–driven Web applications of all types, both public and private. Currently, I am the Senior Technology Consultant at Products of Innovative New Technology in Grove City, Ohio, a Microsoft Certified Partner. I can be reached at bill@pointweb.net.

From the Back Cover

Get up to speed on the latest Visual Basic release

The fun and easy way® to learn the most widely used programming language

Looking to spice up your Web and Windows® experience? Then it′s time to take control of your desktop and create your own programs! This handy guide will take you from the initial steps of writing code to building next–generation applications using all the exciting features of Visual Basic 2005. Your computer environment will never be the same!

Discover how to

• Establish excellent programming practices
• Leverage the new .NET features
• Make your code more secure
• Take advantage of the Visual Basic User Interface
• Build cutting–edge applications for Windows and the Web

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076457728X
• ISBN 13: 9780764577284
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384