• Author:
  • Petroutsos, Evangelos
• Subject:
  Computer Programming / Software Development
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  13/04/2010
• Price:
  $89.99
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The new edition of the ultimate comprehensive guide to Microsoft Visual Basic

Where most VB books start with beginner level topics, Mastering Visual Basic 2010 vaults you right into intermediate and advanced coverage. From the core of the language and user interface design to developing data-driven applications, this detailed book brings you thoroughly up to speed and features numerous example programs you can use to start building your own apps right away.

• Covers Visual Basic 2010, part of Microsoft's Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE), which includes C#, C++, Visual Web Developer, and ASP.NET, along with Visual Basic
• Explains topics in the thorough, step-by-step style of all books in the Mastering series, providing you ample instruction, tips, and techniques
• Helps you build your own applications by supplying sample code you can use to start development
• Includes review exercises in each chapter to reinforce concepts as you learn

All the books in the Sybex Mastering series feature comprehensive and expert coverage of topics you can put to immediate use.

1 Getting Started with Visual Basic 2010.

2 Handling Data.

3 Visual Basic Programming Essentials.

Part II: Developing Windows Applications.

4 GUI Design and Event-Driven Programming.

5 Basic Windows Controls.

6 Working with Forms.

7 More Windows Controls.

Part III: Working with Custom Classes and Controls.

8 Working with Objects.

9 Building Custom Windows Controls.

10 Applied Object Oriented Programming.

Part IV: Working with the .NET Framework.

11 The Framework at Large.

12 Storing Data in Collections.

13 XML in Modern Programming.

14 Introduction to LINQ.

Part V: Developing Data-Driven Applications.

15 Programming with ADO.NET.

16 Developing Data-Driven Applications.

17 Using the Data Entity Model.

18 DataSets and the Basics of Data-Bound Applications.

Part VI: Developing for the Web.

19 Accessing the Web.

20 Building Web Applications.

21 rogramming with Web Services.