eBook Details:

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 1st edition (January 4, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 111831445X
• ISBN-13: 978-1118314456

eBook Description:

Professional Visual Basic 2012 and .NET 4.5 Programming

After a quick review of the of introductory topics of Visual Basic 2012 and .NET 4.5, this book moves quickly into advanced topics such as data access with ADO.NET, security, ASP.NET web programming with Visual Basic, Windows workflow, and threading. You’ll explore the essential Visual Basic 2012 functions you need, including .NET features such as LINQ, WCF, and more. Plus, you’ll examine exception handling and debugging, Visual Studio features, and deployment.

The new Visual Basic 2012 and its compatibility with .NET 4.5 require that programmers be familiar with all the latest subject matter. After a quick refresher of the basics, this must-have resource quickly dives into more advanced topics to examine the important topics, such as data access with ADO.NET, security, ASP.NET web programming with VB, Windows workflow, and threading. In-depth coverage looks at the new .NET features, including LINQ, WCF, XML, WPF, and more. Plus, you’ll address exception handling and debugging, Visual Studio features, and deployment.

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 744 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 1st edition (September 19, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118311817
• ISBN-13: 978-1118311813

eBook Description:

The ultimate beginner’s guide to programming in Visual Basic 2012

Visual Basic, used to write Windows applications and web apps with ASP.NET, is an essential language for beginning programmers. Using the time-tested Wrox approach, this guide provides a step-by-step format that gets beginners up and running quickly and confidently. Essential topics covered include writing Windows applications, working with dialog boxes and menus, object oriented programming techniques, programming for graphics, using Visual Basic with ASP.NET for web apps, and dealing with data access and SQL Server.

• Visual Basic is a popular first language for beginning programmers; this Wrox beginner’s guide covers all aspects of the newest version
• Uses a basic, step-by-step approach to help beginners learn quickly and easily
• Covers essential topics including flow control, data structure, writing Windows applications, error handling and debugging, objects and object oriented techniques, and class libraries
• Explains Windows Forms, graphics programming, accessing databases, web programming using Visual Basic with ASP.NET, data access, SQL Server, ADO.NET, and XML

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 840 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 1st edition (August 21, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118314077
• ISBN-13: 978-1118314074

eBook Description:

Visual Basic 2012 Programmer’s Reference

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. In this edition of the bestselling Wrox guide, Visual Basic expert Rod Stephens offers novice and experienced developers a comprehensive tutorial and reference to Visual Basic 2012. This latest edition introduces major changes to the Visual Studio development platform, including support for developing mobile applications that can take advantage of the Windows 8 operating system.

• This new edition includes information on developing Win8-compatible Metro applications using pre-loaded templates
• Explores the new design features and support for WPF designers
• Explains how to develop Windows smartphone apps
• Covers new VB language features such as Asynch and Await

Visual Basic 2012 is packed with powerful features and this book will help you master them all. You’ll gain a solid understanding of essential Visual Basic topics and begin applying the information to perform a host of important development tasks. The tutorials inside are filled with code examples and the best methods for using them to write your own programs. Soon you’ll be building sophisticated applications as you learn to get the most out of forms, windows, controls, and other objects that help make Visual Basic such a popular programming language. Download eBook Free »

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 1st edition (February 8, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470943351
• ISBN-13: 978-0470943359

eBook Description:

Stephens’ Visual Basic Programming 24-Hour Trainer: Unique book-and-DVD package for novice Visual Basic programmers

Start from scratch, and even if you don t know a thing about Visual Basic, you soon will with this thorough introduction to Visual Basic programming. Using easy-to-follow lessons and step-by-step instruction, this practical book teaches you concepts and hands-on techniques, then reinforces your learning with video screencasts and supplemental materials. Follow the exercises, then access the Try It section on the DVD, and watch as well-known VB authority and author Rod Stephens works through programming problems.

• Introduces Visual Basic programming to beginning programmers; no prior experience is necessary
• Covers Visual Basic programming concepts and techniques, as well as the Visual Studio development environment
• Provides a series of easy-to-follow lessons, supplemented by instructional video on DVD
• Offers expert instruction from well-known VB authority and author Rod Stephens, who also provides supplemental instruction on the DVD, where he works through a series of Try It problems and demonstrates effective solutions

Stephens’ Visual Basic Programming 24-Hour Trainer is an exceptional book-and-DVD package that will have you programming in Visual Basic in no time.

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