Programming The Web With Visual Basic Net

Crouch provides beginning and intermediate developers with the practical information and step-by-step guidance they need to become productive with .NET. This tutorial offers a comprehensive yet approachable introduction to the .NET Framework, ASP.NET programming, and XML Web Services development.

After reading Programming the Web with Visual Basic .NET, developers will understand how to build and deploy top quality, professionally designed, highly usable Web applications using Visual Basic .NET.

* How to create dynamic web pages with ASP.NET web forms and web server controls * How to display and manipulate data using ADO.NET and Visual Studio .NET components * How to persist state in different ways, within the "stateless" web environment * How to create XML files and XML schema, and how to use them for data transfer * How to integrate your web applications with others, through web services * How to make your application more secure, via the security features in ASP.NET and IIS * How to eliminate bugs and unexpected failures, through effective debugging and exception-handling techniques * How to improve the performance of your application and prepare it for release NOTE: There is an Apress title called Programming the Web with Visual Basic .NET (Torkelson, Peterson, Torkelson) but this title is aimed at a higher-level audience and is more of a ‘transition’ book than an inspirational skills improvement book.

John Alexander and bestselling author Billy Hollis show programmers how to develop enterprise-level Web applications using Microsoft's popular programming language—Visual Basic.NET. Features the incomparable insights and programming know-how of two popular Microsoft insiders, arming developers with proven tips and workarounds to use in their own projects Provides step-by-step instruction for creating business Web applications using ASP.NET and VB.NET Companion Web site contains all the code for the sample application

Completely revised, this edition is an essential guide for VB programmers looking to make the change to the .NET programming environment.

What is this book about? Visual Basic .NET is the latest version of the most widely used programming language in the world, popular with professional developers and complete beginners alike. This book will teach you Visual Basic .NET from first principles. You'll quickly and easily learn how to write Visual Basic .NET code and create attractive windows and forms for the users of your applications. To get you started on the road to professional development, you'll also learn about object-oriented programming, creating your own controls, working with databases, creating menus, and working with graphics. This second edition has been thoroughly tested on the full release version of .NET. The book is written in the proven Wrox beginning style with clear explanations and plenty of code samples. Every new concept is explained thoroughly with Try It Out examples and there are end-of-chapter questions to test yourself. What does this book cover? In this book, you will learn how to Install Visual Basic .NET Write Visual Basic .NET code Understand what the .NET Framework is and why it's important Control the flow through your application with loops and branching structures Create useful windows and screens Create your own menus Gain a complete understanding of object-oriented programming Work with graphics Create your own controls Access databases with ADO.NET Create applications for the Web Who is this book for? This book is aimed at readers who wish to learn to program using Visual Basic .NET. It assumes you have no prior experience of programming, but moves at a fast enough pace to be interesting if you have programmed in another language.

Learn to develop professional applications with VB and the .NET platform in a unique building block approach. This guide also presents the basic concepts of the .NET framework, which is the common language.

Most Visual Basic .NET books are written for experienced object-oriented programmers, but many programmers jumping on the .NET bandwagon are coming from non-object-oriented languages, such as Visual Basic 6.0 or from script programming, such as JavaScript. These programmers, and those who are adopting VB.NET as their first programming language, have been out of luck when it comes to finding a high-quality introduction to the language that helps them get started.That's why Jesse Liberty, author of the best-selling books Programming C# and Programming ASP.NET, has written an entry-level guide to Visual Basic .NET. Written in a warm and friendly manner, this book assumes no prior programming experience, and provides an easy introduction to Microsoft's most popular .NET language.Learning Visual Basic .NET is a complete introduction to VB.NET and object-oriented programming. This book will help you build a solid foundation in .NET, and show how to apply your skills by using hundreds of examples to help you become productive quickly. Learning Visual Basic .NET introduces fundamentals like Visual Studio .NET, a tool set for building Windows and Web applications. You'll learn about the syntax and structure of the Visual Basic .NET language, including operators, classes and interfaces, structs, arrays, and strings. Liberty then demonstrates how to develop various kinds of applications--including those that work with databases--and web services.By the time you've finished Learning Visual Basic .NET, you'll be ready to move on to a more advanced programming guide that will help you create large-scale web and Windows applications.Whether you have a little object-oriented programming experience or you are new to programming altogether, Visual Basic .NET will set you firmly on your way to mastering the essentials of the VB.NET language.