Visual Basic 2005 For Dummies

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.

Introduction. Part I: Getting to Know .NET Using VB. Chapter 1: Wading into Visual Basic. Chapter 2: Using Visual Studio 2005. Chapter 3: Designing Applications in VB 2005. Part II: Building Applications with VB 2005. Chapter 4: Building Windows Applications. Chapter 5: Building Web Applications. Chapter 6: Building Class Libraries. Chapter 7: Building Web Services. Chapter 8: Debugging in VB 2005. Part III: Making Your Programs Work. Chapter 9: Interpreting Strings and Things. Chapter 10: Making Decisions in Code. Chapter 11: Getting Loopy. Chapter 12: Reusing Code. Chapter 13: Making Arguments, Earning Returns. Part IV: Digging into the Framework. Chapter 14: Writing Secure Code. Chapter 15: Accessing Data. Chapter 16: Working with the File System. Chapter 17: Accessing the Internet. Chapter 18: Creating Images. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Using the VB User Interface. Chapter 20: Ten Ideas for Taking Your Next Programming Step. Chapter 21: Ten Resources on the Internet. Index.