E-Books: Step By Step Microsoft Visual Basic 2008
By Michael Halvorson
By Michael Halvorson
I’m really glad that you’ve chosen this book to learn essential Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 programming skills and techniques. Although we’re meeting for the fi rst time in this paragraph, the chances are that we’re not all that different. I work with a computer every day and I spend a lot of time helping friends and colleagues make their lives better (or at least more effi cient!) with new software and related technologies. Over the years, I have learned dozens of computer applications, languages, and tools, and I have a knack for weaving them together to solve real-world business problems. You’re probably the same—the go-to tech person in your offi ce, school, or home—which is why you’re now needing to learn, or upgrade to, Visual Basic 2008—one of the most powerful development tools in use today.
Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step is a comprehensive introduction to Visual Basic programming using the Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 software. I’ve designed this practical, hands-on tutorial with a variety of skill levels in mind. The result is that new programmers can learn software development fundamentals in the context of useful, real-world applications, and experienced Visual
Basic programmers can quickly master the essential tools and programming techniques offered in the Visual Basic 2008 upgrade.Complementing this comprehensive approach is the book’s structure—4 topically organized parts, 20 chapters, and 53 step-by-step exercises and sample programs. By using this book, you’ll quickly learn how to create professional-quality Visual Basic 2008 applications for the Windows operating system and a variety of Web browsers. You’ll also have fun!
What Is Visual Basic 2008?
Visual Basic 2008 is a development tool that you can use to build software applications that perform useful work and look great within a variety of settings. Using Visual Basic 2008, you can create applications for the Windows operating system, the Web, hand-held devices, and a host of other environments and settings. The most important advantage of Visual Basic is that it has been designed to increase productivity in your daily development work—especially if you need to use information in databases or create solutions for the Internet—but an important additional benefi t is that once you become comfortable with the development environment in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, you can use the same tools to write programs for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008, Microsoft Visual C# 2008, Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008, and other third-party tools and compilers.
Visual Basic .NET Versions
So how did we get here, anyway? The fi rst version of Visual Basic .NET (Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2002) was released in February 2002. The second release (Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003) was widely available in March 2003. Next came Visual Basic 2005 in late 2005, and after a long period of development and integration work, Microsoft released Visual Basic 2008 in early 2008. Visual Basic 2008 is now so tightly integrated with Visual Studio that it is only available as a component in the Visual Studio 2008 programming suite, which includes Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual Web Developer, and other Microsoft .NET development tools.
Visual Studio 2008 is sold in several different product confi gurations, including Standard Edition, Professional Edition, Team Suite, and Express Edition. I’ve written this book to be compatible with all editions of Visual Basic 2008 and Visual Studio 2008, but especially with the tools and techniques available in Visual Studio Standard Edition and Visual Studio Professional Edition. Although Visual Basic 2008 is similar in many ways to Visual Basic 2005, there are many important differences and improvements, so I recommend that you complete the exercises in this book using the Visual Basic 2008 software.
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