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Providing programmers and developers of all skill levels wi th a comprehensive tutorial and reference to Visual Basic (V B) 2008, Microsoft MVP Rod Stephenspresents a broad, solid u nderstanding of essential topics on the latest version of VB . He explains the forms, controls, and other objects that VB furnishes for building applications in a modern windows env ironment. Plus, he examines the powerful development environ ment that makes VB such a productive language, and he delves into the VB language itself to show you how to use it to pe rform an array of important development tasks.
New examples and extensively revised and retested code that complies with the 2008 release help you obtain a firm unders tanding of VB 2008. Extensive appendixes prove to be particu larly useful to help you translate from the languages you al ready know into the corresponding VB syntax. Ultimately, you 'll find coverage of the technologies you need in order to b uild sophisticated applications with VB 2008.
What you will learn from this book * Extension methods for adding new features to existing classes * How to select and use Windows Forms Controls for a spe cific purpose * Tips for using subroutines and functions to break a pr ogram into manageable pieces * Techniques for error handling and debugging * Various important classes and objects to use when buil ding an application * How to use the graphics device interface routines to d raw images in VB * Ways an application interacts with its environment | 
