Start Here! Learn Microsoft Visual Basic (Developer)

Learn the fundamentals of modern programming with Microsoft Visual Basic—and quickly begin building applications for the desktop, the web, and Windows® Phone 7. If you have absolutely no programming experience, no problem—simply start here! With this hands-on book, you'll explore programming concepts and getting started techniques with clear explanations, easy-to-follow examples, and exercises. Then you'll put it all together by building your first applications!

• Explore Visual Basic and the tools in Microsoft Visual Studio® development environment
• Learn visual design and event-driven programming
• Master the basics of objects and object-oriented programming
• Query collections and data with Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
• Learn to manipulate XML programmatically
• Practice with exercises, sample code, and sample applications
• Build your first applications for desktop, web, and mobile devices