Step-by-Step Instruction on Complex Topics Leads You to the Expert Level
Do you scour VB.NET books seeking solutions for esoteric database
programming, debugging, security, or printing challenges, but can't
ever find them? Are you wrestling with VB.NET's newer topics, such as
asynchronous programming, Web services, employing Office objects, using
reflection, and the .NET Compact Framework? Could you use some
assistance making the transition from VB6 to VB.NET? If so, peer inside.
Visual Basic .NET Power Tools is intended for professional programmers
geared up to tackle the complex, cutting-edge, and sophisticated
aspects of VB.NET. In this rare book, two world-renowned VB authors
thoroughly describe a broad range of fascinating and important aspects
of VB that aren't addressed elsewhere.
This solutions-oriented guide teaches you how to:
* Get under the hood of the .NET Framework, and find out why it works the way it does
* Employ serialization techniques
* Leverage Microsoft Office in your applications
* Master encryption, hashing, and creating keys
* Learn advanced printing techniques
* Use the new reflection technology to look inside executing assemblies
* Build data-driven Web applications
* Design data-driven Windows applications
* Work with regular expressions
* Employ advanced graphics techniques
* Create professional-looking forms
* Design effective User Interfaces
* Use the .NET Compact Framework and its emerging technologies
Written by a Microsoft insider and well-respected Visual Basic expert, Matthew Curland's Advanced Visual Basic 6: Power Techniques for Everyday Programs
is a unique guide to extending the reach of VB into COM and object
design. This compendium of tips and strategies for doing more in VB is
perfect for intermediate to advanced developers who seek to overcome
bottlenecks in performance and functionality in their favorite
programming tool. The underlying message is that VB lets you work
more efficiently with Microsoft COM if you implement a few extra
routines that look under its hood. The more notable techniques use
memory more efficiently (including code that creates large numbers of
objects faster). More advanced readers will appreciate the in-depth
guide to building COM objects programmatically within VB. (The book
shows you how to create lightweight COM objects by using custom
routines.) For the real guru, there's even a section on how to use
inline assembly language within VB. Later sections turn to a host of
techniques for multithreading, doing more with windows, and how to
manage and customize COM-type libraries for successful real-world
deployment. Armed with these custom routines and an expert's-eye view
of VB internals, you'll be able to get more out of VB with faster, more
versatile programs.
Beginning programmers often motivate themselves by creating a first
project in a subject that they are interested in. Many young
programmers are interested in game programming. Learn VB .NET Through
Game Programming is a self-paced learning tutorial designed to help any
developer master the basics of object-oriented programming (OOP) with
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. Unlike other books on OOP, this
easy-to-understand book provides readers with peer-level language,
while illustrating concepts with definitive and intuitive game
programming examples. 
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. 