Beginning VB 2008: From Novice to Professional

The VB 2008 language is your gateway to the powerful .NET platform. VB combined with Visual Studio gives you the freedom to create your applications faster and with a greater range of tools than any other coding environment. The new .NET Framework 3.5 is the most powerful yet devised, with new innovations that make it easy for you to query your databases directly from your VB code and ASP.NET AJAX giving you drag-and-drop access to AJAX techniques for your web pages.

This book is for anyone who's just starting out to learn about VB 2008. It doesn't assume any prior knowledge of object-oriented programming, of the .NET Framework, or of coding in general. Written by a well-respected author, it teaches beginners how to use the new framework to their best advantage. Readers will learn everything they need to know to get to grips with this cutting-edge technology.