Overview

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Overview

The .NET framework is the first development platform designed from the ground up with the Internet in mind. In order to incorporate VB developers within this framework, Microsoft have introduced a number of new features to VB.NET, not least a move to full object-oriented programming and greatly enhanced web design facilities. This book will give the experienced programmer insight into these new and enhanced features, so as to allow them to begin designing and writing real-world applications, which fully utilize the exciting power of VB.NET.

Who is the book for?

This book is for existing developers, with a background in Visual Basic, ASP, or VBScript, who want a summary of the differences between VB6 and VB.NET, as well as information on migration issues. This book was written on the public beta release and while we can't guarantee that the final version will be identical, you can be sure that almost all of the concepts, examples, and explanations will still be available for the final release.

Beta 2 updates for this book are now available for free download here.