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Petzold, recipient of the Windows Pioneer Award from Windows magazine, shows how to use Visual Basic .NET to get the most out of Windows Forms, the next-generation Windows programming class library. He shows how to use the .NET-enabled version of Visual Basic to create user interfaces and graphical outputs for Windows-based applications, presenting client application examples to illustrate common techniques and best practices. Readers should be able to compile and run Visual Basic .NET programs, and should be familiar with object-oriented concepts. Petzold has written other books on programming for Windows.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
Petzold's popular C# book -- now for anyone who develops with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET! Charles Petzold, one of the world's leading Windows development experts, has revised his popular Programming Microsoft Windows with C# book for developers who work in Visual Basic.NET! The best-selling author shows how to use Visual Basic.NET to get the most out of Windows Forms -- the next generation Windows programming class library. You'll learn to use the .NET-enabled version of Visual Basic to create dynamic user interfaces and graphical outputs for Windows-based applications. With dozens of client application examples to illustrate common techniques and plenty of no-nonsense advice on best practices, you'll learn how to go far beyond the basics with Visual Basic.NET.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"Look it up in Petzold" remains the last word on Windows development. In this Microsoft .NET-ready guide to the state-of-the-art programming features in Visual Basic .NET, the best-selling author shows developers how to get the most out of Windows Forms-the next-generation Windows programming class library. Developers will discover how to use Visual Basic .NET to create dynamic user interfaces and graphical outputs for Windows applications. With dozens of examples of client applications to illustrate common techniques and plenty of no-nonsense advice on best programming practices, the average developer can advance far beyond the basics with Visual Basic .NET right away.

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