Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform 3rd Edition

Description

Whether you're moving to .NET for the first time, or you're already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform will provide you with a solid grounding in this technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career:

* Explore five new chapters of content - including the grammar of the common intermediate language (CIL), .NET generics, and object serialization services.
* Discover all the new .NET 3.5 features - nullable types, delegate covariance, ASP.NET 2.0 master pages, the new Windows Forms "Strip" controls, and much more.
* Get a professional foothold - targeted to appeal to experienced software professionals and/or graduate students of computer science (so don't expect three chapters on iteration or decision constructs!).
* Gain a rock - solid foundation in programming using Visual Basic.
* Get comfortable with all the core aspects of the .NET platform - including assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML web services, and much more.

Once you've digested the information contained in the 25 chapters of this 1000+ page book, you'll be ready to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments and well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own.

 What you'll learn
* Everything you need to put .NET 3.5 and Visual Basic 2008 to use in your professional workbefore anyone else!
* Insights and techniques from the author's experience since .NET 1.0
* Complete coverage of .NET 3.5 - WPF, WCF and WF Who this book is for

    Anyone with some software development experience interested in the new .NET 3.5 platform and the Visual Basic language. Whether you're moving to .NET for the first time or you're already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, this book will provide you with a solid grounding in this new technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career.

CONTENTS:

Part 1 Introduction Visual Basic 2008 and the .Net Platform
Chapter 1 The Philosophy of .Net
Chapter 2 Building Visual Basic 2008 Applications

Part 2 Core VB Programming Constructs
Chapter 3 VB 2008 Programming Constructs, Part I
Chapter 4 VB 2008 Programming Constructs, Part II
Chapter 5 Designing Encapsulated Class Types
Chapter 6 Understanding Inheritance and Polymorphism
Chapter 7 Understanding Structured Exception Hnalding
Chapter 8 Understanding Object Lifetime

Part 3 Advanced VB Programming Consructs
Chapter 9 Working with Interface Types
Chapter 10 Collections, Generics, and Nullable Data Types
Chapter 11 Delegates, Events, and Lambdas
Chapter 12 Operator Overloading and Custom Conversion Routines
Chapter 13 VB 2008-Specific Language Features
Chapter 14 An Introduction to LINQ

Part 4 Programming with .NET Assemblies
Chapter 15 Introducing .NET Assemblies
Chapter 16 Type Reflection, Late Binding, and Attribute-Based Programming
Chapter 17 Processes, AppDomains, and Object Contexts
Chapter 18 Building Multithreaded Applications
Chapter 19 .NET Interoperability Assemblies

Part 5 Introducing the .NET Base Class Libraries
Chapter 20 File and Directory Manipulation
Chapter 21 Introducing Object Serialization
Chapter 22 ADO.NET Part I: The Connected Layer
Chapter 23 ADO.NET Part II: The Disconnected Layer
Chapter 24 Programming with the LINQ APIs
Chapter 25 Introducing Windows Communication Foundation
Chapter 26 Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation

Part 6 Desktop Applications with Windows Forms
Chapter 27 Introducing Windows Forms
Chapter 28 Rendering Graphical Data with GDI+
Chapter 29 Programming with Windows Forms Controls

Part 7 Desktop Applications with WPF
Chapter 30 Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation and XAML
Chapter 31 Programming with WPF Controls
Chapter 32 WPF 2D Graphical Rendering, Resources, and Themes

Part 8 Building Web Applications with ASP.NET
Chapter 33 Building ASP.NET Web Pages
Chapter 34 ASP.NET Web Controls, Themes, and Master Pages
Chapter 35 ASP.NET State Management Techniques

Index