Peter Wright taught 100,000 new programmers how to program in Visual Basic during the 1990s. The same Peter Wright—style makes this book the best Express tutorial available Covers all the key features of Visual Basic 2005 Express; opens up a whole range of exciting continuation products in the Apress roadmaps for when the new programmers want to continue their journeys VB.NET is the language of the future; many aspiring programmers will opt for VB.NET as their entry point into programming

Build your own Web browser, desktop weather station, or other cool application--without any programming experience! Featuring learn-by-doing projects and plenty of visual examples, this hands-on book is your quick start to creating applications for Microsoft Windows. Have fun as you discover how to: Design a rich user interface with easy-to-use tools "Drag and drop" text boxes, buttons, and other controls into your application Add database and reporting capabilities Exploit features that reduce the amount of code you write Find and fix any bugs Roll-out and share your application CD Includes: Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

This valuable and inexpensive resource is ideal for anyone who is new to programming and wants to learn the basics of Visual Basic without being overwhelmed by the complicated Visual Studio integrated development environment This back-to-basics book covers getting started with the featured "Starter Kits," learning practical programming , and developing applications Also shows how to use VB Express Edition with database and Web Programming

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Presents projects designed to create applications for Microsoft Windows.

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