Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition  (English, Paperback, Pelland)

This lively learn-by-doing introduction to Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition is an easy-to-use version of a popular professional-level development tool. Featuring a full edition of the software, this guide walks the reader through a complete programming project—a desktop weather-reporting application—from start to finish. The readers also get an introduction to the Microsoft Visual Studio lightweight tools to work right away—creating, compiling, testing and delivering their first ready-to-use program.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2008
• Chapter 2: Installing Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition
• Chapter 3: Creating Your First Applications
• Chapter 4: Creating Your Own Web Browser in Less
• Chapter 5: Using Rapid Application Development Tools
• Chapter 6: Modifying Your Web Browser
• Chapter 7: Fixing the Broken Blocks
• Chapter 8: Managing the Data
• Chapter 9: Building Your Own Weather Tracker Application
• Glossary
• Index