Start Here! Learn Microsoft Visual Basic 2010

Learn the fundamentals of modern programming with Microsoft Visual Basic-and quickly begin building applications for the desktop, the web, and Windows(R) Phone 7. If you have absolutely no programming experience, no problem-simply start here! With this hands-on book, you'll explore programming concepts and getting started techniques with clear explanations, easy-to-follow examples, and exercises. Then you'll put it all together by building your first applications! * Explore Visual Basic and the tools in Microsoft Visual Studio(R) development environment * Learn visual design and event-driven programming * Master the basics of objects and object-oriented programming * Query collections and data with Language Integrated Query (LINQ) * Learn to manipulate XML programmatically * Practice with exercises, sample code, and sample applications * Build your first applications for desktop, web, and mobile devices