Introduction 1
Part I: Getting to Know .NET Using Visual Basic 9
Chapter 1: Wading into Visual Basic 11
Chapter 2: Using Visual Studio 2008 23
Chapter 3: Designing Applications in VB 2008 43
Part II: Building Applications with VB 2008 59
Chapter 4: Building Windows Applications 61
Chapter 5: Building Web Applications 83
Chapter 6: Building Class Libraries 107
Chapter 7: Building Web Services 123
Chapter 8: Debugging in VB 2008 139
Part III: Making Your Programs Work 155
Chapter 9: Interpreting Strings and Things 157
Chapter 10: Making Decisions in Code 175
Chapter 11: Getting Loopy 187
Chapter 12: Reusing Code 197
Chapter 13: Making Arguments, Earning Returns 219
Part IV: Digging into the Framework 237
Chapter 14: Writing Secure Code 239
Chapter 15: Accessing Data 253
Chapter 16: Working with the File System 271
Chapter 17: Accessing the Internet 283
Chapter 18: Creating Images 297
Part V: The Part of Tens 309
Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Using the VB User Interface 311
Chapter 20: Ten Ideas for Taking Your Next Programming Step 325
Chapter 21: Ten Resources on the Internet 337
Index 343
