Preface

The .NET Framework is a development platform that was released by Microsoft in the beginning of 2002. Using the .NET Framework is strategic because it allows companies to develop software that leverages Microsoft's most recent innovations for building distributed applications. This platform also provides features that make it easier, less costly, and more secure to deploy applications in a network environment.

Visual Basic .NET is a new programming language that has been designed especially for the .NET Framework. Once you learn how to write and test code with Visual Basic .NET, you will be able to take advantage of the .NET Framework's many new features. This, in turn, will allow you to build networked applications and reusable component ...

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