Introduction

The Microsoft Visual Basic .NET language now spans more programming tools, concepts, and application programming interfaces (APIs) than ever before. With the Microsoft .NET Framework, your Visual Basic code can go to work in a Microsoft Windows service, a Web application, an XML Web service, a Windows client, or a remote component. It can use robust multithreading, manipulate relational data and XML, harness COM+ services, and more. With all this functionality comes a price—even the most experienced developer can have trouble isolating a useful feature buried somewhere in the enormous .NET class library!

The Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Programmer’s Cookbook is designed to share some of the best practices, tips, and undocumented secrets ...

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