Introduction

Visual Basic 2005 Express and the other Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition products are, in my opinion, one of the best and most intelligent ideas to come out from Developer Division here at Microsoft. I’m applauding and cheering for the people who had this brilliant idea because I believe there is a real need and demand for a world-class and powerful product for the hobbyist programmers, students, and professional developers. And Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition answers all of that and more.

Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition is a fully functional subset of Visual Studio 2005, suitable for creating and maintaining Windows applications and libraries. It’s not a timed-bomb edition, a demo, or a feature limited version; no, it’s a key ...

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