What I Threw Away

Chapter 1 was going to be an introduction to Visual Basic and an explanation of how it fits into the .NET world. But that would be a waste of time. You'll see how things fit together when you start creating applications. I threw it away.

Chapter 2 was going to be devoted to writing your first "Hello World" program. Another waste of time. I threw that away too.[*]

Let's get started building something useful.



[*] There, isn't that better? We haven't even begun, and I've already saved 100 pages. At this rate, you'll finish reading this book before you pay for it. Oops. Go pay for it. I'll wait.... Got your receipt? Good. Then we're ready.

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