Foreword

The first time I ever heard from Alessandro was through my blog contact form. A few years ago he reached out to me about his interest in donating an article to the Visual Basic Developer Center on MSDN. Reading his email, it was immediately apparent that Alessandro was passionate about programming and particularly the Visual Basic language. With a quick Internet search I was at his blog and learning about him and the Visual Basic Tips and Tricks community. Not long after we published his first article, Alessandro was awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for his exceptional community leadership and technical expertise.

I remember at the time how fun it was working with Alessandro and to see his excitement and passion for ...

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