Teach yourself the essential tools and techniques for Visual Basic 2013-one step at a time. No matter what your skill level, youll find the practical guidance and examples you need to start building professional applications for Windows, for the web, and for Windows Phone.
Discover how to:
Master essential Visual Basic coding skills, from string processing to data management
Take advantage of the classes and functionality built into the .NET Framework
Create applications for Windows Store, Windows desktop, Windows Phone 8, and ASP.NET
Design compelling Windows Store apps using XAML markup, touch input, and live tiles
Explore advanced language concepts such as inheritance, method overriding, and polymorphism
Manage diverse data sources, including Microsoft Access databases, XML documents, and web data
