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This book solves two problems created by the introduction of .NET. The first is how do I quickly upgrade my skills to the new language? And the second is how do I understand the code that another developer has written? Brian Bischof's book is a complete translation guide for converting programs between any of the three primary Microsoft languages: Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic .NET, and C#. It is estimated that there are 3 million current Visual Basic 6 programmers today. Bischof makes it easy for them to take the knowledge they already have and use it to write for the .NET environment. Each chapter is laid out in an easy and concise format. The top of each chapter shows a syntax conversion chart detailing how each language translates to the other languages. There are also detailed comments explaining these changes. At the end of the chapter is a comprehensive example, fully written in each language, that demonstrates the chapter concept s. This provides the reader with every aspect needed for converting their programs: quick lookup charts, detailed explanations, and thorough examples.
List of contents
1 Introduction.- 2 Program Fundamentals.- 3 Data Types and Operators.- 4 Program Flow.- 5 Exception Handling.- 6 Classes.- 7 Class Interfaces.- 8 Class Inheritance.- 9 Events.- 10 String Management.- 11 Windows Form Applications.- 12 File Access.- 13 ADO .NET.- 14 Date and Time Functions.- 15 Math and Financial Functions.- 16 Collections.- 17 Program Interaction.- 18 The App Object.- 19 Drawing with Forms and Printers.
About the author
Brian Bischof is the president of Bischof Systems, Inc., a software development firm providing custom solutions to businesses for the past 12 years. He has been a corporate trainer for the past three years and has taught Visual Basic to programmers from companies such as Intel, Toshiba, Bank One, Exxon, Texaco, General Electric, and Lockheed Martin. His professional certifications include Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
Summary
This reference of the .NET languages has a pull-out card that can be kept at the user's desk for easy code conversions.
