Barnaby describes how VB.NET developers can use the new .NET technologies to build fast, scalable, and robust distributed applications.

Barnaby describes how to use the new .NET technologies to build fast, scalable, and robust distributed applications.

This is a comprehensive .NET-retraining guide written for the COBOL/CICS mainframe programmer from the perspective of a former COBOL/CICS programmer.

Have you noticed that the majority of .NET books seem intent on hiding you from real-world code? You can buy a 1,500-page draft excluder, study it intensively for a month, and still be none the wiser as to how to write basic programs. This book isn't like that. You'll discover ways to obtain Microsoft code and save hours of development time; you'll uncover the truth behind creating fast programs that run on anything from PDAs to mobile phones to microwaves; you'll be exposed to a hidden .NET language; and you'll find out why you need to know at least some C# (and then be given a cheat course on the basics.) The useful code and .NET programming tips having been personally developed by the author over the past three years—these aren't updated Visual Basic 6 code scraps. Everything within these pages has been created and tested for VB .NET and ASP.NET. Table of Contents Moving from VB6 Creating Great Windows Applications Web Sites in Seconds! Working with Data The Lowdown on Web Services From Microwaves to Pocket PCs: Special Project Types More .NET Secrets Unveiled: The Hidden .NET Language The Quick C# Translation Guide

This is a quick and easy, and even fun, tutorial for beginner VB.NET programmers, especially those learning from scratch or moving from VB6.

Expert author John Mueller provides a complete view of Microsoft's free Web site creation program.

Home theater enthusiasts with basic technical PC skills are shown how to set up an HTPC entertainment center.