This book is aimed at readers who wish to learn to program using VB.NET who have no prior experience of using VB.
    This book is intended to be an introduction to programming using VB.NET and a precursor to other titles that will discuss more advanced topics. Beginning VB.NET, 3E will show the reader how to get up and running with Visual Basic .NET or the Visual Studio .NET IDE. It will also discuss what the .NET Framework is and why it is important. Readers will learn how to use loops and branching structures for good decision-making. Coverage will also include information on how to use menus, toolbars, dialog boxes, and other controls in Windows programs. Explanation of object-oriented programming concepts and theory are included to give the reader an understanding of its benefits. Other topics include:
Advanced topics include:
- Building class libraries
- Creating Your Own Custom Controls
- Programming Custom Graphics
- Accessing Databases
- Web Services and .NET Remoting
- Deploying Your Application

Jonathan Crossland, is a co-author of Professional Windows DNA, Professional VB.NET, and Beginning VB.NET. He is currently working at Yokogawa Electric Corporation in the UK, where he is happily involved with the creation of software for the Batch manufacturing industry. Jonathan has been working in and out of various software technologies for eight years now, and spend most of his time in C# and ASP.NET. Jonathan also works with VB, VB.NET, and Web technologies such as JavaScript, DHTML, XML, ASP, and Web Services.

Thearon Willis, currently works as a senior consultant and develops intranet applications using ASP.NET, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, VBScript, VB COM components, and SQL Server. Over the years, Thearon has worked on a variety of systems from mainframe to client-server development.

Richard Blair is a Web application architect specializing in Microsoft Web Technologies, focusing on emerging technology and its impact on business and development. Key areas that he has helped clients evaluate include: streamlining the electronic business process, expanding access to vital information, and creating usable systems. He now works as a Senior Consultant for SEI-Information Technology. Besides his consulting work, he has also co-authored Professional ASP XML, Beginning Visual Basic .NET, and Professional VB.NET.