Here's a fast way for any programmer to begin writing professional Microsoft Windows-based applications for the Microsoft .NET platform-and extend them to the Web-one step at a time. Halvorson shows how to unleash the power of the new, Web-integrated version of Visual Basic, with coverage of object-oriented design strategies and the creation of Web Forms and Web Services.
Michael Halvorson has written more than 35 books, including the popular Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step, Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step, Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step. A former Visual Basic localization manager at Microsoft, Michael is an associate professor at Pacific Lutheran University. His current work is in Visual Studio; he is also writing a book on the history of innovation in Western societies. [Source: O'Reilly Media author site]