This is the eBook version of our free course at homeandlearn.co.uk. If you've done no programming before at all, and are a bit nervous about making a start, then Visual Basic .NET is one of the easiest languages you can learn. You'll ace it! This course uses the free Microsoft Visual Studio Community Edition, so there's no additional software to buy. You start as a complete beginner and learn the concepts of programming by following along with the lessons in the book. There's very little in the way of dull theory - just you coding away until you become proficient. By the end of the book, you should be at an intermediate stage. The topics and projects you'll do Introduction Getting Started - VB Forms What Are Variables? A Calculator Project Conditional Logic Message Box Concatenation VB Net and Loops A Times Table Program Menus and VB Net Forms The Open File Dialogue Box Check Boxes and Option Buttons Error Handling and Debugging Arrays Multi-Dimensional Arrays Collections, Enumerations Linq Linq Queries String Manipulation Text Files Functions and Subs Functions Events Vb.Net And Classes Vb.Net And Databases Working with Forms Creating Other Forms Graphics and Visual Basic .Net Compact Sql Server Express Databases Picture Viewer – A Project A Tabbed Browser Project Write Your Own Email Client Creating Your Own Code Libraries Deploying Your Apps Publish Your Program Database Project with Two Tables Code Your Own Drawing Program Get the book today and start your programming journey – it’s easier than you think!