Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)

Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)
by Rod Stephens

Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)
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Author: Rod Stephens
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-05
ISBN: 0470182628
Number of pages: 1248
Publisher: Wrox

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Book Review: Another Excellent Stephens Book!
Summary: 5 Stars

I have taught programming for about 20 years in a local college. I have several other Rod Stephens books so when I needed a book to help me with the new features in Visual Basic 2008, this book was my first choice. I was not disappointed. At over 1000 pages it covers just about everything you might need, whether you are a beginner or an expert. The good explanations are backed up by good examples. I highly recommend it.

Summary of Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)

Visual Basic Orcas Programmer's Reference is a language tutorial and a reference guide to the upcoming Orcas release of Visual Basic. The tutorial provides basic material suitable for beginners but also includes in-depth content for more advanced developers.

The second part of the book is a reference that quickly allows programmers to locate information for specific language features. The entries in these appendices allow the reader to quickly review the details of important programming, objects, properties, methods, and events.

Visual Basic Orcas Programmer's Reference will be fully revised (30%) to cover the latest features of the Orcas release, including:

  • Changes to variable declaration and initialization
  • XLinq support for XML data types; query comprehensions for using SQL-like syntax to extract data from arrays and other data structures
  • Extension methods for adding new features to existing classes
  • Nested subroutines and functions
  • Anonymous subroutines and functions ("lambda expressions")
  • Nullable types
  • Relaxed delegates
  • Dynamic interfaces
  • Dynamic identifiers

The author expects about 100 new pages of new examples covering these features; he will also extensively revise and retest all code to ensure compliance with the Orcas release.

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