Visual Basic 2008^® How to Program provides comprehensive object-oriented programming coverage and many integrated case studies: classes (GradeBook, Time, Employee), optional OOD/UML™ 2 ATM system, WPF (painter, color chooser, clock, book cover viewer), multitier database-driven web applications (guest book, secure book database), WCF web services (blackjack, airline reservation system, equation generator) and Silverlight™ (weather viewer, Flickr™ viewer, deep zoom, video selector).

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"Rich programming examples and explanations of the concepts. An enjoyable read—many ‘light bulb’ moments throughout. I’m a big fan of the gradually developed GradeBook case study! Building the ATM application chapter- by-chapter shows the amount of work in programming a major application. Excellent bank account [file processing] examples. The Silverlight Weather application is great."–James Keysor, Florida Inst. of Tech.

"The best resource to learn object-oriented programming using VB 2008. I recommend this book to novices and advanced programmers."–Jesús Ubaldo Quevedo-Torrero, U.of Wisconsin–Parkside, CS Dept.

"A comprehensive educational experience for the aspiring Visual Basic programmer. From the basics of control flow and data structures to advanced topics like multimedia, generics, Ajax and service protocols, this book teaches you everything you need to know to build great applications the right way." –Joe Stagner, Microsoft

Superb job explaining inheritance. A well-designed introduction to WPF GUI. A good job explaining how XAML can be used to integrate with multimedia, graphics and the Internet." –Amit K. Ghosh, University of Texas, El Paso

"The TV/Video Viewer is an excellent example which will enthuse students and help them see how complex graphics effects can be created easily in WPF. A good example of the power of data binding in WPF. An excellent introduction to SQL database queries and LINQ to SQL." –Ged Mead, Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic), DevCity.Net

"An excellent introduction to XML, LINQ to XML and related technologies." –Helena Kotas, Microsoft

"Very good introduction to WCF and web services protocols." –Marcelo Guerra Hahn, Microsoft

"Impressive introduction to collections and generics!" –Kim Hamilton, Microsoft

"I can’t wait to see what amazing things your readers do once they are armed with this new found knowledge." –Chris Lovett, Software Architect, Microsoft

"Helps you create rich desktop-based Winform or WPF applications, or scalable web-based applications using ASP.NET or Silverlight." –Anand Mukundan, Polaris Software Lab Ltd.

Visual C# 2008^® How to Program, 3/e provides comprehensive object-oriented programming coverage and case studies: classes (GradeBook, Time, Employee), optional OOD/UML™ 2 ATM system, WPF (painter, color chooser, clock, book cover viewer, TV/video viewer), multitier database-driven web apps (guest book, secure book database), WCF web services (blackjack, airline reservation system, equation generator) and Silverlight™ (weather viewer, FlickrT™ viewer, deep zoom, video selector).

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"The ultimate, comprehensive book that teaches you how to program using the latest Microsoft technologies. Excellent explanations, lots of examples, all the necessary theoretical background and all the latest technologies for desktop, web and databases. The best overview of Silverlight." –Kirill Osenkov, Microsoft

"An excellent, true objects-first book. Excellent intro to data structures and collections. Demystifies Big O notation. The generics material is a real asset." –Gavin Osborne, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology

"The early Introduction to Classes and Objects is brilliant. Coverage of ASP.NET 3.5 is exceptional. Includes a great introduction to ASP.NET AJAX." –José Antonio González Seco, Parliament of Andalusia

"The exercises at the end of the Arrays chapter are quite enjoyable—finishing with the implementation of a virtual machine is really quite something. Great chapter on polymorphism." –Eric Lippert, Microsoft

"Illustrates the best practices of C# programming. Teaches how to ‘program in the large,’ with material on object oriented programming and software engineering principles." –Mingsheng Hong, Cornell University

"Excellent introduction to the world of .NET for the beginning C# programming student, using the Deitels’ live code approach and real-world examples." –Bonnie Berent, Microsoft C# MVP

"I particularly liked the exercises on correcting errors in code. Excellent chapter on exceptions. Very good chapter on Winforms GUIs." –Marcelo Guerra Hahn, Microsoft

"Perfect for students and professionals. Thorough intros to the debugger and LINQ." –Vinay Ahuja, Microsoft

"The TV/video viewer will enthuse students and help them see how complex graphics effects can be created easily in WPF. A good example of data binding in WPF." –Ged Mead, Microsoft MVP, DevCity.Net

"An excellent introduction to XML, LINQ to XML and related technologies." –Helena Kotas, Microsoft

"Good overview of relational databases. It hits on the right LINQ to SQL idioms." –Alex Turner, Microsoft

"Great overview of producing and consuming web services with WCF." –Dan Crevier, Microsoft

Simply Visual Basic 2008^® An Application Driven Tutorial Approach, 3/e, combines the DEITEL^® signature LIVE-CODE Approach with an APPLICATION-DRIVEN, hands-on, step-by-step tutorial methodology, in which readers build real-world applications that incorporate Visual Basic^® 2008 programming fundamentals. Readers build and execute complete applications from start to finish while learning the basics of programming from the ground up! Key topics include Visual Basic^® 2008 Express IDE, Visual Programming, .NET Framework Class Library, WinForm Controls, Event Handling, Debugger, Control Statements, Methods, Exception Handling, Random Numbers, Arrays, Classes, Objects, Collections, Mouse & Keyboard Event Handling, Strings, Files, Graphics, GUI Design, LINQ, ASP.NET 3.5, ASP.NET AJAX, WPF, XAML, Database, Web Applications, Web Services, Visual Web Developer™ 2008 Express IDE and Silverlight.

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"A fun way of learning VB. Tips and hands-on guidance give readers an amazing running start in software development." –April Reagan (Microsoft Corp.)

"The use of graphics and common application topics will capture student interest. The step-by-step approach enables students to work independently. The integrated debugging is superior to the pedagogical approach taken by competing textbooks. [The ASP.NET 3.5 case study with ASP.NET AJAX] would be an excellent starting example for my classes on ASP.NET programming." –Douglas Bock (Southern Illinois University)

"Using real life case studies is one of the best methods of teaching programming I've seen. Superb job! I can’t believe how easy it is now to add a database to an application." –Edward Hunter, MSCIS (Chapman University College)

"A great collection of practical tutorials and exercises for learning Visual Basic. An excellent book on VB 2008!" –Steve Stein (Microsoft Corporation)

"All you need to start creating great Windows-based and web applications with VB 2008. A crystal-clear explanation of the new LINQ technology." –José Antonio Gonzalez Seco (Parliament of Andalusia)

"The ‘Building Your Own Classes and Objects’ tutorial is well done. Marvelous work with collections. Very well organized tutorial introducing WPF and XAML." –Josh Pauli, Ph.D. (Dakota State University)

"I think the typing tutor example is an excellent way to explain Windows events and event handling." –Huanhui Hu (Microsoft Corporation)

"The best explanation and simple demonstration of AJAX that I've seen. I loved the Silverlight tutorial." –Christopher J. Olson (Dakota State University)

"Loaded with labs and examples. I particularly enjoyed the chapters on LINQ, Silverlight and WPF." –Chris Williams (Magenic - Microsoft VB MVP)

"Good job introducing Silverlight and how to consume a web service." –Matt Kleinwaks (Abby Rating Systems, Inc. - Microsoft VB MVP)