Visual Basic Quickstart Guide: Improve your programming skills and design applications that range from basic utilities to complex software - Softcover

Aspen Olmsted

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1805125311 ISBN 13: 9781805125310

Verlag: Packt Publishing, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

Learn Visual Basic variants & legacy code: VB Script, VBA, VB Classic, VB.Net. Master maintenance & enhancements in this practical guide designed for aspiring developers, covering various use-cases and environments

Key Features

• Learn to read and write VB Script, VBA, VB Classic, or VB.Net Code
• Build expertise in maintaining legacy code with increased efficiency
• Differentiate between Visual Basic family members and which were used for projects in your organization

Book Description

Perfect for absolute beginners to programming or developers who want to learn Visual Basic, this book provides a hands-on approach to mastering the Visual Basic language. Explore the essentials of Visual Basic, including its family, data types, decision branching, iteration, and functions. Delve into data structures, file I/O, collections, and embrace object-oriented principles like inheritance and polymorphism. Finally, master server-side programming concepts, from request/response models to variable scope and concurrency. But our guide goes beyond basics. It's your gateway to the entire Visual Basic family, from VB Script and VBA to VB Classic and VB.Net. Learn how to read and write code in each variant, building expertise in maintaining legacy code efficiently. Differentiate between these family members and identify the right one for your organization's projects. While Visual Basic's history spans over two decades, we focus on the practical skills you need today. Whether you're enhancing existing projects or starting new ones, our guide equips you with the knowledge and skills required for success in software development roles. With clear explanations, practical examples, and hands-on exercises, embark on a journey to master Visual Basic and build real-world applications.

What you will learn

• Difference is Visual Basic programming family members
• Develop procedural programs in Visual Basic
• Develop Object Oriented programs in Visual
• Build powerful Object-Oriented programs in Visual Basic
• Develop scalable Server-Side programs in Visual Basic
• Script Visual Basic to Automate Tasks
• Identify the Visual Basic platform used in an existing application

Who This Book Is For

There are many software development jobs that require maintaining, enhancing, administering, and defending visual basic programs, websites, and scripts. This book is designed for folks who find themselves in one of these jobs or want to acquire one of these jobs. This book presents all the different use-cases Visual Basic is used for in a concise text.

Table of Contents

1. The Visual Basic Basic Family of Programming Languages
2. Console Input and Output
3. Data Types
4. Decision Branching
5. Iteration
6. Functions and Procedures
7. Part 1 Project
8. Formatting & Modifying Data
9. File Input and Output
10. Collections
11. Part 2 Project
12. Object-Oriented Programming
13. Inheritance
14. Polymorphism
15. Interfaces
16. Part 3 Project
17. Request & Response Model
18. Variable Scope & Concurrency
19. Part 4 Project
20. Capstone Project

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Aspen Olmsted is an associate professor and program director at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Computer Science department. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation. Alliance Software developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Dr Olmsted's research focus is on the development of algorithms and architectures for distributed enterprise solutions that can guarantee security and correctness while maintaining high-availability. In his Secure Data Engineering Lab, Aspen mentors over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students each year.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1805125311
• ISBN 13: 9781805125310
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 221
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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