Overview

Based on the principles of cognitive science and instructional design, Fluent Visual Basic, part of the Fluent Learning series, is a true tutorial that will help you build effective working models for understanding a large and complex subject: developing .NET Framework applications in Visual Basic.   Most introductory books just talk at you and give you “exercises” that have more to do with taking dictation than actually learning. Fluent Visual Basic is different. It guides you through learning the way your mind likes to learn: by solving puzzles, making connections, and building genuine understanding instead of just memorizing random facts.   DETAILED INFORMATION ON HOW TO… Write .NET applications in Visual Basic Leverage the incredible power of the .NET Framework Class Library Apply Object-Oriented principles, Design Patterns, and best practices to your code Develop desktop applications using the powerful Windows Presentation Foundation user interface API

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Author:   Rebecca M. Riordan
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 20.70cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   1.614kg
ISBN:  

9780672335808

ISBN 10:   0672335808
Pages:   880
Publication Date:   15 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Getting Started Introduction. 1 Fluent Learning Because This book isn’t for everyone What you’ll learn What you’ll need How it works 1 Application Development 9 The development process System design Creating executables 2 The .NET Platform 43 .NET Components Say hello Say what? 3 The Visual Studio UI. 67 Solutions, projects and stuff Take control Get some help 4 Testing & Deployment 93 Errors & exceptions Deployment The Language 5 Part 1: Nouns 121 Statements Declared elements Comments Directives & Attributes 6 Part 2: Transitive Verbs 155 Literal expressions Object expressions 7 Part 3: Intransitive Verbs 181 Control of flow commands Exception handling commands The .NET Framework Library 8 Classes in the .NET Framework 221 The Class Designer Class definitions Fields & properties Methods 9 Other Framework Types 269 Structures Enumerations Interfaces Working with types 10 The Class Library, Part 1 305 Namespaces The Object Browser Numeric data Character data Times & dates 11 The Class Library, Part 2 349 Arrays Specialized Sets Generics Best Practice 12 OOA & D. 381 Type relationships OOP principles Type modifiers 13 Programming Principles 425 The Single Responsibility Principle The Open/Closed Principle The Liskov Substitution Principle The Law of Demeter 14 Patterns 457 The Strategy Pattern The Observer Pattern Architectural Patterns WPF 15 XAML 501 Fundamentals WPF types XAML & Visual Basic 16 WPF Controls 531 WPF panels Control classes Content controls Items controls 17 Dependency Properties 591 The basics Creating dependency properties 18 WPF Interactions 627 Routed events WPF Commands 19 WPF Graphics 669 Color Brushes Pens Typography Effects 20 Resources 719 Resource dictionaries Styles Property triggerrs Event triggers 21 Templates 765 Building controls Building control templates The VisualStateManager 22 WPF Binding 797 Creating bindings Binding to collections Working with collections Index 846

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Rebecca M. Riordan has an international reputation as an author and application architect. Her ability to make complex technical subjects accessible and understandable has earned her books a devoted following. In 2004, her book, Seeing Data: Designing User Interfaces for Database Systems Using .NET was nominated for the prestigious Jolt award.

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