Visual Basic

In this lesson we start adding Visual Basic syntax to your vocabulary by talking about one of the fundamental building blocks: data types and variables. Beyond the basics topics such as naming conventions and explicit versus implicit data type conversions are discussed. Download the source code for…

This lesson demonstrates some of the common features -- the various windows, debugging features, code window features, customizations, etc. -- of the Visual Studio IDE found in Visual Basic Express Edition. A more complete discussion of features is found in the Visual Basic Express Edition…

This lesson picks up from the previous one by discussing at length each action and line of code you wrote. It discusses the relationship between the Visual Basic code you write, the Visual Basic compiler, the .NET Framework and more. The lesson discusses the concept of code blocks at a high level…

In this lesson you'll create a simple application twice -- the first time using Windows Notepad and the Visual Basic Command Line Compiler, then then second time using Visual Studio or Visual Basic Express Edition. The point of this video is to demonstrate how much easier your work becomes by…

Welcome to this series of lessons about the Visual Basic programming language. Bob Tabor from LearnVisualStudio.NET introduces the topic, sets expectations and tips on how to get the most out of this series, instructs you on where you can download the software you'll need to get started and offers…

C# Program Manager Mads Torgersen explains the latest release of Async which includes support for WP7, performance and reliability improvements, support for VS Express editions of C# and VB, a new EULA (as-is) and more. It's always great to chat with Mads. Tune in. Download the latest CTP and…

Dr. Ivan Sanabria, Chief Technology Officer for ArtinSoft, and Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy, chat about how easy it can be to migrate from VB6 apps to C# or .NET with ArtinSoft’s tools. ArtinSoft has built a suite of tools that helps clients move their VB6 applications to .NET, Silverlight…

There once was a time when computers would boot up straight into a (very rudimentary) programming environment. You learned to write code because, well, that’s what computers were used for. BASIC was king. Gradually, the notion of “operating systems” caught hold, making it easier for…

In this interview Spotty Bowles, a tester on the VB Compiler team, shows us a couple of new language features: Array and Collection Initializers. He gives us insight into how they are implemented in the compiler and best practices on how to use them in our code. Additionally, he discusses…

VB and C# together share about 50% of the “garbage-collected languages” market. I’ll talk about how we design these languages. Where do we get ideas? How do we incorporate new paradigms without breaking the existing languages? Where will we go in the future, and how will we get there? I’ll…