Visual Basic .NET - Free EBook
Visual Basic .NET, The .NET Framework and Visual Studio

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O'Reilly - Learning Visual Basic .NET
Chapter 2 - Getting Started with VB.NET
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Topics include:
What's in a Program?
Your First Program: Hello World
Examining Your First Program

Sams - ASP.NET for Developers
Chapter 4 - Understanding Visual Basic .Net Syntax and Structure
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Topics include:
Statements and Lines
Comments
Operators
Using Procedures
Using Variables and Parameters
Using Branching and Looping Structures
Creating Objects

Wrox - Professionl VB.NET, 2nd Edition
Chapter 5 - Object Syntax Introduction
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Topics include:
Object-Oriented Terminology
Working with Objects
Creating Classes
Creating Basic Classes
Constructor Methods
Termination and Cleanup
Advanced Methods
Classes vs. Components

O'Reilly - Building Applications and Components with Visual Basic .NET
Chapter 5 - Inheritance
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Topics include:
Inheriting from a Class.
Polymorphism and Type Substitution.
Replacing Methods in a Derived Class.

Sams - MCAD/MCSD Training Guide (70-306)
Chapter 3 - Error Handling for the User Interface
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Topics include:
Understanding Exceptions
Handling Exceptions
The Try Block
The Catch Block
The Throw Statement
The Finally Block
Custom Exceptions
Managing Unhandled Exceptions
User Input Validation
Keystroke-Level Validation
Field-Level Validation
Enabling Controls Based On Input
Other Properties for Validation
Apress - Best Kept Secrets in .NET
Various Excerpts
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Topics include Chapter 1 - Hidden Treasures in Visual Studio
  • Organizing Code Snippets
    Chapter 2 - Doing Windows Forms
  • Iterating Through the Controls on a Form
    Chapter 3 - Code Tricks
  • Obsolescing Your Code
    Chapter 4 - Much ADO
  • Viewing Datasets As XML
    • Apress - Real World .NET Applications
    Chapter 5 - Developing an FTP Client Application
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    Topics include:
    Working with Sockets
    Understanding FTP
    Creating an FTP Application Step by Step
    Implementing the Project