VB.NET 1.1 Tutorial - Introduction

Getting the Software

In order to build and run C#/VB applications, all you need to download is the .Net Framework. However, the Software Development Kit (SDK) provides a lot more including documentation, samples and command-line tools and compilers.

Microsoft also offers DirectX 9 SDK for both C# and Visual Basic .Net, free of charge. Great for creating games or sound applications.

Finally, a free IDE can be obtained as a great front end for both C# and VB.Net. This is from IC#code. Follows the steps below for completely free programming.

Step 1

Download and install the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable.

Step 2

Download and install the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Software Development Kit.

Step 3

Download and install the DirectX 9.0 Complete Software Development Kit (SDK).

Step 4

Download and install the SharpDevelop IDE from icsharpcode.

That's all there is, so happy coding.

What Next?

Lets Build our first application, we will say Hello Mum.

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