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Series Introduction - 01
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...
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Creating Your First Visual Basic Program - 02
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...
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Dissecting the First Visual Basic Program You Created - 03
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...
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Quick Overview of the Visual Basic Express Edition IDE - 04
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...
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Declaring Variables and Assigning Values - 05
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...
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Branching with the If . . . Then . . . Else Decision Statement - 06
Branching allows us to add logic to our applications. In this lesson you're introduced to the If Decision statement (in its various forms) as well as the IIf conditional function. We also discuss how...
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Operators, Expressions and Statements - 07
In this lesson we discuss how to create a properly formed statement in Visual Basic. As you'll learn, just as there are "parts of speech" in a properly formed sentence in the English language, there's...
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For . . . Next Iterations - 08
Iterations allow our applications to loop through a block of code until a condition is satisfied. We'll cover several different types of iteration statements throughout this series, but we'll start...
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Creating Arrays of Values - 09
In this lesson we talk about arrays, which are multi-part variables … a "bucket" containing other "buckets", if you will. We'll demonstrate how to declare and utilize arrays, setting and retrieving...
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Creating and Calling Simple Overloaded Helper Methods - 10
In this video we begin wading into the topic of methods by creating a helper method to break out code we may need to use in multiple places within our code. We'll create and call our methods to...
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While Iterations and Reading Data from a Text File - 11
In this lesson we'll both learn a new type of iteration statement (While) and will learn how to utilize the StreamReader class to stream data from a file to the Console window. Additionally, we'll...
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Working with Strings - 12
Since often times in our applications we'll want to work with string data, this lesson will approach a number of different string manipulations, whether changing the manner in which it is displayed to...
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Working with Dates - 13
Dates and times are represented using special types (just like strings are) and deserve some attention. In this lesson we learn how to work with Date and Time data, how to create new instances of Date,...
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Understanding and Creating Classes - 14
Now that you have a good sampling of basic Visual Basic syntax under your belt, it's time to tackle some of the more challenging topics. Classes are integral to the .NET Framework, particularly the...
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More about Classes and Methods - 15
In this lesson we dig into more details about Classes -- what exactly happens when you create a new instance of a class? What exactly is a reference to an instance of a class? How is it affected when...
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Working with Classes and Inheritances in the .NET Framework Class Library - 16
We've been looking at working with classes in the two previous lessons. The hope is that, by better understanding how classes work, you'll gain an appreciation for how classes are utilized in the .NET...
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Understanding Namespaces and Adding References to Assemblies - 17
We've avoided any talk about Namespaces, however they serve an important role in the .NET Framework Class Library as well as in our custom class libraries we may choose to create. We explain how...
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Understanding Modules, Scope and Utilizing Accessibility Modifiers - 18
This lesson begins by discussing the scope of variables within code blocks, and progresses to explain how accessibility modifiers such as Public, Private and Protected are used by the .NET Framework...
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Enumerations and the switch Decision Statement - 19
Classes can contain many different types of information, not just Properties and Methods. We begin demonstrating the use of Enumerations because often in the .NET Framework Class Library, properties...
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Gracefully Handling Exceptions - 20
Exceptions occur when an application experiences some unexpected problem at run time. This lesson discusses how to use the try catch finally block to anticipate potential problems and attempt to shield...
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Working with Collections - 21
Collections are a more powerful form of arrays. In this lesson we demonstrate an "old style" collection (pointing out their limitations) as well as several of the newer, strongly typed generic...
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Filtering and Managing Data in Collections using LINQ - 22
Building on the work from the previous lesson with generic collections, in this lesson we start by talking about how Structured Query Language provides a means of working with sets (collections,...
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Understanding Event Driven Programming - 23
In this lesson we demonstrate how events are utilized in the .NET Framework Class Library specific to Silverlight, WPF and ASP.NET Web Forms applications. In all three examples, we see how Visual Basic...
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Getting Familiar with the My Namespace - 24
This video demonstrates the use of the My Namespace in Visual Basic which provides a short-cut to often used classes in the .NET Framework Class Library. We demonstrate how to use the My Namespace to...
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Concluding Thoughts - 25
In this final video, Bob talks about approaches to solving common issues that arise for new software developers, where to turn for help, how to search for answers to technical questions, how to ask for...
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Visual Basic Fundamentals Important Update!
Since the launch of this series Microsoft has released Windows 8 along with new editions of Visual Studio. In this short update video, Bob Tabor explains which versions of Visual Studio 2012 Express...
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