Visual Basic Programming Guide

As with any modern programming language, Visual Basic supports many common programming constructs and language elements. This guide describes all the major elements of programming with Visual Basic.

In This Section

• LINQ in Visual Basic
  Introduces Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) features and programming style, new in Visual Basic 2008.

• Program Structure and Code Conventions
  Contains documentation on the basic structure and code conventions of Visual Basic, such as naming conventions, comments in code, and limitations within Visual Basic.

• Visual Basic Language Features
  Introduces and discusses the important components of Visual Basic.

• Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic
  Covers object-oriented programming. This includes classes and interfaces, object creation, events and delegates, inheritance, and groups of objects.

• COM Interop
  Explains the interoperability issues associated with creating and using component object model (COM) objects with Visual Basic.

• Multithreading in Visual Basic
  Shows how to write code that performs multiple tasks at the same time, to improve the performance and responsiveness of your applications.

Related Sections

• Visual Basic Reference
  Provides reference information about various aspects of Visual Basic programming.

• Visual Basic Compiler
  Offers information on using the Visual Basic command-line compiler, the compiler options, and the Keyword Upgrade tool.

• Programming Visual Basic 2008
  Introduces the book, Programming in Visual Basic 2008, and provides links to chapters on Functional Programming, Overloads and Extensions, GenericsLINQ, and creating a User Interface.