Dear Friend,
When I first moved to VB .NET, I was lost. All of those
neat tricks, techniques and ways of working that had taken
years to figure out in VB6 were suddenly useless.
Wouldn't it be nice, I thought, if there was a book that
enabled you to instantly upgrade your understanding to the
brand-new world of .NET secrets? A book that passed on all
those golden nuggets of knowledge that jealous developers
try so hard to keep to themselves? For me, that book wasn't
available. You, on the other hand, are holding it.
This is my personal and private VB .NET code library. It
contains hundreds of ready-to-run code chunks and simple
walk-throughs guaranteed to raise your eyebrows.
You'll uncover Windows development secrets, such as how
to create that ultra-thin client. You'll find dozens of
exciting ASP.NET code techniques, covering everything from
undocumented user interface functions to everything you
need for accessing top Web services. You'll be exposed to
hush-hush database tricks, such as the one program that'll
write your SQL Server code for you (and why Microsoft won't
tell you about it).
You'll discover how to create applications that run on
everything from mobiles phones to PDAs. You'll have access
to a library of organized routines enabling you to do
practically anything: randomly generate memorable
passwords; encrypt a string in twelve lines of code; parse
a Web page for links. You'll even find the super cheat's
guide to C#, plus my personal unveiling of .NET's hidden
language. And that's just a small taste of what you'll find
inside!
This book does not contain useless code snippets. It
does nor show you how to add a button or fill a ListView
control. It does not rehash the help files. It does,
however, share true .NET secrets and amazing, ready-to-run
code that took me three full-time years to develop and
refine. These are the latest, most cutting-edge techniques,
guaranteed to put your development light years ahead of the
competition-all written exclusively for Visual Studio .NET
2002 and 2003.
This book is like no other. I hope we can enjoy it
together.
Karl Moore, MCP, MCSD