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Teach yourself how to build your first Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 apps-one step at a time. Ideal for those with basic programming skills, this tutorial provides practical, learn-by-doing exercises to help you learn the fundamentals of Visual Basic 2012. Discover how to: Work in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Integrated Development Environment Explore how to use ADO.NET to store, retrieve, and display data Master essential programming techniques and debug your applications Build professional-looking UIs using templates, Blend for Visual Studio 2012, and XAML Create your first Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 apps

Michael Halvorson, a former Visual Basic localization manager at Microsoft, has written more than 30 books on technology and other subjects, including Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step, Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step.

Introduction

Introduction to Visual Studio development

Chapter 1: Visual Basic 2013 development opportunities and the Windows Store
Chapter 2: The Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment
Chapter 3: Creating your first Windows Store application
Chapter 4: Windows desktop apps: A walkthrough using Windows Forms

Designing the user interface

Chapter 5: Working with Windows Store app controls
Chapter 6: Working with Windows Forms controls
Chapter 7: XAML markup step by step
Chapter 8: Using XAML styles
Chapter 9: Exploring Windows 8.1 design features: Command bar, flyout, tiles, and touch
Chapter 10: Creating console applications

Visual Basic programming techniques

Chapter 11: Mastering data types, operators, and string processing
Chapter 12: Creative decision structures and loops
Chapter 13: Trapping errors by using structured error handling
Chapter 14: Using arrays, collections, and generics to manage data
Chapter 15: Innovative data management with LINQ
Chapter 16: Object-oriented programming techniques

Database and web programming

Chapter 17: Database controls for Windows desktop apps
Chapter 18: Data access for Windows Store apps
Chapter 19: Visual Studio web development with ASP.NET

Microsoft Windows Phone programming

Chapter 20: Introduction to Windows Phone 8 development
Chapter 21: Creating your first Windows Phone 8 application

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Microsoft Visual Basic 2013 Step by Step

Microsoft Visual Basic 2013 Step by Step

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