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Visual Basic 2005 design and development

Synopsis:

Get ready to take your applications to the next level by harnessing all of Visual Basic 2005's tools for programming, debugging, and refactoring code. In this hands-on book, you'll get proven techniques for developing even the most complex Visual Basic applications. Expert tips on modeling, user interface design, and testing will help you master the advanced features of this language. You'll learn how to make writing code more effective so that you can quickly develop and maintain your own amazingly powerful applications. Are you ready to take your applications to the next level by harnessing all of Visual Basic 2005's unmatched tools for programming, debugging, and refactoring code? In this hands-on book, I'll share with you proven techniques for developing even the most complex Visual Basic applications. I include expert tips on modeling, user interface design, and testing so that you can master the advanced features of this language. I'll first take you through the design activities that are necessary before Visual Basic development can begin. Next I'll describe the various writing tools that you'll be able to use to make programming easier and less error-prone. I then focus on various ways to make writing code more effective and cover sophisticated techniques for handling particular tasks. This approach will help you quickly develop and maintain your own amazingly powerful applications. What you will learn from this book How to add scripting, reflection, and advanced printing to your applications Ways to write add-ins for the VB 2005 development environment How to build custom controls by using UserControl, subclassing, and by using from-scratch methods Tips for making development and maintenance of apps easier How to utilize advanced debugging and testing techniques How to use the new Visual Basic 2005 threading tools Who this book is for This book is for advanced Visual Basic programmers who already have experience with Visual Basic 2005 and are comfortable with the language. Wrox Expert One-On-One books present the wisdom accumulated by an experienced author who is recognized as an expert by the programming community. These experts challenge professional developers to examine their current practices in pursuit of better results.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments. Introduction.

Part I, Design. Chapter 1, Language Selection. Chapter 2, Lifecycle Methodologies. Chapter 3, Agile Methodologies. Chapter 4, Object-oriented Design. Chapter 5, User-interface Design. Chapter 6, Data Storage Design. Chapter 7, Design Patterns.

Part II, Meta-development. Chapter 8, Snippets, Macros, and Add-ins. Chapter 9, Scripting. Chapter 10, Custom Controls and Components. Chapter 11, Property Support. Chapter 12, Attributes and XML Comments.

Part Iii, Development. Chapter 13, Documentation. Chapter 14, Development Philosophy. Chapter 15, Coding Standards. Chapter 16, Bug Proofing. Chapter 17, Testing. Chapter 18, Deployment.

Part IV, Specific Techniques. Chapter 19, Splash Screens. Chapter 20, Printing. Chapter 21, Threading. Chapter 22, Reflection. Chapter 23, Memory Management. Index.