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Study: Visual Basic use may be slipping

Usage of Microsoft's popular Visual Basic development language--used by about half of all professional programmers--may be on the wane, according to a recent study. Read more »

Visual Basic developers revolting

The software company's own programmer community has launched a campaign of defiance over a decision to end support for Visual Basic. Read more »

Microsoft walks VB tightrope

Facing protests from legions of Visual Basic developers, Microsoft is not backing down. But it is taking steps to keep them on friendly terms. Read more »

Builder's August Top Ten

Have you missed any of the hottest technology development stories published in the past month? ZDNet Australia's Builder channel can help you keep in touch with the top ten stories of August. Read more »

Real Software moves on VB6 developers

Real Software has extended a software product giveaway designed to exploit Microsoft's decision to end free support for Visual Basic 6 (VB6). Read more »

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Pick up the basics of .NET Framework multithreaded programming

Writing multithreaded .NET applications can be tough for beginning programmers. We'll show you how to create threads and how the syntax differs for VB.NET, C++, and C#. Read more »

Encrypting .NET configuration files through code

Encryption support for configuration files was added to the .NET Framework beginning with version 2.0. We'll show you examples of controlling encryption and decryption in both VB.NET and C# code. Read more »

My move from VB.NET to C#

The author confesses why he stuck with VB.NET for so long rather than moving to C# and reveals how life has been now that he's taken the plunge. Read more »

Sharing the event logic between controls in VB.NET

Whenever you write the code logic that may be used for more than one control, it makes sense to try to save time by creating only one procedure that will handle the event and perform that logic. Read more »

See why VB.NET is the classiest VB of all

VB has always offered basic support for working with objects, but VB.NET is a whole new ballgame. Learn about VB.NET's true object-oriented features. Read more »

Achieve pure .NET development with VB.NET

Are you confused by the choice of C# or VB.NET for .NET development? Most, mistakenly, think C# is the only viable choice. Read more »

Get some laughs and VB.NET info with VBTV

Whether you've been left in the dark about VB.NET or you're just in the mood for some zany geek humor, this Microsoft Webcast is well worth an hour of your time. Read more »

Automate data transfers with SQL Server and VB.NET

The transfer of data from one format to another is a common programming chore. Programmers can simplify the process by using SQL Server via Data Transformation Services (DTS), which is tightly integrated in the Microsoft product line. Read more »

Easily navigate XML with VB.NET and XPath

The .NET platform includes full XPath support, so developers can easily combine .NET and XML to locate necessary information. Here's how it works. Read more »

Create shortcut menus for forms in VB.NET using ContextMenuStrip

This VB.Net tip will show you how to implement shortcut menus for a form using the ContextMenuStrip control. Read more »

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NICTA: Aussies should focus on embedded programming not VB

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- The CEO of the national ICT research centre says the future of Aussie developers should focus on building better embedded and wireless applications and focus less on technologies such as Visual Basic. Read more »

InAccess: Querying .Net

Paul Ayre [blogs:controlaltdefeat] -- INAccess: Tales of woe revolving around the Access Database system Read more »

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