Written for students with backgrounds in any high-level language, Visual Basic .NET for Experienced Programmers applies the proven Deitel LIVE-CODE™ approach to an in-depth exploration of Microsofts Visual Basic .NET language. The authors present key Visual Basic .NET concepts in the context of fully-tested programs, complete with syntax highlighting, detailed line-by-line descriptions, and program outputs. The book features 192 LIVE-CODE™ programs containing 20,337 lines of proven Visual Basic .NET program code, along with 319 programming tips for building applications that are portable, reusable, and optimized for performance. Students begin with concise discussions of the Visual Studio® .NET IDE, control structures, procedures, and arrays; then move rapidly to more advanced topics, including Windows® Forms, ADO .NET, ASP .NET, ASP .NET Web services, network programming and XML processing. The book also presents an authoritative, easy-to-understand introduction to objects and object-oriented programming. By the time students are finished, they will understand everything necessary to build next-generation Windows applications, Web applications and XML Web services. Includes selected content from Visual Basic .NET How to Program. Second Edition.