Take control of Visual Basic 2010 -- from basic Windows® and Web development to building advanced multithreaded applications. Led by two Visual Basic experts -- including a key member of the Visual Studio team -- you’ll get in-depth reference on language concepts and features, and scenario-based guidance for putting Visual Basic to work.

Discover how to:

• Use Visual Basic for Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation projects
• Apply best practices for using Visual Basic for Web development
• Work with language keywords and commands, and Microsoft .NET Framework types and namespaces
• Connect your applications to databases and bind to data
• Delve deep into Microsoft LINQ, including LINQ to XML
• Use Visual Basic to work with the Entity Framework
• Tackle threading, multitasking, and multiprocessor development and debugging