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Is programming still a great career choice?
InterOp 2008 is the biggest computer show in America now, but it's primarily a hardware and systems management show. The software that is featured isn't for development. It's for security, managing servers, networks, and the other things that are necessary to run software. The process of developing software is close to being completely absent. About Visual Basic attended to find out why and get an answer to the question, "Is programming still a great career choice?"

What is Visual Basic?
An article for those who need an explanation of Visual Basic that doesn't assume any previous experience at all. This article explains the "What, Who, When, Where, Why, and How" of Visual Basic in completely non-technical language for non-programmers.

The Google Web Service API
A description of the API, Application Programming Interface, provided by the Google search site that you can use in your Visual Basic .NET programs.

Writing Your Own Google API Program
A step-by-step description of how to use the Google API to write your own Google Web service.

Writing Your Own Google API Program
'Web services' is one of the fastest growing sources of help, information, and business opportunites on the Internet. Heres how to write a complete and (Who knows?) maybe even a useful application for your desktop using the Google web service API. The goal is to provide a deeper understanding about how to program a client against a web service.