The Introduction includes a suggestion about what parts of the book you should read depending on your goals and background. We're going to go through ALL parts. Even if you have experience with VB.NET, I recommend that you do the same. If you're a practiced VB.NET programmer, it shouldn't take you a lot of time and I'll bet that no matter how much experience you have, you'll still learn. I did!
And notice that every suggestion set for using the book starts with the instruction, " Install the practice files ... ". So ... Install the practice files! Now. Do it.
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Now that the practice files have been installed, you should also notice the searchable copy of the text that is available with the CD. Major benefit! And the sample programs are examples that you can pirate and rob for years to come for your own projects when you need similar functions.
Another reason that I selected the Microsoft VB.NET Learning Edition for the course is that it's easily the best and cheapest way to get Visual Basic .NET. I've recommended it for people who are thinking about buying VB.NET for years now. On the next page, you'll see the article from the regular About Visual Basic site that reviews the Learning Edition . After reading the article, make sure you return to this lesson and read the rest of the pages! Get VB.NET (still) Cheap!
