If you decided to begin an exciting career in computer programming, then this is the book for you. It will help you acquire solid knowledge and many practical hands-on programming skills in a short period of time. The book is intended for beginners and that’s why the selection of topics covers the fundamentals of Visual Basic .NET programming and Visual Studio .NET development tools. When you complete this book, you will be able to design powerful programs; understand Visual Basic .NET data types and variables; use ADO .NET components to program application data access; analyze application error types and ways to prevent them; and use Visual Studio to debug applications. This book provides simple descriptions and explanations of the main object-oriented concepts and their practical uses. Once you have designed and tested a project, you need to know how to install and deploy it on the end user machines. The book shows you how to create setup projects and publish the application using the ClickOnce technology. Each chapter in this book is accompanied by a relevant lab project that will allow you to consolidate your knowledge and practice your new skills. If you are looking for a self-paced Visual Basic .NET fundamentals training course, this is it. Professor Souleiman Valiev holds a Ph.D. in Computer Linguistics. He is a computer consultant of Fortune 500 companies in New York and the author of several books on Microsoft programming languages.