Articles containing the tag 'programming'

Visual Basic 2010 Sharp!

Posted by Tim Patrick on March 7, 2009

Since 1991, Visual Basic has held the hand of new and experienced programmers as they meandered their way through the minefield of Windows application development. That’s why we here at Microsoft are pleased to announce some of the exciting changes included in the upcoming release of Visual Basic 2010. These new features will simplify each [...]

This article was posted on March 7, 2009 by Tim Patrick.
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Visual Basic Recovery Plan

Posted by Tim Patrick on February 18, 2009

When Microsoft moved Visual Basic from its version-6 roots to the new world of .NET in 2002, it endowed the language with a level of power and flexibility never before seen in a BASIC variant. But that move also brought a competitor on to the scene: C#. This new language-on-the-block is a formidable rival, especially [...]

This article was posted on February 18, 2009 by Tim Patrick.
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Programming Visual Basic 2008

Posted by Tim Patrick on June 9, 2008

My latest software development book, Programming Visual Basic 2008, is now available at better bookstores everywhere. If you don’t have one of those better bookstores in your neighborhood, you can also purchase the book online, from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, or other resellers of general and technical books.

Programming Visual Basic 2008
by Tim Patrick
To purchase this [...]

This article was posted on June 9, 2008 by Tim Patrick.
Categories: General, Software, Tim's Writings. Tags: , , . This post has 2 comments.