An Introduction to Visual Basic .NET

What is .NET

• .Net is a new framework for developing windows-based and web-based applications within the Microsoft environment.

• The framework offers a new set of software development tools that are superior to the old tools.

• The framework offers a fundamental shift in Microsoft strategy: it moves application development from client-centric to server-centric.

Visual Basic .NET

• Seventh generation of the most popular programming language produced by Microsoft.

• Creates applications for business, engineering, medicine, education, entertainment and many other fields.

• Very easy to learn.• Powerful enough to meet the needs of most programmers.

Three Steps to a VB .NET Project• Create the program's user interface.• Write the program source code that

makes the program do what it's supposed to do.

• Compile the program into an executable file that can be run as a standalone application (that is, the application can be run without being loaded into Visual Basic .NET).