Introduction

Visual Basic .NET is an Object-Oriented programming language designed by Microsoft. With the word “Basic” being in the name of the language, you can already see that this is a language for beginners. Although the language is aimed at noobs and novices, you should not underestimate the power of the language itself. There are people who criticize VB.NET because of the simplicity of the syntax, but VB.NET has the ability to create very powerful and sophisticated applications. VB.NET is a great place to start because of how easy and straight forward it is. The syntax is easy and you will not find yourself writing hundreds of lines of code as there are many shortcuts that make coding so much easier in this language.
If you have had any experience in computer programming, you should understand what a syntax is and the purpose of it. If not, let’s take a look at the VB.NET syntax. The purpose of typing code is to instruct the application what to do. It’s not as easy as typing “Hey application, multiply 5 by 8″ but it’s pretty darn close! If you wanted to tell your application to show a Message Box telling you that HowToStartProgramming.com is awesome, this would be the code you would use:

MessageBox.Show("HowToStartProgramming.com is awesome")

Wow pretty easy right? I bet you thought that you would be typing 0′s and 1′s like in binary! Well now that you have looked at the syntax for VB.NET, you are ready to start your first tutorial. Please select the first tutorial from the list below .

Chapter 1- Introduction
Chapter 2-Working with Controls
Chapter 3-Working with Control Properties
Chapter 4 -Object Oriented Programming
Chapter 5-Writing the Code
Chapter 6- Managing Data
Chapter 7- Mathematical Operations
Chapter 8- String Manipulation
Chapter 9- Using If….Then….Else
Chapter 10- Using Select Case
Chapter 11- Looping
Chapter 12- Functions Part 1
Chapter 13- Function Part II
Chapter 14- Functions Part III- Math Functions
Chapter 15 – Functions Part IV- Formatting Functions
Chapter 16 – Functions Part V- Formatting Date and Time
Chapter 17 – Using Check Box
Chapter 18 – Using Radio Button

Chapter 19 – Creating A Simple Web Browser
Chapter 20 – Errors Handling
Chapter 21- Managing Graphics 1-Basic Concepts
Chapter 22 – Managing Graphics -Drawing Rectangle
Chapter 23 – Managing Graphics -Drawing Ellipse and Circle
Chapter 24 – Managing Graphics -Drawing Text
Chapter 25 – Managing Graphics -Drawing Polygon and Pie
Chapter 26 – Managing Graphics-Filling Shapes with Color
Chapter 27 – Using Timer
Chapter 28 – Creating Animation
Chapter 29 –Working with Databases Part 1
Chapter 30 –Working with Databases Part 2
Chapter 31 –Working with Databases Part 3