If you've already covered the basics and want to dive deep into VB and .NET topics that professional programmers use most, this is your book. You'll find a quick review of introductory topics-always helpful-before the author team of experts moves you quickly into such topics as data access with ADO.NET, Language Integrated Query (LINQ), security, ASP.NET web programming with Visual Basic, Windows workflow, threading, and more.

You'll explore all the new features of Visual Basic 2010 as well as all the essential functions that you need, including .NET features such as LINQ to SQL, LINQ to XML, WCF, and more. Plus, you'll examine exception handling and debugging, Visual Studio features, and ASP.NET web programming.

• Expert author team helps you master the tools and techniques you need most for professional programming
• Reviews why Visual Basic 2010 will be synonymous with writing code in Visual Studio 2010
• Focuses on .NET features such as LINQ, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to XML, WPF, workflow, and more
• Discusses exception handling and debugging, data access with ADO.NET, Visual Studio features for Visual Basic developers, Windows programming with Windows Forms, ASP.NET web programming with VB, communication interfaces, Windows workflow, and threading

This Wrox guide presents you with updated coverage on topics you need to know now.

• Visual Studio 2010
• Objects and Visual Basic
• Custom Objects
• The common language runtime
• Declarative Programming with Visual Basic
• Exception Handling and Debugging
• Test-Driven Development
• Arrays, Collections, and Generics
• Using XML with Visual Basic
• ADO.NET and LINQ
• Data Access with the Entity Framework
• Working with SQL Server
• Services (XML/WCF)
• Windows Forms
• Advanced Windows Forms
• User Controls Combining WPF and Windows Forms
• WPF Desktop Applications
• Expression Blend 3
• Silverlight
• Silverlight and Services
• Working with ASP.NET
• ASP.NET Advanced Features
• ASP.NET MVC
• SharePoint 2010 Development
• Visual Studio Tools for Office
• Windows Workflow Foundation
• Localization
• COM-Interop
• Network Programming
• Application Services
• Assemblies and Reflection
• Security in the .NET Framework
• Parallel Programming Using Tasks and Threads
• Deployment