Professional VB 2005 As Microsoft's most popular programming language in the world, Visual Basic allows applications to be written with dramatically less code. Programmers can simply drag and drop controls, such as buttons and dialog boxes, and then define their appearance and behavior. With VB 2005, this language has finally made the leap to becoming a true object-oriented language, and is now able to take advantage of everything the .NET Framework has to offer. This unparalleled author team combines their years of expert-level experience to provide you with the complete VB.NET developer resource. You'll be equipped with everything you need to know to take your abilities to the next level when writing robust, useful applications. What you will learn from this book * How to deal with the issues of security, data access, and the latest Visual Studio(r) 2005 IDE * Working with namespaces, networking protocols, and generics * How inheritance and interfaces can be used within Visual Basic(r) * Definitions of objects, classes, instances, encapsulation, abstraction, and polymorphism Who this book is for This book is for experienced developers who have used Visual Basic and are looking to make the transition to VB 2005 and the .NET Framework. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.