Visual Basic 2005 Black Book is one of the first comprehensive books that cover the new version of Visual Basic and the development features of Microsoft's .NET platform in depth. The book explains the major changes to VB and provides numerous tips and practical solutions for developing applications. Visual Basic 2005 Black Book approaches every topic methodically: the In Depth section covers all the concepts being introduced, followed by the Immediate Solutions section that provide hands-on real-world techniques. This book will guide programmers through all the new features of VB 2005 and provide detailed coverage of all the new controls, language enhancements, and new architecture features.

Visual Basic 2005 Black Book is a comprehensive reference and problem solving guide for Visual Basic developers. It covers Visual Basic 2005 inside and out and provides hundreds of ready-to-use programming solutions. Readers will learn everything they need to know for developing and managing windows and web applications using VB 2005. Some of the critical topics covered by the new book include: language enhancements, graphics programming, ASP development, web forms and web controls, validation controls, data access with ADO .NET, binding controls, creating Windows services, and security. This edition now extensively covers development of web applications using VB.NET 2005 by providing intensive coverage on ASP.NET 2.0.