Starting Out with Visual Basic 2008 (4th Edition)

In Starting Out With Visual Basic ^® , Gaddis and Irvine take a problem-solving approach, motivating students to understand the logic behind developing quality programs while introducing the Visual Basic^® 9.0 language. As students become familiar with each programming concept, they will learn how, why, and when to use various controls, constructs, and features of Visual Basic 9.0 through concise, practical example programs. Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic 2005; Creating Applications with Visual Basic; Input, Variables, Exceptions, and Calculations; Making Decisions and Working with Strings; Lists, Loops, Validation, and More; Sub Procedures and Functions; Multiple Forms, Standard Modules, and Menus; Arrays, Timers, and More; Files, Printing, and Structures; Working with Databases; Developing Web Applications; Classes, Exceptions, Collections, and Scrollable Controls. This book is ideal for readers interested in introductory programming using Visual Basic^®.

Tony Gaddis is the author of numerous textbooks, including Starting Out with C++, Starting Out with Java, Starting Out with Visual Basic.NET, and Starting Out with Visual Basic 6. He is a Professor at Haywood Community College in North Carolina where he teaches courses on computer programming languages, operating systems, and physics.