In fact, .NET itself implements many
well-known design patterns. You will see these practices detailed throughout this book. Also,
it is important to note that the invaluable tool chest of techniques is evolving constantly.
.NET 3.5 provides a unique and stable cross-platform execution environment. VB 2008 is
only one of the languages that target this powerful runtime. You will find that many of the techniques
explored in this book are also applicable to any language that targets the .NET runtime.
As you??™ll see, it doesn??™t take years of trial-and-error experience to become a VB 2008 expert.
You simply need to learn about the right tools and the correct ways to use them. That??™s why we
wrote this book for you.
About This Book
We assume that you already have a working knowledge of some object-oriented programming
language, such as C++, Java, or Visual Basic. If you already know some VB 2005 or VB 2008, you
may find yourself skimming Chapters 1 and 2.
Chapter 1, ???VB 2008 Overview,??? gives a quick glimpse of what a simple VB 2008 application
looks like.
Chapter 2, ???VB 2008 Syntax,??? introduces the VB 2008 language syntax. We introduce you to
the two fundamental kinds of types within the CLR: value types and reference types.
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