Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Introduction to Visual Studio development
  • Chapter 1: Visual Basic 2013 development opportunities and the Windows Store
  • Chapter 2: The Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment
  • Chapter 3: Creating your first Windows Store application
  • Chapter 4: Windows desktop apps: A walkthrough using Windows Forms
• Designing the user interface
  • Chapter 5: Working with Windows Store app controls
  • Chapter 6: Working with Windows Forms controls
  • Chapter 7: XAML markup step by step
  • Chapter 8: Using XAML styles
  • Chapter 9: Exploring Windows 8.1 design features: Command bar, flyout, tiles, and touch
  • Chapter 10: Creating console applications
• Visual Basic programming techniques
  • Chapter 11: Mastering data types, operators, and string processing
  • Chapter 12: Creative decision structures and loops
  • Chapter 13: Trapping errors by using structured error handling
  • Chapter 14: Using arrays, collections, and generics to manage data
  • Chapter 15: Innovative data management with LINQ
  • Chapter 16: Object-oriented programming techniques
• Database and web programming
  • Chapter 17: Database controls for Windows desktop apps
  • Chapter 18: Data access for Windows Store apps
  • Chapter 19: Visual Studio web development with ASP.NET
• Microsoft Windows Phone programming
  • Chapter 20: Introduction to Windows Phone 8 development
  • Chapter 21: Creating your first Windo

About the Author

Michael Halvorson, a former Visual Basic localization manager at Microsoft, has written more than 30 books on technology and other subjects, including Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step, Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step.