* Comprehensive, authoritative explanation of VB.NET 2005 and .NET 2.0 from a proven author who has a history of writing award-winning, successful books for professional developers.

* The broad scope of this book provides aspiring professionals with all the information that they need to become proficient in coding .NET 2.0 applications "overnight."

* Visual Basic has one of the largest user groups of any coding language. It is estimated that a large number of them will be following the next path to the latest edition of the language from previous versions (VB.NET 1.1 and VB6 especially). This book is well placed to meet their needs.

Introducing Visual Basic 2005 and the .NET Platform.- The Philosophy of .NET.- Building Visual Basic 2005 Applications.- Visual Basic 2005 Language Fundamentals.- VB 2005 Programming Constructs, Part I.- VB 2005 Programming Constructs, Part II.- Core Object-Oriented Programming Techniques.- Defining Encapsulated Class Types.- Understanding Inheritance and Polymorphism.- Understanding Structured Exception Handling.- Understanding Object Lifetime.- Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Techniques.- Working with Interfaces and Collections.- Callback Interfaces, Delegates, and Events.- Advanced VB 2005 Programming Constructs.- Understanding Generics and Nullable Data Types.- Programming with .NET Assemblies.- Introducing .NET Assemblies.- Type Reflection, Late Binding, and Attribute-based Programming.- Processes, AppDomains, Contexts, and CLR Hosts.- Building Multithreaded Applications.- COM and .NET Interoperability.- Exploring the .NET Base Class Libraries.- The System.IO Namespace.- Understanding Object Serialization.- The .NET Remoting Layer.- Building a Better Window with System.Windows.Forms.- Rendering Graphical Data with GDI+.- Programming with Windows Forms Controls.- Database Access with ADO.NET.- Web Applications and XML Web Services.- Building ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages.- ASP.NET 2.0 Web Controls, Themes, and Master Pages.- ASP.NET 2.0 State Management Techniques.- Understanding XML Web Services.

Andrew Troelsen is a partner, trainer, and consultant at Intertech Inc., and is a leading authority on both .NET and COM. His book Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform won the prestigious 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award and is in its third edition. Also of note are his earlier five-star treatment of traditional COM in the bestselling Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL mirrored in his book, COM and .NET Interoperability, and his top-notch investigation of VB .NET in Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide. Troelsen has a degree in mathematical linguistics and South Asian studies from the University of Minnesota, and is a frequent speaker at numerous .NET-related conferences. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Amanda, and spends his free time investigating .NET and waiting for the Wild to win the Stanley Cup. You can check out his blog at AndrewTroelsen.blogspot.com.