The practical guide to learn Visual Basic 2013! The ideal book to expand your knowledge and learn the basics of Microsoft Visual Basic 2013.

If you already have programming experience but are starting with Visual Basic 2013, in this educational guide you will find step-by-step instructions and appropriate exercises using code to learn a variety of basic topics and techniques.

With the help of this book:

• Learn perfect basic programming techniques in Visual Basic

• Create applications for Windows Store, Windows Phone 8, and ASP.NET

• Design applications with XAML markup language, touch input capabilities, and familiarize yourself with language concepts such as polymorphism

• Learn to manage data sources such as XML documents

• Create a Windows Phone 8 application that handles significant lifecycle events

Technologies covered: Windows 8.1, Microsoft Visual Basic 2013, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1, ASP.NET 4.5.1, Windows Phone 8

The award-winning author Michael Halvorson, former localization manager for Visual Basic at Microsoft, has written more than 35 books on Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Office, and others.