Book Help

[Erik]

Can someone recommend a good VB.Net Windows Forms book? Most of the books I
have found are too general on Windows Forms. They include too much on
ASP.Net or other topics I don't need.

Does anybody know why the Visual Basic Windows Forms books, references,
guides, online help etc... is not really a major topic or a not quite as
popular as Visual Basic 6. I know that it is still new but there isn't much
out there.

Erik

 

[Robert Jacobson]

See my above post re. "User Interfaces in VB.Net" -- it's a great,
comprehensive reference guide to Windows Forms programming. I'd love to
hear about other suggestions, too.

I think the general lack of information specific to VB is due to the nature
of .Net -- it doesn't really matter what language you're using, as long as
you know how to use the framework. (On the other hand, I've heard
complaints from C# programmers that MSDN has too many examples in VB and not
enough in C#.) Also, most of the "hardcore" programmers (i.e., C++) have
migrated to C#, so most of the advanced WinForms user submissions on
GotDotNet and CodeProject, e.g., are done in C#. It never hurts to become
familiar with both languages if you have the time.