Visual Basic 2010 Resources

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is Here
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 mark the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft. Be sure to download Beta 2 and let us know what you think.

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Walkthroughs
Check out this diverse collection of walkthroughs for Beta 2. They provide step-by-step instructions for common scenarios and are a good place to start learning about Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.

How Do I: Use Implicit Line Continuation in Visual Basic 10?
Learn how to use Implicit Line Continuation, a feature in Visual Basic 10.0 that frequently eliminates the need for developers to use the underscore character when continuing code on a new line.

How Do I: Use Autoimplemented Properties in Visual Basic?
In this video Jon Aneja shows how to create and use a time saving feature in Visual Basic 10.0 called autoimplemented properties.

What's New in Visual Basic 2010
Visit the MSDN Library for information on the new and enhanced features available in Visual Basic 2010.

White Paper: New Features in the Visual Basic 10 Language
Download and read a document overview of the new language features in Visual Basic 10.0

Visual Studio 2010 Samples
Download these samples to learn about the new tools and technologies coming in Visual Studio 2010

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit
Get started with Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 using these labs, demos, and powerpoint presentations.

Visual Basic 10 Language Specification
Download and read an early preview of the Visual Basic 10 Language Specification.

Collection and Array Initializers in Visual Basic 2010
Learn how to take advantage of collection and array initializers in Visual Basic 2010.

TechEd: Future Directions for Visual Basic
Technical Fellow Anders Hejlsberg and Program Manager Jonathan Aneja discuss the future direction of the Visual Basic language both in the near and long term.

C# and VB.NET Co-Evolution - The Twain Shall Meet
In this interview Group Program Manager Luca Bolognese discusses the future directions for C# and VB.NET and how they are related.

What's New in Visual Basic 10
In this demo-heavy interview, Lucian shows off a number of new features in Visual Basic 10.

10-4 Episode 9: Visual Basic 10
In this episode of 10-4, we introduce some of the new language features and functionality coming to Visual Basic 10.

No More Underscores in Visual Basic 10
Learn how line termination has changed in the Visual Basic 10 compiler making underscores unnecessary as line continuation indicators.

PDC: Future Directions for Visual Basic
Language architect Paul Vick and specification lead Lucian Wischik discuss the future direction of the Visual Basic language.

The Joy of Writing Code in Visual Studio 2010
Watch a video presentation on the future directions for the VB IDE in Visual Studio 2010 and beyond

Natural Interop with Silverlight, Office and Python
Learn how the new language features make interop with JScript, COM, and Python more natural

Biz Apps Team and VB with Beth Massi
Listen to a podcast with Beth Massi, program manager on the Visual Studio Community team in Biz Apps, where she discusses her work over the past two years at Microsoft and talks about some cool new features and content in Visual Studio 2010.

Visual Basic 2010 Preview with Lisa Feigenbaum
Listen to this podcast with Microsoft’s VB community program manager Lisa Feigenbaum where she discusses many of the cool new features coming in the Visual Basic 2010.

Visual Basic and the VB Community
Listen to a podcast with VB community program manager Lisa Feigenbaum and VB program manager Dustin Campbell on the topic of Visual Basic, .NET languages, and the VB community.

Accessing Master-Detail Data through ADO.NET Data Service in a Silverlight Application (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this post, we developed our Silverlight application to access data through an ADO.NET Data Service. So far we... more
Saturday, Nov 7 by XiangZeng

Spot the Bug! – Much ado about Nothing… Part 2! (Jonathan Aneja)
In yesterday’s post we saw that the use of the wrong comparison operator with Nothing in an If block can lead to surprising r... more
Thursday, Nov 5 by VBTeam

Spot the Bug! – Much Ado about Nothing… (Jonathan Aneja)
Microsoft has this neat mailing list called “Spot the Bug” where developers can send interesting snippets of code that look c... more
Tuesday, Nov 3 by VBTeam

History of Visual Studio
I just started catching up on a cool series on Channel 9: The Visual Studio Documentary The documentary kicks off by taking... more
Wednesday, Oct 28 by Beth Massi

New Channel 9 Videos on Visual Studio 2010
I’ve noticed that folks have been busy creating video content on the newly released Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 while I’ve been... more
Tuesday, Oct 27 by Beth Massi

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