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Whether a beginner or an expert, your training starts here. If you need information to get you started with Visual Basic, please see Getting Started with Visual Basic and New to Development.

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Additional Learning Materials

Learning Plan for Using LINQ in Visual Basic 2008
Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) is a new set of features in Visual Basic 2008 that extends powerful query capabilities into the language syntax of C# and Visual Basic. Use this exclusive learning plan ... more

Learning Plan for Interop with Visual Basic 6
The Visual Basic 2008 Interop Forms Toolkit makes interoperating with .NET forms and user controls from Visual Basic 6 applications a total snap.... more

Learning Plan for Visual Basic 2008 Architecture
There are many new tools in Visual Studio 2008 that enable you to work with WCF and N-Tier applications much easier. Use this learning plan... more

Learning Plan for MCPD Certification as a Web Developer
This learning plan is intended to help developers prepare for the MCPD Certification as a Web Developer. Professionals that hold the MCPD certificat... more
Complete .NET 2.0 Application Development and Best Practices
This four-day course, Intertech’s Complete .NET 2.0 Application Development and Best Practices, is intended for developers who have some familiarity w... more
Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition: Build a Program Now!
Your hands-on, step by step guide to learning the programming enhancements in Visual Basic 2008

Visual Basic Webcasts

Live From Redmond: VB9 - Working with XML in Visual Basic
XML permeates every modern application today from XHTML, XAML, RSS, SOAP, Office Open XML just to name a few. Even your Visual Studio project files an... more
Live From Redmond: Migrating Your Visual Basic 6 Investments to .NET
Visual Basic (VB) 6 was used by millions of developers world-wide to build applications ranging from thousands to millions of lines of code representi... more
Live From Redmond: VB9 - Introduction to LINQ in Visual Basic
LINQ stands for Language Integrated Query and it allows you to query over things like objects, databases and XML in a standard way with a new syntax a... more
Live From Redmond: VB9 - What's New in Visual Basic 9
Visual Basic is evolving in dramatic ways to help people be more productive when developing enterprise, data-aware applications. In this Webcast we'll... more
MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: LINQ to SQL with .NET Framework Developer and MVP Bill Jones (Level 200)
MSDN geekSpeak is a new kind of webcast series, hosted by Glen Gordon and Lynn Langit from the MSDN Events team. Dispensing with slide decks and scrip... more

Learning Plans

Learning Plan for Developing Enterprise Web-based Applications with .NET: ASP.NET--Visual Basic .NET
This learning plan and Microsoft Skills Assessment focus on developing and implementing Web-based applications with Web Forms, ASP.NET, and the .NET F... more
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:21:23 GMT
Learning Plan for Developing Enterprise Web-based Applications with .NET: Data Access--Visual Basic .NET
This learning plan and Microsoft Skills Assessment focus on accessing data by using XML, ADO.NET, and XML Web services for Web-based applications. Top... more
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:22:47 GMT
Learning Plan for Developing Enterprise Web-based Applications with .NET: Web Services--Visual Basic .NET
This learning plan and Microsoft Skills Assessment focus on designing and implementing XML Web services. Topics include an overview of XML Web service... more
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:17:23 GMT
Learning Plan for Developing Enterprise Windows-based Applications with .NET: Data Access--Visual Basic .NET
Learning Plan for Developing Enterprise Windows-based Applications with .NET: Data Access--Visual Basic .NET
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:29:24 GMT
Learning Plan for Developing Enterprise Windows-based Applications with .NET: Rich Client--Visual Basic .NET
This learning plan and Microsoft Skills Assessment focus on the skills and knowledge that are required to develop and deploy .NET-connected applicatio... more
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:23:14 GMT
Learning Plan for Exam 70-300
Passing Exam 70-300: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures demonstrates that you the knowledge and skills required... more
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:32:04 GMT
Learning Plan for Exam 70-305
Passing Exam 70-305: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET demonstrates that... more
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:23:25 GMT
Learning Plan for Exam 70-306
Passing Exam 70-306: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET demonstr... more
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:23:45 GMT
Learning Plan for Exam 70-310
Passing Exam 70-310: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework demonstrates... more
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:23:35 GMT
Learning Plan for Exam 70-315
Passing Exam 70-315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET demonstrates that you... more
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:22:30 GMT

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