Programmers who need to design and develop VB.NET for the .NET framework.

Many times New Professional get confused where actually to start to Learn .Net thing. Simple answer to that question is what this blog topic all say about.What a Professional Should Know is a practical introduction to programming in VB.NET and the use of services provided by .NET. It emphasizes the VB.NET language and how to build VB.NET applications from an object-oriented perspective. Listed Below are some of the important Topics in .Net , which introduces important new features, such as generic types and partial classes.

.NET: What You Need to Know

.NET: What Is Really Happening

.NET Programming in a Nutshell

Viewing the Assembly

Viewing Intermediate Language

Understanding .NET

Visual Studio 2005

Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition

Creating a Console Application

Saving Your Project

Visual Studio Solutions

Starter Code

Using the Visual Studio Text Editor

IntelliSense

Build and Run the Project

Pausing the Output

Visual Basic and GUI Programs

.NET Documentation

Fundamentals of Visual Basic Programming

Visual Basic

Hello, World

Compiling, Running (Command Line)

Program Structure

Namespaces

Project Imports

Startup Object

Naming Standards

Keywords

Multiple-File Program Structure

Using Procedures

Data Types

IEEE 754 Floating Point Standard

Data Type Ranges

Literals

Variables

Initialization of Variables

Type Checking

Constants

Data Conversions

Operators and Expressions

Arithmetic Operators

String Operators

Relational Operators

Logical Operators

Bitwise Operators

Assignment Operators

Operator Precedence

Console I/O

Console Input

Console Output

Placeholders

Control Structures

Control Structures

If/Then Statement

If/Then/Else Statement

Select Case Statement

Looping

Do/Loop Statement

Exiting Do Loops Prematurely

While Statement

For/Next Statement

Continue Statement

Procedures

Modules

Subroutines

ByVal Parameters

ByRef Parameters

Functions

Access, Modules, and Scope

Scope

Static Variables

Overloading

Optional Parameters

Variable Length Parameter Lists

Advanced Data Types

Arrays

Initializing Arrays

Using UBound

Multi-Dimensional Arrays

Arrays are a Reference Type

Reference Assignment Issues

Jagged Arrays

Dynamic Arrays

Releasing Memory for the Array

System.Array

System.Array Functions

Enumerations

System.Enum

System.Enum Functions

Structures

With Statement

Structure Assignment

Pass-by-Value versus Pass-by-Reference

Value Types vs. Reference Types

Value Types vs. Reference Types – Using ByVal with Value Types

Using ByRef with Value Types

Using ByVal with Reference Types

Exception Handling

Handling Errors

Visual Basic Exception Handling

System.Exception

Exception Flow of Control

Handling Multiple Exceptions

Throwing Exceptions

Types of Exceptions

Context and Stack Unwinding

Exception Handling Strategies

Fahrenheit/Celsius Version 1

Fahrenheit/Celsius Version 2

Fahrenheit/Celsius Version 3

Fahrenheit/Celsius Version 4

Inner Exceptions

Custom Exceptions

Object-Oriented Programming

Object-Oriented Programming

Objects in Software

Abstraction and Encapsulation

Classes

Defining a Class in Visual Basic

Defining Data Members

Defining Methods

Creating Objects

Using Objects

Assigning Object References

Garbage Collection

Me

Properties

Defining Properties

ReadOnly Properties

WriteOnly Properties

Shared Attributes

Shared Methods and Properties

Constructors and Initialization

Defining Constructors

Default Constructor

Shared Constructor

ReadOnly Members

Constant Members

Events

Defining Events

Restrictions on Event Procedures

Raising Events

Trapping Events Using WithEvents

Trapping Events Dynamically

ToString in User-Defined Classes

Inheritance Inheritance Inheritance Hierarchy Defining a Derived Class .NET’s Object Class Controlling Base Class Construction Derived Class Construction Derived Class Constructors Need For Protected Access Modifier Access Control Using Protected Access Exceptions Defining Custom Exceptions Using Custom Exceptions Shadowing Base Class Methods Polymorphism Defining a Method as Overridable Overriding a Method Using Heterogeneous Collections with Polymorphic Methods Abstract Classes Not Inheritable Classes Type Conversions in Inheritance CType Interfaces and Collections Components and OO in Visual Basic Interfaces Interfaces in Visual Basic Implementing an Interface Using an Interface Multiple Interfaces Using Multiple Interfaces TypeOf ... Is and Dynamic Interfaces Interfaces in Visual Basic and COM Resolving Ambiguity in Interfaces .NET Interfaces Arrays of User-Defined Objects Implementing IComparable Collections ArrayList ArrayList Methods IEnumerable and IEnumerator Using Enumerators. Collections of User-Defined Objects Account Class Collection Interfaces ICollection IList Default Properties Using the Item Property Writing Generic Code Using a Class of Object Generic Types Generic Client Code System.Collections.Generic Introduction to Windows Forms Windows Forms Creating a Windows Forms App Aligning Controls Setting the Tab Order Partial Classes Windows Forms Event Handling Add Events for a Control Events using the Wizard Bar Events Documentation Closing a Form ListBox Control Command Line Arguments Windows Forms Controls Common Properties Common Events Event Handling Using a Label Using Mnemonics Using a Text Box Using a Button Using a Radio Button and Group Box Using a Check Box Using the ToolTip Control Using a ListBox Control Adding ListBox Items Removing ListBox Items Selecting an Item in a List Box Using a ComboBox Control Flexible Events Handlers Timer Control User Interface Features Dialog Boxes MessageBox Custom Dialogs Adding a Custom Dialog Using DialogResult Displaying a Dialog Tab Order and Focus Initializing a Custom Dialog Changing the Behavior of a Button’s DialogResult Modeless Dialogs Managing the Relationship between Forms Programming the Apply and Close Buttons Enabling / Disabling the Apply Button Common Dialogs Using a Common Dialog Control Menus MenuStrip Control Calculator Starter Code Attaching a Menu to a Form Configuring Items in a Menu Testing the Menu Responding to Menu Events Changing Menu Item Appearance Modified SetOperation() ContextMenuStrip Control Context Menu Events Handling Multiple Events Database Programming ADO.NET ADO.NET Architecture .NET Data Providers Programming with ADO.NET Interfaces .NET Namespaces Connected Data Access ADO.NET Class Libraries Connecting to an OLE DB Data Provider Using Commands Creating a Command Object ExecuteNonQuery Using a Data Reader Disconnected Datasets Data Adapters Data Bound Controls DataGridView Control Performing a Query