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Programming in Visual Basic 2010

This book is an introduction to programming using Microsoft’s Visual Basic .NET 2010. It is

intended for novice programmers with little or no programming experience or no experience

with Visual Basic. The text emphasizes programming logic and good programming techniques

with generous explanations of programming concepts written from a nontechnical point of

view. It stresses input, processing, and output and sequence, selection, and repetition in

code development. File input and output (I/O) and arrays are included. Later chapters

introduce objects, event programming, and databases. By taking a slow and steady approach

to programming ideas, this book builds new concepts from what the reader has already

learned. VB tips and quips inject both humor and insight.

The book includes numerous programming examples and exercises, case studies, tutorials,

and “Fixing a Program” sections for an in-depth look at programming problems and tools.

Quizzes and review questions throughout each chapter get students to think about the

materials and how to use them. Each chapter has a summary and glossary for extra review.

The accompanying web site has code downloads, I/O, and database ﬁles from small, simple

ﬁles to large ﬁles with thousands of records, ﬂowcharts, deskchecks, and audits to aid with

program design, coding, and debugging, PowerPoint ﬁles for every chapter, and hundreds of

ideas for programs and projects.

Dr. Jim McKeown has spent more than 20 years at Dakota State University, where he is

an Assistant Professor. He currently teaches programming, computer hardware, software

testing, and computer applications. He received a master’s degree in computer education

from Columbia University and holds a Ph.D. in instructional design from the University of

Iowa. He has contributed several articles to the Journal for Computing in Small Colleges as well

as various other publications.

Programming in Visual

Basic 2010

The Very Beginner’s Guide

Jim McKeown

Dakota State University