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Learning to Program with VB.NET

Delivery Options: Attend face-to-face in the classroom, remote-live or via on-demand training.

Pricing

Face-to-face or remote-live: $2495

On-demand: $1495

Discounts: We offer multiple discount options. Click here for more information.

Duration

Face-to-face or remote-live: 5 Days

On-demand: Approximately 35 hours of coursework with personal facilitation, to be completed in a four week span.

Registration

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Students Will Learn

Using Visual Studio to create VB.NET applications
Working with the .NET data types
Creating variables with the proper scope and using operators to build complex expressions
Using control structures such as If, Do While and For
Using procedures to build complex applications
Designing and using classes
Using arrays and .NET collections
Throwing and trapping exceptions using the VB.NET Try and Catch statements
Using ADO.NET classes to access databases
Working with files and directories
Building simple Windows Forms applications
Building and using derived classes
Defining and implementing interfaces
Performing advanced string manipulation

Course Description

This hands on VB.NET programming course provides an introduction to programming using the VB.NET language. Students are introduced to the application development cycle, structure of programs, and specific language syntax. The VB.NET for beginners course also contains "Thinking Like a Programmer" sections that provide students insight on how to develop common algorithms. The course covers console and file I/O, string and character manipulation, managing data using collections and fundamental object-oriented programming concepts. Error handling techniques are also emphasized. The course also introduces how to access databases using ADO.NET and illustrates how to build user interfaces using Windows Forms. Comprehensive hands on exercises are integrated throughout to reinforce learning VB.NET and develop real competency.

This class is intended for non-programmers. Students who already understand fundamental structured programming and object-oriented techniques should attend either ASP.NET Web Forms Programming Using Visual Basic.NET, Windows Forms Programming Using Visual Basic.NET or Windows Presentation Foundation Programming Using Visual Basic.NET instead of this more introductory course.

Course Prerequisites

Familiarity with computers.

Course Overview

Application Development Fundamentals Overview of Programming Concepts Understanding the Structure of a VB.NET Program Understanding Data Types Working with Variables Reading From and Writing to the Console Overview of the .NET Framework Using Visual Studio Thinking Like a Programmer Designing Algorithms Finding Patterns in Code	Managing the Flow of an Application Conditional Constructs Working with If/Else Constructs Working with Select Case Looping Constructs Working with Do/Loop Constructs Working with For and For Each Thinking Like a Programmer Making Decisions Designing Loops
Working with Data Using Integer Data Types Using Floating Point Data Types Using Characters and Strings Using Dates Using Booleans Working with Constants and Literals Understanding Option Strict	Using Procedures to Modularize Code Defining and Calling Subroutines Defining and Calling Functions Understanding Variable Scope Overloading Procedures Passing Parameters Understanding ByVal vs ByRef Parameters Understanding the Call Stack Thinking Like a Programmer Finding the Procedures Refactoring Improving Productivity with Snippets
Object-Oriented Programming Understanding Object-Oriented Concepts Designing Classes Coding Properties and Methods Initializing Objects with Constructors Overloading Constructors Declaring and Instantiating Objects Calling Properties and Methods Understanding Value Types vs. Reference Types Working with Shared Data Members and Methods Thinking Like a Programmer Finding your Classes	Understanding Namespaces Understanding the Role of Namespaces Understanding .NET Namespaces Defining Custom Namespaces Referencing Members in a Namespace Using the Imports Statement
Working with Data Collections Understanding Arrays Declaring and Instantiating Arrays Iterating through Arrays Working with System.Array Methods Copying, Sorting, Searching and Resizing Passing Arrays to Methods Working with ParamArray Parameters Working with Command-line Arguments Understanding .NET Collections Managing Data Using List(Of T) Managing Data Using Dictionary(Of TKey, TValue) Working with LINQ Making LINQ Queries Enumerating LINQ Query Results Working with Anonymous Types Using Extension Methods with LINQ	Building Inheritance Hierarchies Understanding Inheritance Building Derived Classes Understanding Constructors in Derived Classes Defining and Using Protected Class Members Understanding Polymorphism Defining Overridable Methods Overriding Methods Understanding Abstract Classes Defining Abstract Classes Inheriting from Abstract Classes
Building GUIs with Windows Forms Overview of Windows Forms Designing Forms Working with Controls Using Labels and Textboxes Using Buttons Using Checkboxes and Radio Buttons Using Menus Using list Controls Handling Events	Accessing Databases Using ADO.NET Understanding the ADO.NET Object Model Opening Connections Executing Queries Using Commands Iterating Through Results Using DataReaders Calling Stored Procedures Passing Parameters to Stored Procedures Working with DataSets Binding Data to Controls
Exception Handling Understanding Exception Handling Using Try/Catch to Handle Exceptions Working with the Exception Class Understanding Exception Propagation Using Finally to Manage Cleanup Processing Throwing Exceptions	Working with Files, Directories and Streams Using the System.IO Namespace Discovering Drives Working with Directories Working with Files Parsing a File Path Understanding Streams Working with FileStream Reading and Writing Text Files Understanding other Types of Streams
Working with Strings Working with the String Class Working with String Literals and Escape Sequences Understanding String Manipulation Performance Issues Working with the StringBuilder Class Formatting Output with String.Format	Building N-Tier Applications Building Large Scale Applications Designing N-Tier Applications Building .NET Assemblies Referencing Assemblies

Reviews

The instructor was great at answering all of my questions. He knew where any mistakes were made in an instance and was able to get me back on the right track. The lessons were thorough and gave me the foundation I was looking for. I would recommend this class to anyone looking to get into programming.
— P.F., NBC Universal

The training exceeded my expectations. The instructor was very knowledgeable. I plan to use HOTT from here on out for my training needs.
— S.S., CACI

Excellent class. As usual, the course was setup in such a way that it was easy to understand and the materials were useful for the tasks I will be using at my present job.
— L.O., Prevention Genetics

Course Schedule

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