Professional Visual Basic 2010 and .NET 4 -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Language Constructs and Environment -- Chapter 1: Visual Studio 2010 -- Visual Studio 2010: Express through Ultimate -- Visual Basic Keywords and Syntax -- Project ProVB_VS2010 -- Enhancing a Sample Application -- Useful Features of Visual Studio 2010 -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Objects and Visual Basic -- Object-Oriented Terminology -- Working With Visual Basic Types -- Commands: Conditional -- Value Types (Structures) -- Reference Types (Classes) -- Parameter Passing -- Variable Scope -- Working with Objects -- Data Type Conversions -- Creating Classes -- Advanced Concepts -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Custom Objects -- Inheritance -- Multiple Interfaces -- Abstraction -- Encapsulation -- Polymorphism -- Inheritance -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The common language runtime -- Elements of a .NET Application -- Versioning and Deployment -- Cross-Language Integration -- IL Disassembler -- Memory Management -- Namespaces -- Creating Your Own Namespaces -- The My Keyword -- Extending the My Namespace -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Declarative Programming with Visual Basic -- Declarative Programming and Visual Basic -- Using XAML to Create a Window -- XAML Syntax -- Using XAML to Declare a Workflow -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Exception Handling and Debugging -- New in Visual Studio 2010 Team System: Historical Debugging -- Notes on Compatibility with VB6 -- Exceptions in .NET -- Structured Exception-Handling Keywords -- Interoperability with VB6-Style Error Handling -- Error Logging -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Test-Driven Development -- When and How to Test -- TDD Tools in Visual Studio -- UnitTesting Walk-Through -- Other Visual Studio Editions -- Third Party Testing Frameworks -- Summary -- Part II: Business Objects and Data Access -- Chapter 8: Arrays, Collections, and Generics -- Arrays.

Collections -- Generics -- Creating Generics -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Using XML with Visual Basic -- An Introduction to XML -- XML Serialization -- System.Xml Document Support -- XML Stream-Style Parsers -- XSL Transformations -- XML in ASP.NET -- LINQ to XML -- LINQ Helper XML Objects -- Visual Basic and XML Literals -- Using LINQ to Query XML Documents -- Working with the XML Document -- Lambda Expressions in Visual Basic -- Summary -- Chapter 10: ADO.NET and LINQ -- ADO.NET Architecture -- Basic ADO.NET Features -- .NET Data Providers -- The DataSet Component -- Working with the Common Provider Model -- Connection Pooling in ADO.NET -- Transactions and System.Transactions -- LINQ to SQL -- LINQ to SQL and Visual Basic -- How Objects Map to LINQ Objects -- Querying the Database -- Stored Procedures -- Updating the Database -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Data Access with the Entity Framework -- Object-Relational Mapping -- Entity Framework Architecture -- Mapping Objects to Entities -- Generating the Database from a Model -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Working with SQL Server -- SQL Server Compact -- SQL Server's Built-in XML Features -- CLR Integration in SQL Server -- WCF Data Services -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Services (XML/WCF) -- Introduction to Services -- The Larger Move to SOA -- Building a WCF Service -- Building a WCF Consumer -- Working with Data Contracts -- Namespaces -- Summary -- Part III: Smart Client Applications -- Chapter 14: Windows Forms -- The System.Windows.Forms Namespace -- Using Forms -- Controls -- Other Handy Programming Tips -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Advanced Windows Forms -- Packaging Logic in Visual Controls -- Custom Controls in Windows Forms -- Inheriting from an Existing Control -- The Control and UserControl Base Classes -- A Composite UserControl -- Building a Control from Scratch -- Attaching an Icon for the Toolbox.

Embedding Controls in Other Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 16: User Controls Combining WPF and Windows Forms -- The Integration Library -- Hosting WPF Controls in Windows Forms -- Hosting Windows Forms Controls in WPF -- Integration Limitations -- Summary -- Chapter 17: WPF Desktop Applications -- What, Where, Why, How - WPF Strategy -- Raster Graphics and Vector Graphics -- Should Your Next Windows Project Use WPF? -- Creating a WPF Application -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Expression Blend 3 -- Getting to Know Blend -- SketchFlow -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Silverlight -- What Is Silverlight? -- Starting a Silverlight Project -- Silverlight Solution -- Controls -- Adding Items to the Silverlight Project -- Silverlight Out of the Browser -- Summary -- Part IV: Internet Applications -- Chapter 20: Silverlight and Services -- Services and Silverlight -- Model-View-ViewModel -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Working with ASP.NET -- The History of ASP.NET -- Key Features of ASP.NET -- Visual Studio Support for ASP.NET -- Building ASP.NET Applications Using Web Forms -- Data-Driven Applications -- Summary -- Chapter 22: ASP.NET Advanced Features -- Master Pages -- Navigation -- Working with the ASP.NET Provider Model -- Membership and Role Management -- Profile Properties -- Microsoft Ajax (ASP.NET AJAX) -- Summary -- Chapter 23: ASP.NET MVC -- Model-View-Controller and ASP.NET -- Building an ASP.NET MVC Application -- Summary -- Chapter 24: SharePoint 2010 Development -- Introduction -- Features and the Solutions Framework -- Visual Studio Tools for SharePoint Development -- The SharePoint 2010 Object Models -- Building Web Parts -- Summary -- Part V: Libraries and Specialized Topics -- Chapter 25: Visual Studio Tools for Office -- Examining the VSTO Releases -- Office Business Application Architecture -- Working with Both VBA and VSTO.

Creating a Document Template (Word) -- Creating an Office Add-In (Excel) -- Outlook Form Regions -- Summary -- Chapter 26: Windows Workflow Foundation -- Workflow in Applications -- Building Workflows -- Rehosting the Workflow Designer -- Summary -- Chapter 27: Localization -- Cultures and Regions -- Translating Values and Behaviors -- ASP.NET Resource Files -- Resource Files in Windows Forms -- Summary -- Chapter 28: COM-Interop -- Understanding COM -- COM and .NET in Practice -- ActiveX Controls -- Using .NET Components in the COM World -- P/Invoke -- Summary -- Chapter 29: Network Programming -- Protocols, Addresses, and Ports -- The System.Net Namespace -- Sockets -- Using Internet Explorer in Your Applications -- Summary -- Chapter 30: Application Services -- Using IIS for Application Services -- Windows Services -- Characteristics of a Windows Service -- Interacting with Windows Services -- Creating a Windows Service -- Creating a Windows Service in Visual Basic -- Creating a File Watcher Service -- Communicating with the Service -- Custom Commands -- Passing Strings to a Service -- Debugging the Service -- Summary -- Chapter 31: Assemblies and Reflection -- Assemblies -- The Manifest -- Assemblies and Deployment -- Versioning Issues -- Basics of Reflection -- Dynamic Loading of Assemblies -- Summary -- Chapter 32: Security in the .NET Framework -- Security Concepts and Definitions -- Permissions in the System.Security.Permissions Namespace -- Managing Code Access Permission Sets -- User Access Control -- Defining Your Application UAC Settings -- Encryption Basics -- Summary -- Chapter 33: Parallel Programming Using Tasks and Threads -- Launching Parallel Tasks -- Transforming Sequential Code to Parallel Code -- Parallelizing Loops -- Specifying the Desired Degree of Parallelism -- Creating and Managing Tasks -- Summary.

Chapter 34: Deployment -- Application Deployment -- Choosing a Framework Version -- Visual Studio Deployment Projects -- Modifying the Deployment Project -- Internet Deployment of Windows Applications -- IIS Web Deployment Tool -- Summary -- Appendices -- Appendix A: The Visual Basic Compiler -- The vbc.exe.config File -- Simple Steps to Compilation -- Compiler Options -- Looking at the vbc.rsp File -- Appendix B: Visual Basic Power Packs Tools -- Visual Basic Power Packs -- Using the Interop Forms Toolkit 2.1 -- Using the Power Packs 3.0 Tools -- Summary -- Appendix C: Workflow 2008 Specifics -- Building Workflows -- Using Workflows with Other Applications -- Summary -- Appendix D: Enterprise Services -- Transactions -- Transactional Components -- Other Aspects of Transactions -- Queued Components -- Summary -- Appendix E: Programming for the Cloud -- The Rise of the Cloud -- Azure -- Summary -- Index.