OOP with Visual Basic .NET

Microsoft Visual Basic developers have long clamored for complete objectoriented

language support. Microsoft Visual Basic .NET supports all the features of an objectoriented

language. In addition, the entire Microsoft .NET Framework, which includes the

development support for Microsoft Windows applications, Web applications, Web

services, graphics, and data access, is designed according to object-oriented principles.

Developers who have a firm grasp of object-oriented principles will be the strongest .NET

developers.

Also new to developers is C#, a C-based language that gives developers a language

choice for developing with the .NET Framework. Some C, Java, and C++ development

will move to C# to take advantage of .NET’s features. Visual Basic programmers looking

to learn a C language might also move to C#. Visual Basic .NET and C# both support

object-oriented development with the .NET Framework. No matter what language you

choose for development, being able to read code in either language will double your

access to Microsoft Visual Studio documentation, .NET books, magazine articles, and

other developer resources.