Chapter One
Welcome to Visual Basic 2005

The goal of this book is to help you come up to speed with the Visual Basic 2005 language even if you have never programmed before. You will start slowly and build on what you learn. So take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and tell yourself you can do this. No sweat! No kidding!
Programming a computer is a lot like teaching a child to tie his shoes. Until you find the correct way of giving the instructions, not much gets accomplished. Visual Basic 2005 is a language in which you can tell your computer how to do things. But, like a child, the computer will understand only if you explain things very clearly. If you have never programmed before, this sounds like an arduous task, and sometimes it is. However, Visual Basic 2005 gives you a simple language to explain some complex things. Although it never hurts to have an understanding of what is happening at the lowest levels, Visual Basic 2005 frees the programmer from havin ... read full excerpt from Beginning Visual Basic 2005 ebook