UNIT ONE

GETTING STARTED WITH VISUAL BASIC

INTRODUCTION TO .NET FRAMEWORK

LECTURE ONE
VB.NET
 Object-oriented computer programming
language.
 Not backwards-compatible with VB6.

 All objects inherit from the base class

Object.
 Implemented by Microsoft's .NET
framework.
 Full access to all the libraries in the .NET
Framework.
OTHER FEATURES:
 Modern, general purpose.
 Object oriented.
 Component oriented.
 Easy to learn.
 Structured language.
 It produces efficient programs.
 It can be compiled on a variety of computer
platforms.
 Part of .NET Framework.
VISUAL STUDIO ENVIRONMENT
DOWNLOADING VISUAL STUDIO
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloa
ds/
OTHER FEATURES:
1. Menu Bar
2. Standard Toolbar
3. ToolBox
4. Forms Designer
5. Output Window
6. Solution Explorer
7. Properties Window