Getting Started with Visual Basic

This section of the documentation helps you get started with Visual Basic application development.

In This Section

• What's New in Visual Basic
  Covers new features for Visual Basic.

• Visual Basic Editions
  Describes the features that come with Visual Studio and the .NET Framework.

• Visual Basic Language Walkthroughs
  Provides a list of Help pages that demonstrate aspects of the Visual Basic language.

• Additional Resources for Visual Basic Programmers
  Provides a list of Web sites and newsgroups that can help you find answers to common problems.

• How Do I in Visual Basic
  Provides categorized pages of links to "how-to" Help pages on important programming subjects.

Related Sections

• Visual Basic Guided Tour
  Provides a series of sequential lessons that introduce you to the basics of programming in Visual Basic.

• Deciding Which Technologies and Tools To Use
  Provides an interactive guide to help you choose which approach or technology to use, in addition to links to more information.

• Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic
  Provides links to pages that introduce object-oriented programming and describe how to create your own objects and how to use objects to simplify your coding.

• Visual Basic Sample Applications
  Provides links to sample code in Visual Basic.

• Visual Studio Help Reference
  Explains how to use filters and provides links to pages about searching Help, using the index, and finding information in the MSDN Library.

• Customizing the Development Environment
  Covers how to set options for the integrated development environment (IDE), such as shortcut keys and debugging preferences.

• Product Support
  Covers how to receive support and give feedback.

• Visual Studio
  Provides links into the Visual Studio documentation.

• Visual C#
  Provides links into the documentation on application development with Visual C#.

• Visual C++
  Provides links into the Visual C++ documentation.

• Visual Studio Tools for Office
  Provides information about using Microsoft Office and Visual Studio as part of a business application.