"Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming with Visual Basic in 21 Days" teaches the reader the art of game programming from the ground up. The reader is assumed to have basic programming knowledge that he wishes to apply to the creation of basic games. Upon completion of the book readers will have learned to build eight games including card games, puzzles, and strategy games, each focusing on a specific task and building the reader's knowledge and skill level. The final week is a culmination of the skills learned in the first two weeks where the reader builds a complete game incorporating sound, animation, etc.

"Discover how to select the correct database technology to use with Visual C++; learn to use the database development tools in Visual C++ 6; explore effective database design techniques; develop client/server applications using SQL, ODBC, ADO, and OLE DB; harness the power of database servers; meld object-oriented programming (OOP) with relational databases; and build scalable database applications using Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Learn how to how to use C# for Internet programming with the hands-on techniques and clear explanations. This book discusses some C# features that allow rapid development of solutions such as garbage collection, simplified type declarations, and scalability support. The book explains key concepts in a simple and practical manner. Web Forms and Web Controls usher in an elegant way to make dynamic Web pages. The book covers these topics with how-to code examples and projects. One of the newest developments in Internet programming is the use of XML and the SOAP communication protocol. .NET Web Services harness these two technologies, and is covered in later sections of the book.

This work covers the fundamental aspects of Visual Basic and teaches novice programmers how to design, create, and debug macro programs written in the VBA programming language. It teaches techniques to add functionality to existing applications such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access. Contains specific, practical examples of how to write VBA program code, including a complete VBA application.

This book emphasizes using VC++ tools and wizards to generate code. Code examples are augmented with C++ language sidebars. Readers who need a refresher on the language or want to go further "under the hood" will have a context, while those who don't can easily skip that coverage. The revision includes more information throughout on Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).

Updated and reworked to trim down the material into shorter, more focused one-hour lessons, this book contains numerous examples of syntax and detailed analysis of code to provide solid instruction for beginning programmers.

A one-stop reference for C++ programmers (beginners through experts) who want to learn Microsoft's powerful 32-bit Visual C++ X development environment. The book's tutorial "framework" provides a complete introduction to Win32 programming architecture (MFC, COM, etc.).

With its ever-expanding installed base, C continues to be one of the most popular programming languages on the market. The "Teach Yourself . . ". series continues to be one of the most popular ways to learn a programming language, and with the success of the previous editions of this book, this fourth edition is clearly headed for the bestseller list.

"Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET in 21 Days" will help developers that are new to application development and experienced developers understand how to use the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET to rapidly develop any type of computer application. The Visual Studio .NET development environment is the most comprehensive developer tool ever created, putting that together with the .NET Frameworks' Class Libraries, the developer has everything he or she needs to get up-to-speed on Microsoft's latest revolution in application development. This book will guide the developer through using the VS .NET IDE, the Visual Basic .NET and C# language, and the supporting tools available from Microsoft to create Windows and Web-based applications. The market is full of books that pretty much say the same thing, which is already available in the help files, the author of this book has written and deployed over a dozen successful applications using Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework. All of his expertise and experience is used to give you the most comprehensive title on using Visual Studio .NET.