Includes index.

Contents: An Introduction to programming: Designing the commission calculator program -- An Overview of a visual basic .NET program: working in the visual basic .NET programming environment -- Variables, data types, and interacting with the user -- Numeric expressions and operator precedence -- Saving, testing, and documenting the program -- Using help -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- Homework assignments -- Programming assignments -- Decision making: Objectives -- Introduction -- Adding decision making to the commission calculator program -- The If... then... else... statement -- Coding if...then...else structures -- Logical operators -- Using constants in code -- Coding the commission calculator program -- The Select case statement -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- Homework assignments -- Programming assignments -- Repetition and arrays: Objectives -- Introduction -- Coding an array and loop in the modified commission calculator program -- Arrays -- Repetition and the do statement -- The For... next statement -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- Homework assignments -- Programming assignments -- Windows applications and function procedures: Objectives -- Introduction -- Starting a new window application -- Working with form properties for a windows application -- Working with controls -- Controls and control properties -- Coding events, functions, and procedures -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- Homework assignments -- Programming assignments -- Appendix A: Flowcharting and pseudocode -- Appendix B: Exploring the visual basic .NET IDE and debugging -- Appendix C: General forms of common visual basic .NET statements, data types and naming conventions -- Appendix D: Programming fundamentals best practices.