As you work your way through ¿An Introduction to Object-Oriented
Programming with Visual Basic .NET¿, you'll learn how to analyze the
business requirements of an application, model the objects and
relationships involved in the solution design, and, finally, implement
the solution using Visual Basic .NET. Along the way you'll also learn
the fundamentals of software design, the Unified Modeling Language,
object-oriented programming, and Visual Basic .NET. ¿An Introduction to
Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET¿ is logically
organized into three parts. Part One delves into object-oriented
programming methodology and design--concepts that transcend a particular
programming language. The concepts presented are important to the
success of an object-oriented programming solution regardless of the
implementation language chosen. At the conclusion of this part, a case
study walks you through the design of a solution based on a real-world
scenario. Part Two looks at how object-oriented programming is
implemented in Visual Basic .NET. You will explore the structure of
classes, class hierarchies, inheritance, and interfaces. The .NET
Framework is introduced along with the Visual Studio Integrated
Development Environment. Part Three returns to the case study introduced
at the end of Part One. Using the knowledge gained in Part Two,
programmers will transform the design into a functional VB .NET
application. The application includes a graphical user interface, a
business logic class library, and integration with a backend database.
