Distributed
.NET Programming in VB .NET
Note: since VB.NET and C# are so similar, most Dot .NET books can be used for both languages.
Distributed
.NET Programming in VB .NET
By Tom Barnaby, Paperback, 552 pages, (September 24, 2002), source code and errata at website.
Sams
Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET in 21 days
by Jason Beres, Paperback, 696 pages, (January 14, 2003),
A good overview, but not much depth, of many .NET topics
Microsoft
ADO.NET Step by Step
by Rebecca M. Riordan, Paperback, 528 pages, (January 2, 2002), CD-ROM
ADO.NET has been rewritten from the last version of ADO.
by Terrence J. Joubert, Ryan N. Payet, Paperback, 422 pages, (November 2002), CD-ROM
Applied
Microsoft .NET Framework Programming
by Jeffrey Richter, Paperback, 640 pages, (January 23, 2002), Source code and errata on website.
The .NET framework is similar to what API programming was.
Visual
Basic .NET Solutions Toolkit - 30 Practical Components for .NET
by Rockford Lhotka, Editor, Paperback, 425 pages, (July 2002), Source code and errata on website
This is similar to the 101 solutions book published by Microsoft and other books that teach from example programs instead of by topic.
Beginning
.NET Web Services with VB.NET
by Karli Watson, Joseph Bustos, Paperback, 500 pages, (August 2002)
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