You know all those hidden techniques and amazing features you spent months discovering in Visual Basic 6? Imagine you could read just one book and regain all of that knowledge. Imagine a book that clearly shows you how to do practically everything you want in .NET and provides real-life code to get you there. Imagine a book that goes beyond the basics, yet doesnt get bogged down in detail, a book that will save you hours. Thats what this book is all about; it is the number one book for all your VB.NET code demands.

Have you noticed that the majority of .NET books seem intent on hiding you from real-world code? You can buy a 1,500-page draft excluder, study it exclusively for a month, and still be none the wiser as to how you can put together even the most basic of programs. This book isn't like that. Whether you're a hardened pro or new to .NET, this book is the one you'll want to keep on your desk 24/7.

Within these pages, you'll learn: how to create exciting new XP-style interfaces; how to code ultra-thin Windows applications that automatically update via the Web; dozens of hush-hush ASP.NET secrets; how to push your DataGrid to the max in Windows applications and on the Web; and how to add powerful Google, Amazon, and TerraServer searches to your applications.

You'll also find out how you can steal Microsoft code and save hours of development time; uncover the truth behind creating fast programs that run on anything from PDAs to mobile phones to microwaves; be exposed to a hidden .NET language; and also find out why you need to know at least some C#— then given a cheat course on the basics.

These aren't updated Visual Basic 6 code scraps: everything within these pages has been created and tested for VB .NET and ASP.NET. And it's all super useful code snippets and .NET programming tips that Moore has personally discovered and developed over the past three years.