Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition is the affordable, accessible route to learning the .NET programming languages. Author Peter Wright proved his ability to teach Visual Basic to over 100,000 aspiring programmers during the 1990s with his line of best-sellers. Now that Microsoft is launching its new Express products, Wright is repeating his mission to teach you how to program, providing a friendly, clear message along the way.

Wright helps you explore Visual Basic 2005 Express. You'll learn about core programming principles that will enable you to move towards more complex and rewarding programming tasks. This book guides you through every major aspect of Visual Basic 2005 Express, and guarantees that you'll learn how everything fits together--from the first programming principles to Express Start Kits that advance you in your own programming. By the end of the book, you'll be able to write your own programs.