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Book Description

The essential companion for Visual Basic development teams and individuals.

  • Master effective practices to create crystal-clear, reusable code

  • Foster effective collaboration by maintaining reliable standards

  • Acquire the mindset of a professional developer

  • Use the comprehensive reference section to make your programs consistent and portable

  • Works with all flavors of Visual Basic

  • Professional best practices for programmers

  • Guidelines for standard structure and syntax

  • Foundational attitudes of quality development

  • Complete reference section for all flavors of Visual Basic

The essential companion for Visual Basic development teams and individuals.

All effective teamwork is based on clear communication. In the field of software development, this means using consistent, documented conventions that can be easily understood and built upon by teammates, now and in the future.

To meet this need, this handbook for Visual Basic programmers contains a comprehensive reference section covering nomenclature, instantiation, keywords, controls, user interfaces-every major VB concept, in all flavors of VB. And more than that, it promotes an attitude, an environment of the mind in which healthy Visual Basic programs are formed.

The winning philosophy of The Visual Basic Style Guide will help your team develop its programming power through discipline, documentation, and professionalism. Build your development skills through:

  • Application of proven and consistent style and user interface methodologies,

  • Grounding in the foundational attitudes of discipline, planning, and ethics, and

  • Getting to know the comprehensive, quick-access reference section.

Even programmers working on individual projects will benefit from the enhanced professionalism that comes from consistency. Whether you're a experienced programmer, a team leader, or a manager, you'll appreciate the thorough coverage and the rigorous standards provided in The Visual Basic Style Guide.

Table of Contents

  1. Copyright
  2. Preface
  3. Structure
    1. Professional Programming as Style
      1. Goals of Professional Programming
      2. A System for Professional Programming
      3. Summary
    2. Using Declaration
      1. What Is Declaration?
      2. Why Declare?
      3. How to Use Declaration
      4. Summary
    3. Commenting and Style
      1. What Are Commenting and Style?
      2. What Is Commenting?
      3. What Is Style?
      4. Why Use Commenting and Style?
      5. Why Include Comments?
      6. Why Use Style?
      7. How to Comment
      8. How to Employ Style
      9. Summary
    4. User Interface Consistency
      1. What Is User Interface Consistency?
      2. Why Maintain User Interface Consistency?
      3. How to Maintain User Interface Consistency
      4. Summary
    5. Documentation
      1. What Is Documentation?
      2. Why Document?
      3. How to Document
      4. Summary
  4. Foundation
    1. Discipline
      1. What Is Discipline?
      2. Why Be Disciplined?
      3. How to Instill Discipline
      4. Summary
    2. Planning
      1. What Is Planning?
      2. Why Plan?
      3. How to Plan
      4. Summary
    3. Ethics
      1. What Is Ethics?
      2. Why Have Ethics?
      3. How to Have Ethics
      4. Summary
  5. Standards
    1. Declaration Standards
      1. Nomenclature Standards
      2. Instantiation Standards
      3. Declaration Modifiers
      4. Summary
    2. Keyword Reference
      1. Categories
      2. Alphabetical Keyword List
      3. On...GoSub Statement
      4. Summary
    3. Control and User Interface Standards
      1. General Considerations
      2. Specific Control Information
      3. Summary
    4. Database Standards
      1. Database Design
      2. Database Documentation
      3. Database Usage
      4. Summary
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