Chapter 5. Visual Basic Building Blocks

In this chapter

Terminology You Must Know

Understanding Namespaces

Error Handling

Introduction to Debugging

From Here . . .

If you have read the first few chapters of the book, you should be familiar with the steps involved in creating a simple application in the Visual Studio environment. However, to become a competent VB programmer, you need to understand some terms and ideas that are central to the VB language. Designing the visual parts of your program is a fairly intuitive process. However, there are some subtleties to the terminology and syntax that every VB programmer needs to know. By understanding these foundation concepts, you will be able to more quickly master advanced topics.