Section 1.11. Web Resources

1.11. Web Resources

Deitel & Associates Web Sites

www.deitel.com/books/vbforprogrammers2/index.html

The Deitel & Associates site for Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers, Second Edition includes links to the book's examples and other resources.

www.deitel.com

Please check this site for updates, corrections and additional resources for all Deitel publications.

www.deitel.com/newsletter/subscribe.html

Please visit this site to subscribe to the free Deitel^® Buzz Online e-mail newsletter to follow the Deitel & Associates publishing program and to receive updates on Visual Basic 2005 and this book.

www.prenhallprofessional.com/title/013225140X

Prentice Hall's site for this Deitel Developer Series publication. Includes detailed product information, sample chapters and code downloads.

Microsoft Web Sites

msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/default.aspx

The Microsoft Visual Basic Developer Center site includes product information, downloads, tutorials, chat groups and more. Includes case studies on companies using Visual Basic in their businesses.

msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/default.aspx

Visit this site to learn more about Microsoft's Visual Studio products and resources.

www.gotdotnet.com/

This is the site for the Microsoft .NET Framework Community. It includes message boards, a resource center, sample programs and more.

www.thespoke.net

Students can chat, post their code, rate other students' code, create hubs and post questions at this site.

Resources

www.w3.org

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops technologies for the Internet and the Web. This site includes links to W3C technologies, news and frequently asked questions (FAQs).

www.startvbdotnet.com/

Intended for novices, this site includes tutorials and links to numerous Visual Basic resources.

www.vbexplorer.com/VBExplorer/VBExplorer.asp

Includes tutorials, downloads, tips, downloads, games and more.

www.devx.com/vb/

This Visual Basic developers' Web site include links to articles, downloads, demos and code.

www.error-bank.com/

The Error Bank is a collection of .NET errors, exceptions and solutions. www.vbdotnetforums.com/

This site allows you to chat with other Visual Basic developers, including the Visual Basic team at Microsoft.

UML Resources

www.uml.org

This UML resource page from the Object Management Group (OMG) provides specification documents for the UML and other object-oriented technologies.

www.ibm.com/software/rational/uml

This is the UML resource page for IBM Rationalthe successor to the Rational Software Corporation (the company that created the UML).

Visual Basic Games

www.homestead.com/vbgames6/game.html

Check out Visual Basic games or post your own at this site. www.vbexplorer.com/VBExplorer/vb_game_downloads.asp

Download Visual Basic games and graphics from this site.

www.codetoad.com/visual_basic/games/

This programmers' resource site includes links to several Visual Basic games.