Connell feels that the best and fastest way to learn Visual Basic.Net is to build a fully functional program that uses several dimensions of language and explains how they interact in real programs. Designed for first, self-taught, or even the experienced programmer who switched to Microsoft Visual Basic.Net from another language, this book provides insight into innovative Visual Basic.Net language, it is an integrated development environment (IDE), increased support for XML, and new functionality such as ASP.NET and ADO.NET disconnected the new Web Service.