Dan Appleman – författare

In this new edition of his popular title, Moving to VB .NET: Strategies, Concepts, and Code, Second Edition, Visual Basic guru Dan Appleman not only updates the book to include coverage of changes to Visual Basic .NET in Visual Studio .NET 2003, but he extends the areas most important to VB .NET programmers since its release. Topics such as .NET remoting, versioning, and object-oriented programming are further illuminated using Appleman's own personable and highly effective style. Appleman explains the whys and hows of the VB .NET technology features, and delves into the controversies around many of the choices. Evaluating VB .NET from the perspective of the developer, you'll learn to write high quality VB .NET code in well-designed applications. The author brings the same attention to technical detail and real-world attitude to this second edition as he has brought to all of his past books.

Table of Contents * Gremlins in Your Machine * When Software Attacks: All About Viruses * From Sneaks to Slammers: How Viruses Get on Your System * The Built-in Doctor: Antivirus Programs * Guardians at the Gate: Firewalls * Locking Up, Part 1: Software Updates * Locking Up, Part 2: System and Application Configuration * Backups: The Most Important Thing You'll Probably Never Do * What to Do When You've Been Hit * When They Think It's You, But It Isn't: Identity Theft * Passwords: Your Key to the Internet * The Traces You Leave Behind: What Your Machine Says About You * Every Move You Make, They'll Be Watching You * Chat Rooms, Public and Private * Scams

Just as children must learn the alphabet before they can read, future programmers must understand certain concepts before they can write their first program. This unique book uses full-color illustrations to help you truly understand the underlying computer science on which all programming is based. Veteran programmer Dan Appleman provides a comprehensive, easy-to-understand explanation of computer programming, starting from a basic description of what a computer language is to coverage of how Internet programming works. The book shows you how to turn ideas into code and how to use algorithms to accomplish common tasks, and describes the basic function of compilers and interpreters. What you'll learnWho this book is for Curious readers of any age will find an accessible yet comprehensive explanation of a field that has revolutionized the way we live and work.