Chapter 1: Understanding the .NET Framework Architecture.

Chapter 2: Visual Basic 2005 Core Elements.

Chapter 3: Object Syntax Introduction.

Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Programming.

Chapter 5: The Common Language Runtime.

Chapter 6: Localization.

Chapter 7: Generics.

Chapter 8: Namespaces.

Chapter 9: Exception Handling and Debugging.

Chapter 10: Data Access with ADO.NET 2.0.

Chapter 11: Using XML in Visual Basic 2005.

Chapter 12: Security in the .NET Framework.

Chapter 13: Visual Studio 2005.

Chapter 14: Working with SQL Server.

Chapter 15: Windows Forms.

Chapter 16: Windows Forms Advanced Features.

Chapter 17: Windows Presentation Foundation.

Chapter 18: Integrating WPF with Windows Forms.

Chapter 19: Working with ASP.NET 2.0.

Chapter 20: ASP.NET 2.0 Advanced Features.

Chapter 21: Assemblies.

Chapter 22: Deployment.

Chapter 23: Working with Classic COM and Interfaces.

Chapter 24: Threading.

Chapter 25: Windows Workflow Foundation.

Chapter 26: XML Web Services.

Chapter 27: Remoting.

Chapter 28: Enterprise Services.

Chapter 29: Network Programming.

Chapter 30: Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

Chapter 31: Windows Services.

Chapter 32: Visual Basic and the Internet.

Appendix A: The Visual Basic Compiler.

Appendix B: Visual Basic Resources.

On the Web.

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Index.