Introduction
Introduction to Visual Studio development
Chapter 1: Visual Basic 2013 development opportunities and the Windows Store
Chapter 2: The Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment
Chapter 3: Creating your first Windows Store application
Chapter 4: Windows desktop apps: A walkthrough using Windows Forms
Designing the user interface
Chapter 5: Working with Windows Store app controls
Chapter 6: Working with Windows Forms controls
Chapter 7: XAML markup step by step
Chapter 8: Using XAML styles
Chapter 9: Exploring Windows 8.1 design features: Command bar, flyout, tiles, and touch
Chapter 10: Creating console applications
Visual Basic programming techniques
Chapter 11: Mastering data types, operators, and string processing
Chapter 12: Creative decision structures and loops
Chapter 13: Trapping errors by using structured error handling
Chapter 14: Using arrays, collections, and generics to manage data
Chapter 15: Innovative data management with LINQ
Chapter 16: Object-oriented programming techniques
Database and web programming
Chapter 17: Database controls for Windows desktop apps
Chapter 18: Data access for Windows Store apps
Chapter 19: Visual Studio web development with ASP.NET
Microsoft Windows Phone programming
Chapter 20: Introduction to Windows Phone 8 development
Chapter 21: Creating your first Windows Phone 8 application
About the author
