In this chapter, you will learn about the frameworks behind the Visual Basic .NET programming language.

In this chapter, you will learn about the frameworks behind the Visual Basic .NET programming language. You will learn about:

• the Microsoft .NET framework
• what object oriented programming is
• the aspects that make object oriented programming very useful for a programmer
• about Microsoft SQL and the nature of databases

In This Chapter:

.Net Framework

What is the Microsoft .NET framework and what are the advantages of using the framework

Object Oriented Programming

Object oriented programming is a programming paradigm that makes use of objects to develop computer programs.

Classes, Inheritance and Methods

Brief explanation of concepts of classes, inheritance and methods in object oriented programming

Microsoft SQL

What is Microsoft SQL and how to get a copy