Intended for Visual Basic 6 programmers, this book introduces the syntax and constructs of Visual Basic .NET, explains how to write Windows-based and web-based applications on the .NET platform, and discusses the relationship of Visual Basic .NET to the common language runtime (CLR) and the framework class library. The second edition is reorganized and written by a different author (the first, in 2002, was written by Dave Grundgeiger). Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR