VB 2008 Express Edition: for novices	VB 2008 .NET: for developers
Visual Basic GUI	Visual Basic command prompt
Windows Application	Console Application
Reusable components or class libraries Example: Web Starter Kits, Movie Collection Starter Kits, etc. at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/ms789080.aspx"	Reusable components or class libraries
Demonstration: Windows Application 1  File-->New Project-->Choose Windows Form Application 2  Drag a button from the toolbox 3  Double click the background and code the following        - declare and initialize variables - type the calculation - use the command to show results: ' Console.WriteLine("result is " & sum)	Demonstration: Module1 (Command Prompt output) Sum two numbers 1  Module must have "Sub Main()" ... "End Sub" statements 2  Declare and initialize variables (eg. Integer, String, Double) 3  Write to command prompt. No Graphics. 4  Change the numerical variables (eg.number1, sum and number2) to strings    using variable_name.ToString() in the Console.WriteLine statement. Customize the IDE 1  Tools-->Customize-->Commands tag(Debug)-->Start without debugging. 2  Drag the "Start without debugging" (commands) to the Debug menu 3  Close
OUTPUT	OUTPUT

Created: EChao 6/2008