* The .NET Framework; Classes and how to work with them;
* Databases--the types available and how to pick the right one;
* Review SQL and how to use it;
* Application design process including developing a working prototype;
* Create control objects that enhance applications;
* How to use Crystal Reports; error-handling, performance, testing, and debugging;
* How to get a product to market;
* How to make use of XML in VB.NET.
About the Author
Lowell Mauer has worked in the field of data processing for more than 22 years as a programmer, instructor, and consultant. He has taught programming at Brooklyn College in New York City and Montclair State College in New Jersey, and has developed and marketed several Visual Basic applications, including a SQL Server-based reservation system for a private golf course. As a manager he has attended and presented training sessions in several countries and is an expert is more than six computer languages, including Visual Basic and Transact-SQL. He currently is a senior consultant in New York City.
