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Tips and Hints:

As a beginner, should I start with VB and then learn VB.NET, or just go with VB.NET?
I'm just starting out in programming, should I start out by learning VB.NET, or VB and then move to VB.NET? And can you recommend a good instruction book for the complete beginner, please?

Applying the XP theme to VB.NET apps
How do apply the Windows XP theme to my VB.NET apps?

Polymorphism can lead to head scratching in VB.NET
Many VB developers have probably heard the statement: "VB6 does support full object oriented programming, so it's not a 'real' language." Now with VB7 (VB.NET), OOP is here in all its glory. Well, it's here, but it sure isn't all glory -- at least not when it comes to polymorphism. In this tip, I will show a rather nasty pitfall that can happen when you use polymorphism in VB.NET.

Polymorphism is a must in VB.NET
A developer's answer to the tip above. Who do you agree with?

Expert Advice:

Retrieving a user ID using VB.NET
I have a program from which I need to retrieve the user ID from the computer for further purposes. Is there a way in VB.NET that allows the program to get the ID that a user used to logged into a computer?

How is a form loaded in VB.NET?
I have converted my VB 6.0 project over to VB.NET. I am having a problem with a load form call. In VB.NET, how is a form loaded? This is the original code: Load frmTest. How is this done in VB.NET?

Loading controls at runtime in VB.NET
How can I load controls at runtime in VB.NET as we used to use 'Load' keyword to load any control?

Calling another form from a click button in VB.NET
On a click button, I am trying to open another form. In VB6, the code was simply open form2, but it's not the same way in .NET. What is the best way to call another form from the click of a button in VB.NET?

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