VB.NET changes the way you write Visual Basic code. You learn quickly that most of the optimization tricks you've learned for VB6 won't work under VB.NET. For example, .NET memory allocation forces ...

Code First frees you up from the chore of creating databases for your project. Here's a primer on how to do it. Entity Framework has been the latest buzzword in the Microsoft Development circle since ...

A friend was recently reviewing some Visual Basic code that I was having an issue with. As we looked at one particular section of code, he said "You could really tighten up this code with a couple ...

How do I count the number of records in table using VB code? For instance, I have unkown record number in a particular table, and I want to do a loop statement to execute a query to fill data into the ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

How to handle VBA’s four most common errors in Microsoft 365 apps Your email has been sent Even experts inadvertently introduce errors into their VBA code. Most of us see some errors more than others, ...