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Microsoft Resources
On the Web
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Provides code samples, upgrade information, videos, free downloads, and technical content. |
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Provides access to the Visual Basic team blog. |
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Provides articles, demonstrations, tool previews, and other information for web development in Visual Basic. |
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Provides in-depth articles about Visual Basic. |
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Provides applied engineering guidance that includes production quality source code and documentation. |
Code Samples
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Download and share sample applications and other resources with the developer community. |
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Hosts open source software projects. You can use CodePlex to find open source software or create new projects to share with the world. |
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Provides application, web, and data samples in Visual Basic. |
Forums
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Discusses the Visual Basic language syntax and compiler. |
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Discusses upgrading to Visual Basic and working with interoperability features. |
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Discusses working in the Visual Studio integrated development environment. |
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Discusses the add-ins, controls, components, samples, and tools that are part of the Visual Basic Power Packs. |
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Discusses issues with Visual Basic that are not discussed in other forums. |
Chats and Discussion Groups
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Provides a newsgroup experience, allowing you to connect as a community with experts from around the world. |
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Provides discussions about Microsoft products or technologies. Each chat is hosted by one or more Microsoft experts. Transcripts are available for completed chats. |
Videos and Webcasts
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Provides continuous community through videos, Wikis, and forums. |
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Watch these interviews and discover what the experts love about Visual Basic and Visual Studio. |
Support
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Provides access to Knowledge Base (KB) articles, downloads and updates, support webcasts, and other services. |
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Enables you to file bugs or provide suggestions to Microsoft about Visual Studio. You can also report a bug by choosing Report a Bug on the Help menu. |
Third-Party Resources
The MSDN web site provides information on current third-party sites and newsgroups of interest. For the most current list of resources available, see the MSDN Visual Basic Community Web site.
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Provides in-depth technical articles for today's Visual Basic developer. |
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Provides a forum for the discussion of new features in Visual Basic in the DevX forums. |
See Also
Other Resources
Getting Started with Visual Basic
Product Support and Accessibility
Change History
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August 2011 |
Added additional links. |
Information enhancement. |