Resource Page Description
Visual Basic is an amazing programming language, combining power and usability into one fantastic package. As a regular blogger on the VB team blog page, I frequently post VB applications and code snippets there. This resource page will collect those applications so that you can download them easily to your machine. I tend to focus on game programming as a good way to introduce VB coding concepts to people, and so you'll card games, maze games, and so forth here, all of which leverage various aspects of VB coding.


On the "Releases" tab above, you'll find applications which help you with:

- Resource management
- Timers
- Modal and modeless dialogs
- XML usage
- Exception handling
- Game logic
- Printing
- Loading and saving files
- Application data persistence and usage
- Test-to-speech
- Audio, including WAV files, WMP usage, and so on
- Implementing undo/redo
- Owner draw

... and a whole lot more! Each application release description also points to my original discussion on the technology in question as posted on the VB Team blog site (http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/).

Visual Basic programming is a lot of fun and a very powerful way to generate applications. If you're not a convert already, the Temple of VB aims to change your mind and bring you to the light!

Enjoy!

--Matt Gertz--*
Principal Development Manager (Developer Division Tactics)
Microsoft Corporation

P.S. Euchre players -- don't miss the VB Euchre game which I've made available on the Resources pages (direct link: http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/templeofvb/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=17)! Besides introducing some important VB coding concepts, it's also just a lot of fun to play!