Visual Basic MinutiaeVisual Basic - Minutiae
Minutiae
Stuff About the Compiler
A Little About P-Code
Generating Code
The Loggers
The Linker
Using the Compiler to
Optimize Your Code
Advanced Optimizations
The Logger Code
Stuff About Optimization
Choosing the Right Programmers
Using Mixed Language
Programming
Controlling Your Code's Speed
Putting On Your Thinking Cap
Staying Focused
"Borrowing" Code
Calling on All Your
Problem-Solving Skills
Using Smoke and Mirrors
Stuff About
Objects, Types, and Data Structures
Visual Basic as an
Object-Oriented Language
Using Collections
to Extend the Type System
Adding to VarType
Pointers
Stuff About Type Libraries
Removing Declare Statements
Stuff About Smarties
Other Stuff
Understanding
Software Development by Dining Out
This tutorial is going to cover a rather broad range of information about Visual Basic. Think of this tutorial as a Visual Basic programmer's smorgasbord. You'll learn about such topics as the advantages and disadvantages of compiling to p-code and native code. You'll get some hints on how to optimize your applications beyond just writing excellent code. And you'll also receive up-to-the-minute information on such scintillating subjects as types and type libraries. So let's begin!