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Design Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications with built-in designer support
Create rich Windows applications
Integrate 2D and 3D graphics, integration of audio and video controls
Add cool effects
Create data-enabled applications with the lightweight SQL Server Compact Edition or powerful client/server applications with SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
Build applications using LINQ (Language Integrated Query) which adds data querying capabilities for SQL Server, XML, and objects to Visual Basic
Develop quickly with IntelliSense support for the latest Visual Basic enhancements
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- Add cool, fun controls to your projects using the C4F Developer Toolkit and the C4F Vista P2P Developer Kit
- Create P2P chat applications with no lines of code
- Build cool applications with easy-to-use drag and drop controls which includes features like Smart Tags, all source code in Visual Basic, QuickStart documentation and much more; exclusively developed for Visual Studio 2008 and Windows Vista
- Stream videos to family with a custom WPF P2P video application
- Get started with the new WPF C4F Dashboard application
- Share projects with others using the Popfly Explorer
- Connect with your friends and create cool applications with the Facebook Developer Toolkit
- Checkout cool fun projects dedicated to Do-It-Yourself developers on Coding4Fun
- Get started quickly by becoming familiar with the Visual Basic development environment with the Introduction to Visual Basic 2008 video
- New to programming or Visual Basic? Start with the Beginner Developer Learning Center
- Access the online documentation including samples and walkthroughs
- Get online with your peers and connect with other beginners and hobbyists
- Read the Visual Basic team's blogs
- Get answers to your questions on the Visual Basic Express forum
