Articles and Tutorials

An AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) Tutorial
AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. JAX is a type of programming used to provide better and faster web applications.

An XML (Extensible Markup Language) Tutorial
Learn the terminology and concepts behind XML and how and why to use it.

A DTD (Document Type Definition) Tutorial
DTDs outline the legal elements in an XML document and the rules for building an XML document from those elements.

An XML Schema Tutorial
Schemas provide a better tool than DTDs (Data Type Definitions) for defining the legal elements in an XML document and how those elements can be combined together.

An XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) Tutorial
XSL allows you to transform an existing XML data structure to a new structure and format it for display in a browser.

A DOM (Document Object Model) Tutorial
Learn all about the XML DOM - how to create, load, navigate, manipulate and save it. See how to add, change and delete XML nodes, elements and data.

An XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language) Tutorial
XHTML is the planned replacement for HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and is based on XML concepts.

Object Oriented Programming and VB.NET
A discussion of OOP programming concepts such as Polymorphism, Inheritance and Encapsulation and how they are implemented in VB.NET.

Upgrading from VB6 to VB.NET
A listing of the language changes between VB6 and VB.NET and how to convert VB6 applications to VB.NET.