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I'm using visual studio 2010 and even though I'm not new to VB.NET I still want to get the best possible book that can teach me what I need to know. Any suggestions?

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Short answer: pick one deep reference, one practical/IDE-focused book, and build real projects. 's tutorial is a fine hands‑on start, but to move from intermediate to expert you need thorough coverage of the VB language, the CLR/.NET libraries, and real-world patterns (OO design, generics, LINQ, async, interop). The Microsoft Visual Basic docs are the authoritative, up‑to‑date reference you should use alongside any book. (learn.microsoft.com)

Good single‑book starting points for Visual Studio 2010/.NET 4 are:

A quick study plan: pick one book above and follow it chapter‑by‑chapter while building small projects that exercise each topic (console app for classes/inheritance, a LINQ data exercise, then a WinForms/WPF UI). Add unit tests and refactoring passes. If you plan to move beyond .NET 4 to modern .NET, read the Visual Basic “What’s new”/language strategy notes and rely on Microsoft Learn for current tooling guidance before adopting newer SDKs. That keeps your learning both practical and future‑safe. (learn.microsoft.com)

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Not much of a book and not much content, but a good start.

As for teaching you what you need to know, how are we supposed to know "what you need to know"? :D

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Not much of a book and not much content, but a good start.

As for teaching you what you need to know, how are we supposed to know "what you need to know"? :D

Lol! Ok, I should rephrase that. I want a book that can teach me VB.net to the point that I can become an expert at it. I want to be able to do the things I can do in java - classes, inheritance, etc, you name it.

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