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Introduction to Programming

VB.NET

&

Visual Studio 2008

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Questions

What is Computer Programming?

What are Programming Languages?

What are Programming Tools?

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We will use

VB.Net

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

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Getting Started

File, New Project

OR Create New

Project

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Create New Application

Find a place to save your project (USB pen or desktop if H:drive not shown)

Select Windows Forms Application

Give project a descriptive name

Make sure this is ticked

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Visual Studio Workspace

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The Bouncing Picturebox

Download the Images.zip file and unzip to your program folder

Carefully follow the instructions on: The Bouncing Picturebox Worksheet

Read each line of code and make sure you know what it does

Attempt the extra tasks at the end of the worksheet

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Programming Concepts

A Timer – repeatedly executes code at intervals

A (Sub) Procedure– is a set of code statements

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Concepts

Variables – to store valuesDim variable As datatype

Conditional StatementsIf ... Then

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Form Co-ordinates

Just like a graph in maths, the VB.NET form uses the X and Y ‘co-ordinates’ system so we can say where we want to place an object

The unit used is the pixel

Location = 50, 100

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Form Co-ordinates

Unlike a maths graph, the point 0,0 is at the top left.

The form size has been set to 600 wide and 500 deep

0,0 600,0

600,500

X = 600

Y = 500

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Developing the Game:

Ideas?

Investigate:Adding a Score

Adding a time limit