Visual Basic Instinct : Most Popular Sites

Most Popular Sites

The most visited sites at VBI.

Since this list would be self-reinforcing, we won't count it if you click a link here.

	FreeVBCode (15544 clicks)
This site is a large and well sorted collection of source code. The code pieces range from banal to excellent, and should satisfy all levels of expertise.

	Edanmo's VB Page (12870 clicks)
This site is all about advanced source code. The source code itself is outstanding -- VB source for custom controls you have dreamed about and system operations you've wanted to perform. On top of that, you get a bunch of free pre-compiled controls and time saving type libraries ready for use.

	AppForge (10218 clicks)
AppForge is in the beta stage of releasing their new VB to Palm OS compiler. This compiler will integrate seamlessly with VB's IDE and allow you to develop and test your application within VB. More information will follow.

	Preview: Professional VB.NET (10179 clicks)
A preview of chapter 12 from the book.

	AndreaVB (8483 clicks)
An excellent site with lots of information. The content ranges from low level programming using the Windows API, to ASP and COM components. You might get a bit lost in the design, but focusing on the center white section of the page will help a lot.

	Coder's Domain (7415 clicks)
The Coder's Domain features a lot of compiler related topics, like different compilers, decompilers, debuggers, binary editors, etc. They have a small section on Visual Basic.

	Brad's VB-32 Programs & Samples (6929 clicks)
A real top site. The source code available at Brad's reveals the downsides to Microsoft's common controls by taking them places you've only dreamed, and demonstrates a lot of API functions available. The site is only updated at irregular intervals. This may discourage you from returning, but check in now and then to catch the few updates. It may be worth it.

	VBnet (6303 clicks)
VBnet focuses mainly on using the Windows API from Visual Basic. The site includes tons and tons of code samples on how to perform any given task using API calls. You must be in serious trouble if you cannot find a solution at VBnet. As part of VBnet's philosophy, the code isn't contained in downloadable form; rather, it's listed entirely in the article. Inconvenient if there is a lot of code to copy, but more convenient when you want to browse through it to get the general idea. All in al...

	Programming OpenGL with Visual Basic (6149 clicks)
An excellent introduction to programming OpenGL, both in general and using Visual Basic. The site is full of examples, documentation, and custom controls which all guide you through developing OpenGL applications.

	vbAccelerator (6101 clicks)
An absolutely excellent site! The source code, custom controls, and in-house articles stand out in the crowd of Visual Basic sites. There's nothing more to say.

	VBAdminCode (5985 clicks)
Focusing on administrating Windows NT from Visual Basic, VBAdminCode delivers an impressive amount of valuable source code. There is no search function on this page, which can make a little hard to browse. However, the content is well organised, so finding the correct code shouldn't be to hard.

	Error handling in Visual Basic (5798 clicks)

	DirectX for Visual Basic (5797 clicks)
An excellent site for DirectX information. The author goes to great lengths to satisfy all levels of experience in his audience, as he guides the user through the entire world of DirectX. The only downside is the lack of a search function -- there is so much code, and so many tutorials, finding the one document that deals with a specific problem can be tough.

	Software Creations (5505 clicks)
A site that's off to a good start. The articles and code library are up and running, and contain some interesting items. A few points have been subtracted due to the very short descriptions of the various items.

	comp.lang.basic.visual.database (5327 clicks)
Database programming with Visual Basic

	OpenGL and Visual Basic (5039 clicks)
This site may vanish anytime soon, according to the maintainer, but it hasn't been updated in a year or so. Perhaps it will sit around forever. Disregarding its age, the site contains a lot of academic examples on how to use OpenGL in Visual Basic. Academic because few have foundation in real life problems, but nonetheless they illustrate OpenGL very nicely.

	Introduction to Visual Basic 5.0 Programming (5032 clicks)

	Beta release of API Guide (5029 clicks)

	Download the source code (4898 clicks)

	.NET Framework XML Classes (4835 clicks)