What is the difference between a sub procedure and a function in Visual Basic 2013 ?

In Visual Basic 2013, sub procedure is a procedure that performs a specific task and to return values, but it does not return a value associated with its name. However, it can return a value through a variable name. A function is similar to a sub procedure in the sense that both are called by the main procedure to fulfill certain tasks. However, there is one difference, a function returns a value whilst a sub procedure does not.

Learn more about them by following the links below:

http://www.vbtutor.net/index.php/visual-basic-2013-lesson-16-sub-procedures/

and

http://www.vbtutor.net/index.php/visual-basic-2013-lesson-17-function-part-1-user-defined-function/

Object Oriented Programming

Do you know that Visual Basic from version 2005 onward has become a full object oriented programming language? In order for a programming language to qualify as an object oriented programming language, it must have three core technologies namely encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism. Following the link below to learn about the concepts of object oriented programming in Visual Basic:

http://www.vbtutor.net/index.php/visual-basic-2013-lesson-24-object-oriented-programming/

How to create a Web Browser in Visual Basic 2013?

Which browser do you use to surf the Internet? Basically everyone likes to navigate the Internet using Google Chrome, Internet Explorer ,FireFox, Safari, Opera and more. However, isn’t it cool if you can create your very own web browser that you can customize to your own taste ? Yes, you can do that in Visual Basic 2013, and pretty easy too. Click on the link below to learn how to create a web browser in Visual Basic 2013

http://www.vbtutor.net/index.php/visual-basic-2013-lesson-23-creating-web-browser/

Visual Studio Express 2013 Available for Download

Microsoft has been constantly updating Microsoft Visual Studio, providing updates as well as creating new versions.
For example, Visual Studio Express 2012 update 4 is now available for download. The purpose of the updates were to fix bugs and to add additional features to Visual Studio. Visual Studio Express 2012 update 4 can be downloaded at:

http://www.visualstudio.com/news/2013-nov-13-vs

Besides providing updates for Visual Studio Express 2012, an even more exciting news is Microsoft has created a new version of Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2013. You can download the free Visual Studio Express 2013 from the link below:

http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs

We will prepare and launch our Visual Basic 2013 tutorial as soon as possible for the benefits of our readers. Right now you can use the sample codes in Visual Basic 2012 tutorial to test them out in Visual Basic 2013.