Visual Basic .Net might not be the coolest programming language to know, but it remains popular and has now reached its highest position on the Tiobe index of top programming languages. In the ...

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Karen Watterson (karen_watterson@ msn.com) is an independent San Diego-based writer and consultant specializing in database design and data warehousing issues. She has written several books including ...