Software Development Fundamentals 2022 (using VB .Net)

Learn to create a Windows form app in VB.NET, name the project PC protector, organize folders (forms, controls, classes, assets), and set startup to center screen with .NET Framework 4.7.2.

Create a custom vb.net button by building a from-scratch control with gradient colors, text rendering, and alignment, then integrate and customize it in a form UI.

Design a VB.NET close popup as a centered form with a panel and draggable controls, using show dialog and hide logic instead of exiting.

Learn to name UI controls such as BTN dashboard and IMG dashboard, and implement color themes with active and shared colors that update button and image colors on click.

Design a system performance UI in VB.NET, featuring a form with a chart for CPU speed and ram speed, progress bars, and labeled panels to visualize computer performance.

Design the account section to support login or create account, manage subscription plans, activation status, validation, and expiry, with group boxes and navigation to settings and help.

Design a Windows form settings panel with center-screen startup and a borderless design. Implement real-time protection, autopilot mode, startup options, save settings, and a premium flow.

Design and implement a VB.NET premium subscription UI by creating a CTL subscription control, configuring panels, pricing plans (monthly, yearly, lifetime), and trial activation via a serial key.

Learn to build a vb.net vpn connector that configures privacy for Germany, Canada, and US. Demonstrate connect and disconnect flows with credentials and hosts, updating the UI.

Explore implementing a firewall toggle and scans in a VB.NET dashboard, handling enable/disable states, UI feedback, and wiring actions to controls like quick scan, system scan, vpn, and settings.

Build a VB .Net settings module that saves startup with Windows boot and VPN preferences, triggers scheduled scans with a timer, and updates a progress bar.

Implement email validation and expiry handling in the activation flow, manage serial keys for month, year, and lifetime plans, and save settings.

Explore practical VB .Net coding practices from a final series video, covering user registration, activation status, serial keys, premium feature gating, and UI flow for account management and scanning controls.

Celebrate your enrollment and join me on this journey as you own the software you build, with rights to sell or use it and ask questions in the Q&A.

Fix a software activation issue by saving changes and setting activation status to true after applying the serial key. Emphasizes checking activation before release and packaging.

Publish and package your VB .Net app for friend testing by configuring icons, manifests, and deployment options, then export an installer and prepare versioning for distribution.

Install and launch the pc protector, a 12 mb program from ik soft technologies, then run as administrator to complete the setup and verify it loads the pc predictor successfully.