Rating: 
Summary: Really Good...Except for...
Review: This book may not be perfect, but it's close. I've been teaching with the Bradley & Millspaugh books for 3 years now and was excited about this new one that focuses on database and objects. I like the fact that there is not a lot of fluff included. Code at the end of every chapter that illustrates chapter concepts is welcome.The book is fine, however I find the instructor resources to be abysmal. For instructors publishers typically provide programs as answers to the programming exercises at the end of the chapters - but the teacher examples for this book are horrid. The database programs won't run at first because the samples don't use the author's advice about using VB's App.Path. At times various forms won't load; again because App.Path isn't used. Instructions say to do a certain thing but the example doesn't implement it. There are no comments and little indentation in the code examples. In order to use the sample code included for instructors, you have to re-write a lot of it yourself. So, if you want just the book - that's fine. But if you're looking for teacher resources to accompany the text...well...
Rating: 
Summary: OK book; only advanced topics
Review: This book was the text book in college for my class. It is an above average book. If you go through the exercises, you will know the subjects well. My suggestion would be, if it is part of your curriculum, then you buy it. If you are really into learning advanced VB or VB.NET, I suggest Deitel series.
Rating:
Summary: OK book; only advanced topics
Review: This book was the text book in college for my class. It is an above average book. If you go through the exercises, you will know the subjects well. My suggestion would be, if it is part of your curriculum, then you buy it. If you are really into learning advanced VB or VB.NET, I suggest Deitel series.
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