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Summary: Outstanding foundation
Review: If you don't know how to start a car, don't buy a book on how to build a race car. In other words to understand ANY language, you need to understand what it is you're going to be asking the operating system to do.This book provides an excellent foundation for beginning VB programmers. If you're new and looking for a jumping-off point, this book is for you. As an application developer I was asked to take a look at this book for a colleague. I was impressed with the throroughness and ease of comprehension of this content.
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Summary: Visual Basic from Ground up
Review: It's the best book on the market for beginners. I wish the author had written one for intermediate and advanced VB programmers. Thank you, Mr.Cornell
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Summary: A good book, but watch out for errors in code/text
Review: I found this to be a very good book, covering a wide range of VB topics. Beginners beware though, the book is not infallible- Their are errors in both the text and in the code. The downloaded code from OSBORNE.com also has errors in it (some projects are even missing their .frm fils). The erratta posted on osborned site for this book is a joke. It corrects two minor errors, which dont really affect learning, while leaving some larger problems undocumented. Despite this, I would rec. this book, although I would look at half price books for it before paying 27.
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Summary: High expectation, and high disappointment. Not a good book!
Review: I am not new to IT, and I have read quite a large amount of IT books. This is the first IT book that I have paid for, and did not finish. The beginning is just OK, while it is some basic introduction to VB and the environment. This book is somewhat tried to be detailed, and with lots of info about different controls. However, it fails. The description (of the control) is not precise, and they are wordy. After reading the description, it is still impossible to understand what it is for. You can only understand by doing experiment on the control. As a result, this book is long, and very dry. I have totally lost my interest in finishing the book. AND, each page of the is FULL of words. Spacing makes it harder to read. Or otherwise the book might be around 1500 pages with good size of font and spacing. Yes, I am a MCSE, CCNA and MCDBA. I am also a programmer and an administrator. I mention it because someone might think I can't read IT books. The problem is, it's not a good one for Visual Basic. If someone in Brisbane could be bothered to buy the book, I am happy to sell it. Haha...
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Summary: Okay for the first half
Review: I got lost from the chapter about Array - had to seek for helps online in order to continued- again - get lost on OOP , and several later chapters. But eventually - did read throughout the book. It is worth to mention that Mr. Cornell is a nice author for replying all the questions I sent to him via e-mail. However, this book - or should I say Visual Basic is a great start place for programming. Right now I am learning C++ and at least able to understand what looping, array and recursive mean. Some suggestions I have to improve this book 1. Capture the screen output and put it next to the code example 2. More code examples and put analysis on each of them- I hate reading definitions alone, want to see some action by running the code :o) 3. Have a Summary at the end of each chapter - 4. Have a CD that contains these code examples (People who don't have access to the Internet can't get these examples from osborne website.)
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Summary: Detailed but teaches badly
Review: Cornell's book is very detailed and he tries to explain all the concepts well. He doesn't just show you how to program, he tries to make you a good programmer by demonstrating good programming techniques and giving useful tips which I haven't found in other books. The book covers a lot of ground and is good value. However, he teaches badly. The chapter on variables is confusing, for example the usage of the variable identifier, and how it differs from the Dim statements. The chapters often leave the reader with questions such as "What if..." or "Why doesn't..." although Cornell does seem to explain in much more depth than other writers. He overwhelms the reader with so much information but gives very little opportunity to practise using fully working practical examples. This frustrated and bored me. He ought to include some examples of how and why you use all the concepts. Sometimes I wonder, "When would I need to use that? Come on, give me a demo project!" It is a shame that such an informative and detailed book is let down by poor teaching methods and lack of examples. Otherwise it is a very good book.
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Summary: EXELENTE
Review: Me parecio increible este libro, es facil de entender y muy facil de usar. realmente se lo recomiendo a todo el mundo
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Summary: Great Introduction to VB!!
Review: This is a very solid introductory book on the capabilities of Visual Basic 6. The material is well organized and explains the different VB features clearly (Gary's teaching abilities are very evident). Practical coding examples are provided in each chapter. I liked the tips that showed how the VB "Pros" do things since I'm an aspiring programmer/developer. The only drawbacks are that some explanations of the code could be improved, and the database section should describe how to access databases using ADO. This book builds confidence and gives you the foundation to move to more advanced books like "Programming VB6" by Francesco Balena (which is next on my list!)
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Summary: Absolutely the Best Learn VB Book Out There
Review: Employs a wonderful progressive teaching style, wherein one chapter builds logically upon the next. Uses plain English to describe new concepts and doesn't assume too much. Reviewers who can't follow the book may just have to admit they don't have much of an aptitude for programming and seek another discipline to pursue. I picked this book up as a novice and am now working profesionally as a Visual Basic Programmer. Thank you for a wonderful book!!! When I say it's the best Learn VB book out there, that's coming from someone who knows. I've gone through a half dozen and either they're so basic that you never get anywhere or else they assume so much and leave so many gaps that you're lost. This book finds the golden mean par excellence. PS -- I don't know and have never met the author.
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Summary: A great place to start up...
Review: Gary Cornell explains Visual Basic brilliantly. The text is lucid and simple, informative and widespread. Above all, he is not pedantic. A great book to start learning VB with.
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