Rating: 
Summary: Not good at all
Review: Just like the other reviewer noted, I got to day three and that's as far at it goes. The book lets you do a sample "hello world" program, and gives a small taste of using the IDE and then leaves you on your own with 600 more pages to go. The IDE example shows you how to make a button and a text box. You are not shown how to make them even somewhat functional however.
The book (seems) to be giving some examples. These examples are called code that the programmer would write. The book does not even explain where to write the code. I know that sounds impossible and you probably think that going back and re-reading the first 50 pages would give a clue...but it does not.
I am very happy to know that I'm not the only one who cannot go any further with this book because I felt like I was missing something. I now have a little faith in the reviewers at AMZN and will probably pick up one of the other VB.net books I find that is recommended.
I actually have some java programming experience and cannot use this book. Therefore I would expect it to be impossible for those who have absolutely no programming experience. I say that I'm happy to know that I'm not the only one who finds the book useless, but am very annoyed by the loss of the 40 bucks I paid for this truly useless book. I do not like to say this about an author's work, but the book is not good. We all seem to agree.
Rating:
Summary: Not good at all
Review: Just like the other reviewer noted, I got to day three and that's as far at it goes. The book lets you do a sample "hello world" program, and gives a small taste of using the IDE and then leaves you on your own with 600 more pages to go. The IDE example shows you how to make a button and a text box. You are not shown how to make them even somewhat functional however.
The book (seems) to be giving some examples. These examples are called code that the programmer would write. The book does not even explain where to write the code. I know that sounds impossible and you probably think that going back and re-reading the first 50 pages would give a clue...but it does not.
I am very happy to know that I'm not the only one who cannot go any further with this book because I felt like I was missing something. I now have a little faith in the reviewers at AMZN and will probably pick up one of the other VB.net books I find that is recommended.
I actually have some java programming experience and cannot use this book. Therefore I would expect it to be impossible for those who have absolutely no programming experience. I say that I'm happy to know that I'm not the only one who finds the book useless, but am very annoyed by the loss of the 40 bucks I paid for this truly useless book. I do not like to say this about an author's work, but the book is not good. We all seem to agree.
Rating: 
Summary: The book is good quality but the example are not available
Review: The book is good quality but the example are not available
on the website of Sams publishing !!!!
You have to type every example.Too bad .Further more the Table contents of sams publishing website don't match the table contents of the book.
Rating: 
Summary: Off to a great start
Review: This book covers essential ground for a novice. If you want good coverage of important basic subjects, this book is for you. I found, that the WROX book (Beginning Visual Basic. NET) skimmed over certain subjects essential to novice (highly recommended nonetheless). ....
Rating:
Summary: Not a Beginer's Book a
Review: This book starts with an excellent overview and basics. By the time you come to 3rd day, Everything looks strange.Author fails to explain properly. Most of the codes do not work and comes up with errors. If you are a beginer to VB.NET do not make the same mistake of buying this book as I did. Their website do not offer any fixes either.
Rating:
Summary: An Absolute NO!
Review: This is one of the worst Programming books I have Ever seen. This book assumes you know everything! It can be a fair book only for a experienced Visual Basic.NET programmer. It does a poor job in teaching, organizing ideas. The book is around 650 pages; it has lots of irrelative stories are inside it. I'm not sorry for the money I wasted on this book but rather for my precious time I wasted on this, while learning very little.
Bottom line: If you are trying to learn VB.Net or migrating from VB6 to VB.NET there many better books in the market.
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