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Summary: An excellent guide to learning VB
Review: I am a longtime C++ programmer, and have recently decided to take the plunge and learn VB. This book was extremely helpful and I learned much in a short time. You're creating your first program in no time. The book seems to work well for beginners as well as advanced programmers. Intelligent explanations are mixed in with the examples for a well-rounded learning experience.The publisher has fixed the problems with the code examples on the web, too. I heartily recommend this book for beginners as well as programmers experienced in other languages.
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Summary: One of the most helpful books
Review: I am a very VB 6 programmer and this was my first book on VB.
I have found the book extremely helpful as it is written in such a way that it completely fits the visual basic concept of abstraction. All unnecessary details are omitted with only relevant and most useful information summarized in each lesson. This is one of my favourite books as it provides guidelines for use of almost all important concepts for VB product development.
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Summary: A Great Introduction to VB6
Review: I bought 3 VB books before this one. And I should have just started with this one. It is a good comprehensive introduction to Visual Basic.
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Summary: Just Great!!!!!
Review: I had been worked with VB a little before, then I got this book and it's....WOOOOAOAOAOAAAH! It gives a great base to the language, and something on its subset (VBScript/VBA/ASP). The book does get through a lot of things linked to the language, its components and things like that. However if someone wants to get 'professional' about a detail (eg: WinSock), one has to look elsewhere. This said, the background provided by this book makes understanding these 'extras' an easy thing. Having access to M$'s MSDN is an extra help (in this, and any M$ language/sytem), for refering to API's and 'hidden' details.
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Summary: Don't disapoint yourself
Review: I had to buy this book for school. I know how to program already, and am quite disapointed by this book. For a programmer, the index is almost more important than the content. The index takes up about 4 pages. Also, we aren't the buffest bunch of ppl and this book is packed with 860 or so thick pages of [stuff]... If I was in 6th grade learning to program, I might have liked this book, it looks kinda neat, and it prolly burns good.
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Summary: This is one the VB books I have ever read!
Review: I have recently started working with VB in the past year and often found my self wondering how to write useful programs. This book contains some fun and useful projects which in turn explore some of the Active X controls that are commonly used in applications. Excellent sources on using the windows API, DataBase access, and VB Script. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to break into Visual Basic at more than just a beginners level.
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Summary: Great book for starting to lear VB
Review: I have used this book as an additional reference for the class that I took on Programing VB, as the original class book was very badly written. This book really starts from the beginning of what we need to know about the vb programing environment to some new aspects of programing used in VB. The book starts with smaller examples of how we can create a calculator, etc. There are many more as such examples in the book (more complex ones of course as we proceed to further chapters). Also each concept of the programing is clearly defined and explained. THere are really many concepts covered such as database programing, General common Pogram components such as Microsoft common controls, ActiveX Controls, Classes, Also there are some more intermediate advance topics such as accesing win. API, Using OLE, then there are also chapters covered on VB in the internet... I have found VB a very easy to use programing langauge after reading this book. It is very easy to read, with many visual representations which makes it much easier to understand. The index of the book is quite good, as we actually can find what we are looking for. It doesn't have very many advanced topics but I would recommend it for every beginner and intermediate user. I think it would be of great help.
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Summary: great, but then again........
Review: I think this book explains things in a way you can understand, a great beginners book, but I've been in the business for a while, and it seemed to go over things I already know. It goes over the new features enough to give you a good taste, but I'm the type that wants to know it all......right now. I would have given it 4 stars, but I'm sorta neutral about its rating. This book is better in the hands of a beginner that's on the cutting edge.
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Summary: Just an overview - no meat
Review: I was disappointed with this book. It's a very thin overview of Visual Basic - and the writing style is dry.
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Summary: Just an overview - no meat
Review: I was disappointed with this book. It's a very thin overview of Visual Basic - and the writing style is dry.
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