Visual Basic Developer's Guide to UML and Design Patterns

Rating:
Summary: Written Poorly
Review: Although this book present some useful knowledge of UML
and Design Pattern (nothing novel though), I am sure the authors
did not spend much time on it. I downloaded the code example
from their web site, most of them are half way done. I do
not mind that a book only print some important part of their
sample, until I found that is all they have. Code sample
is an important part in such a topic+explaination+sample type
book. Anyway besides the code, what else is their own
contribution?
I would recommend Fowler's UML Distilled to learn UML and GoF book for Design Pattern. There is not much special about implementing them in VB, especially in VB.net.
A request to the author: please do not write a new edition
in VB.net. If you are too busy to write a book, let the people
who have the time to do the work.

Rating:
Summary: A good idea but no follow through
Review: This is an ok overview of UML (the Cliff Notes approach) and design patterns. I picked up this book because I hoped to learn more about design patterns and how they relate to Visual Basic. Most of the books, so far, have been based on the C/C++ world. The first section on UML covers the basic aspects with only simple detail. The design patterns take up the rest of the book, but the same minimalist approach is used. The code samples in the book are only partial and don't really give you a good idea of how or when to use this type of pattern. The text is clear, and if you only need an overview; if you have been chosen by your project manager to give a presentation to 25 people on design patterns and Visual Basic and it will only last two hours, this book is the one to buy. If you actually want to use patterns, choose Microsoft's Visual Basic Design Pattersn by William Stamatakis.

Rating:
Summary: Great Book!
Review: This is the best book I've found on design patterns in VB. Examples are brief and to the point.
I personally found information about the use of patterns and the relationship between them very useful.
Being a lecturer, I've recommended it to all my students and colleagues.