Publisher: Microsoft Press Author: Michael Halvorson
I found this to be an excellent book for beginners to Visual Basic. As the title states, this book takes you "step by step" through all aspects of Visual Basic .NET. It assumes no prior programming experience with Visual Basic. The book was designed with a variety of skill levels in mind so that new programmers can learn software development fundamentals using real world applications and experienced Visual Basic programmers can quickly master the essential tools and programming techniques offered in the new Visual Basic .NET version.
The book starts off slowly by showing the reader how to create their first simple Visual Basic .NET program. This helps to build confidence and quickly familiarize the reader with the Visual Basic environment. The book is well organized and divided into various parts, such as, creating the user interface, database programming, internet programming, object oriented programming, and more. Each of these parts is clearly presented with plenty of sample code and screen shots.
I highly recommend this book to all beginners to Visual Basic.
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Deluxe Learning Edition
Publisher: Microsoft Press Author: Michael Halvorson
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Deluxe Learning Edition provides everything you need to start developing powerful applications for the new .NET platform.
Although finding and reading a good Visual Basic book is an excellent start to ones
Visual Basic career, I cannot over emphasize how important it is to get ones hands
on a copy of the Visual Basic software/compiler. With both the book and Visual Basic .NET software you can
quickly become comfortable with the Visual Basic Development Environment by typing
in some of the source code in the book and test running it for yourself. Eventually,
when you feel comfortable with your knowledge of Visual Basic you can begin writing
and running your own programs. Visual Basic .NET Deluxe Learning Edition will allow you
to do just that.
This book/software package comes with an excellent Visual Basic .NET book from
Microsoft Press. The book is titled, "Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Step by Step". This
is an excellent beginner VB.NET book which will allow you to quickly begin creating professional Visual Basic applications for the new Microsoft .NET platform.
Second, and most importantly, a copy of the Visual Basic .NET Standard Edition software/compiler on CD-ROM
is included. As I mentioned above, a copy of the software/compiler is essential to mastering
any programming language. The only way to truly master Visual Basic .NET is by eventually
writing and testing your own applications.
I had reviewed this book's predecessor, "Murach's Visual Basic 6", and therefore had high hopes for the new .NET version. I was once again very impressed with Murach.
The book is aimed at developers with no previous programming experience with Visual Basic but who have some prior programming experience in some other programming language.
The book is divided into five sections. The first section consists of seven chapters that provide you with a solid foundation that allows you to quickly begin writing your own applications. Section two teaches how to build professional graphical user interfaces. Section three covers the .NET classes and object oriented programming. The fourth section covers ADO.NET, the latest Microsoft data access technology. You will learn how to develop real world database applications. In the final section you will learn how to build web applications using ASP.NET and XML Web Services.
The book provides many real world sample applications and end of chapter excercises which allow the reader to better absorb and understand all of the concepts being presented. One great aspect of the book is the paired pages format. With this format, all the code, diagrams, and figures are on the right hand page, while the text is on the left hand page. With this method there is no need to constantly be flipping pages.
I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to get a quick start on this latest .NET version of Visual Basic.
If you want to learn how to use C# for developing professional Windows applications using Visual Studio .NET, then Murach's C# is an excellent choice.
This book is ideal for both beginner and experienced programmers. This is achieved by using a modular instructional method that allows you to set your own pace through the material.
Section 1 introduces the basics of the Visual Studio IDE and the .NET Framework. Sections 2 and 3 use a self-paced modular approach to teach the coding skills needed to become productive in C#. Section 4 shows you how to use ADO.NET to develop database applications using C#. This section contains five chapters on ADO.NET which could alone be viewed as an ADO.NET book. The 5th and final section contains specialized skills for the C# developer. Topics include, how to work with text and binary files, how to work with XML, and how to enhance the user interface.
Features provided in this book that you won't find in other C# books include, end of chapter exercises that are drawn from real world business applications, 12 complete business applications, and the Murach paired pages format, with the syntax and guidelines of the left hand page and examples on the right.
If you're looking for a C# book, then Murach's C# is a wise choice that will provide an excellent return on your investment and will have you developing real world .NET applications in no time.
The perfect book for absolute beginner programmers. If you have never programmed in any language before, then this is the ideal book. John Smiley's winning tutorial approach has been winning him praise from readers for some time now.
The book assumes no prior programming experience whatsoever. The author's style seems to appeal to beginners like very few other beginner books out there. It is one of the few if not the only Visual Basic beginner book that has a 5/5 star rating by readers/reviewers at Amazon.com.
If you're a true beginner to Visual Basic, then you should certainly consider this book.
This is another excellent book for those beginning with Visual Basic 6. Peter Wright has been writing beginner VB books for Wrox Press since version 4. All of his books have been very well received.
The writing style is very clear as are the numerous VB code examples. The author provides step by step explanations for all the code examples. This is something a beginner to VB will surely appreciate. The book is everything a beginner VB book should be. The material is presented in a manner which gives the beginner the confidence and knowledge to move on to the next level.
The final chapter of the book provides a fully workable sample project which combines everything you've learned throughout the book!
