Customer Review: This book is more on windows forms than it is on VB, there are 5 chapters on the language in this book... and one on debugging. There is a whole chapter on docking windows and changing fonts and font colors etc. If you are a programmer that wants to learn VB or even windows forms this book is like... more info
Customer Review: I purchased this book based on the good reviews it has received so far here on Amazon. After going through the book I have to say I am dissappointed. This book gives a very brief summary and example on different subjects while jumping all over the place and not going into to much detail on any... more info
Customer Review: Having just read "Beginning Visual Basic 2005" from the same publisher and author (which I feel was a decent book to get started using VB), I moved onto this title and was very disappointed with it. The book forces you to begin your database programming using MS ACCESS, which I had no interest in... more info
Customer Review: Prior to picking up John's book I had some familiarity with 'desktop' databases like Lotus Approach and MS Access, and had a beginner's understanding of the Basic Language, but felt to intimidated to actually code my own database from scratch in a major programming language. After studying... more info
Customer Review: This textbook has clear and concise instructions to help anyone that wants to be a programmer. From front to back cover, it covers every aspect of vb.net and in no time you will be on your way to programming success!!
Customer Review: Just like the subject says: "I'm impressed". I was someone who had absolutely NO IDEA of how to begin with VB (I didn't even know what VB was for anyways!). But now I know, and trust me, I'm good at it (I do have to spend time reading it :P). I love the fact that it has practice exercises which... more info
Customer Review: I loved the sample and explanations on XML serialization as well as the topic on collections. What I didn't like was the their discussion of objects esp. the example - a CAR. It could have been much helpful if they had stick with the customer and bill classes. Overall, I can recommend this to... more info
Customer Review: Very good introduction to Visual Basic. However, this book might be overwhelming for the "Absolute Beginner." If the user of the book has an aptitude for programming they will enjoy it; if they bought this because they are truly an absolute beginner and need to learn a little programming it might... more info
Customer Review: I don't know where to begin with this book. It is such an awesome resource. Although you can get a lot of user documentation online, this book does an excellent job at helping someone new to setting everything up to really understand all of the technical jargon. The examples and explanations for... more info