MCSD Visual Basic 6 Distributed Applications Study Guide (Exam 70-175) [With *]

by Syngress, Syngress Media Incorporated, Syngress Media Inc., et al.

Total support for developing distributed applications with Visual Basic 6With Syngress Media's MCSD Developing Distributed Applications with Visual Basic 6 Study Guide (Exam 70-175), youll have the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072119322
• ISBN13: 9780072119329
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 677 Pages
• Weight: 3.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 7.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Not a bad book - try reading it

Many of you have mentioned that certain topics - ie, ADO, IIS Applications, etc. are not covered. This only proves that you DID NOT READ the book!! (Also, DHTML is much more important for the desktop exam. And this exam is not about SQL Server 6.5 or 7.0 - it's about Visual Basic 6.0 in a distributed environment (ie, MTS, MSMQ, ActiveX Dll's, exe's, docs...)) I have programmed with VB for 3 years. Yes, there were mistakes in the book, but they were fairly obvious mistakes that an experienced programmer would notice immediately (why the Tech Editor didn't, I don't know). However, the book is NOT a waste of money. I READ THE BOOK 3 days before the exam - read the review questions thoroughly and KNEW the answers (not memorized, but KNEW THE MATERIAL INVOLVED IN ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS). I scored 90% on the exam last week. This book is NOT FOR BEGINNERS - IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER, HOW DO YOU THINK YOU DESERVE TO BE A CERTIFIED Microsoft DEVELOPER????

Outshines the Rest

It seems like every publisher on the planet is hacking together MCSD/MCSE titles now-a-days. Honestly, most of it is incomplete, mistake-ridden and filled with irrelevant tangents. This book on-the-other-hand is one of the best I've seen because it covers the VB6 exam goals thoroughly and accurately. Highly recommended.

Excellent prep for exam

A great, thorough review of exam material with practical information too. Make sure you know the interface well for the exam. Exam software with book was a really useful exercise.

Great reference for the exam!

Even if all you do is VB programming, you may not pass the exam without a guide to Microsoft's specific exam objectives. This book covers every one of them - a good idea is to check them off as you go through the book once you've mastered them. Exam software good break from studying text.