Visual Basic .Net for Experienced Programmers

by Tem R. Nieto, Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel, et al.

Book Overview

The authoritative DEITEL LIVE-CODE introduction to Windows, .NET, Internet and World Wide Web programming in Visual Basic .NET This exciting new Second Edition of the Deitels best-selling Visual Basic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130461318
• ISBN13: 9780130461315
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 1168 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

different kind of vb book - ok for beginers too

Its really not that advanced and does a very thorough review of basic programming concepts. It does have that wordy textbook feel to it, which makes you wonder what happend to the questions at the end of the chapter. But its thorough and really gives you a good understanding of the VB language if you've never done any VB programming. Good or bad, it spends most of the first 8 chapters programing in console, no fun GUIs till chapters 9 and 10. Which is a bit odd as most of the VB books I peeked at jump right into the GUI. This may make it boring for those of us who are "visual learners".

Thanks Deitel Inc!

I am an experienced programmer from way back trying to figure out the .NET world. My list of competency includes over 30 applications including Excel VBA's and Authorware. I am in my 32nd year of teaching engineering. I purchase and read a considerable number of computer books including at least six VB.Net books. Each person has his own style. I find Deitel's book very useful and am grateful for their effort. I am intrigued by the either very positive or very negative reviews on their book. I think it speaks to the different ways people are wired to think.The book is a very example oriented learning resource that explains step-by-step every facet of well-sequenced programs. I found it most useful even though I already had a simple .NET application running on the web. The book explained very nicely the intricacies of object oriented programming that is somewhat troublesome for me. I am a very verb oriented programmer whereas .NET is a noun oriented language. That orientation may well divide the reviewers of this book. The visual layout of the book is very appealing and most likely the reason for the somewhat higher cost. However, it is well worth it. For the record, I do not know nor have I any connection with the authors other than a reader of their wonderful book.

High Quality Book for VB.NET Developers of All Levels

This book provides exhaustive coverage of everything you need to know in order to master the latest .NET version of Visual Basic. The book is designed for readers of all levels from experienced programmers to those with little or no programming experience. It does so by providing beginners with basic underlying good programming skills, while at the same time offering experinced developers detailed and exhaustive coverage of the Visual Basic .NET language.By simply flipping through the pages of this book, it becomes evident that an enormous amount of time and effort went into it. It offers the same high quality and detailed coverage that you would find in most college level academic books. The book's 1500 plus pages include over 2100 lines of carefully commented code, hundreds of programs with screens shots, and over 400 programming tips. All of the code is presented in full color as it would appear on a color monitor. Each chapter provides extensive self-review exercises which are designed to build confidence with the new material.More experienced Visual Basic developers can use the book to quickly master the new powerful features of .NET, such as, Web Services and ASP.NET, Web Forms, Object-Oriented Programming, XML, Multithreading, and ADO.NET.I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to master this latest version of Visual Basic.

Terrific VB.NET book-- explores both Technical & Programming

This book is intended for experienced programmers. I enjoy this book because of its wide-spread detailed coverage of all advanced topics in a realistic approach. Apart from that the 559 illustrations and figures help every one to get a clear picture about the concept. The way of presenting the matter in the book is excellent. Nice work!Using the .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Basic developers can build robust applications that were very difficult to write in previous versions of Visual Basic. This book provides all the essentials of VB.NET with example-rich practical manner.In Particular the explanation about Object-oriented Programming concepts, GUI concepts, Multithreading, ADO.NET, ASP.NET and ASP.NET Web Services is outstanding.The usage of wireless applications is rising rapidly. Within few years, the number of people browsing the Web from wireless devices will exceed the number browsing from desktop computers. This book provides all the details about the Mobile Internet Tool Kit. They introduce mobile Web controls and mobile Web Forms that can be used to create ASP .NET applications that target a wide range of mobile devices. This book also covers device-specific rendering and how to consume a Web service from a mobile Web application. "Terrific VB.NET book which explores both Technical content and Programming info, by which readers can gain everything to fabricate next generation of .NET Applications."Key Features of this Book: 1.Realistic, example-rich coverage of: Objects, Structured exception handling, Delegates, Inheritance, Interfaces, Polymorphism and Overloading. 2.Detailed coverage of Mobile Internet Tool Kit.3.Comprehensive coverage of advanced topics such as Windows Forms, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, ASP.NET Web services, network programming and XML Processing. 4.Featuring 192 Live-code programs and 319 Programming Tips.

The Deitels are deities. Book is worthy of worship.

Having worked through the Deitels' C++ book two years back, I was delighted to find their VB.NET book. Training programmers is the business of the Deitel family. This book, like the others, is finely detailed. The book uses color to enhance the text and full-color on every screen shot. It's up-to-date with Beta 2 of VB.NET and the .NET IDE.The 1517 pages cover each topic from the ground up, but it is so well written (and beautifully printed) that it makes a great text for learning VB.NET even for programmers who are already expert in another language. Remember it's for learning, not for reference, and for those learning VB.NET from the ground up. Those with a good foundation in VB6 will want to look elsewhere unless they have the patience and desire to review fundamentals.The book is loaded with code samples, which are on an enclosed CD, and chapters are followed with long problem sets. Solutions to some of the problems can be found on the web site. ASP.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, and Web Services - the other fundamental technologies in the huge Microsoft .NET initiative - are all covered in enough detail to permit completing simple real business applications. Spend the extra $30 if you are serious about programming. The Deitel books are used on many college campuses for programming courses. If you are moving into programming from another technical area, you will be well grounded and ready to apply for entry-level jobs in the exciting world of .NET after you complete this book.