Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform (Expert's Voice) [Paperback]

Andrew Troelsen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1590598229 | ISBN-13: 978-1590598221 | Publication Date: April 1, 2008 | Edition: 3rd

.NET 3.5 is Microsoft’s largest development software launch since .NET 2.0 and (unlike .NET 3.0) completely replaces all previous .NET versions. A new version of Visual Studio – Visual Studio ‘Orcas’ is being created for the new Framework together with new versions of both the Visual Basic and C# languages. This book deals with this new Visual Basic language.

The book provides developers with a complete treatise on the new technology- explaining the importance of all the new features (lambda expressions, LINQ, ASP.NET AJAX, WPF everywhere).and how they integrate into the framework of the previous .NET versions. It is a comprehensively revised and updated version of author’s award winning previous titles.

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About the Author

Andrew Troelsen is a partner, trainer, and consultant at Intertech-Inc., and is a leading authority on both .NET and COM. His book Pro VB 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform won the prestigious 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award and is now in its third edition. Also of note are his earlier five-star treatment of traditional COM in the bestselling Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL mirrored in his book, COM and .NET Interoperability, and his top-notch investigation of VB .NET in Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide. Troelsen has a degree in mathematical linguistics and South Asian studies from the University of Minnesota and is a frequent speaker at numerous .NET-related conferences. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife, Amanda, and spends his free time investigating .NET and waiting for the Wild to win the Stanley Cup.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1408 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 3rd edition (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590598229
• ISBN-13: 978-1590598221
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Andrew W. Troelsen is a partner, software developer, and trainer at Intertech, Inc., a Minneapolis-based training firm that specializes in education for Enterprise Web Developers. Troelsen is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and holds the Master of Technical Training (MTT) designation. He has presented at various technical conferences, and is also the author of Developer's Workshop to COM+ (1-55622-724-8).

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The reference book all VB.net programmers should have., July 21, 2008

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This review is from: Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform (Expert's Voice) (Paperback)

I, for one, miss the days of large reference manuals as opposed to help files and Google searches. For me this book is a throwback in terms of its completeness and scope. If you program in VB.net I feel this is a must-have reference. I've given it to 2 of my developer friends already and plan to give it again. Do yourself and your career a favor. God bless.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! This is THE book for VB2008 and/or .NET 3.5!!!, July 7, 2008

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Judson McClendon "JudMc" (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform (Expert's Voice) (Paperback)

I cannot over-rate this book. I've been developing systems for 40 years, and I've never seen a better book of this type. The author, Andrew Troelsen, really knows his stuff, and knows how to teach it. I only wish I'd had his VB 2005/.NET 2.0 book two years ago when I started trying to learn .NET! There's a lot of advanced material in this book, but it's good for any experienced programmer who wants to really learn .NET and VB 2008. It explains not only the what, but the why and how. If you need a book on this material, this is absolutely the one to get, period.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Learn VB.NET with something a little less advanced, March 26, 2009

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A. Negin "Big Al" (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform (Expert's Voice) (Paperback)

I suspect that most users are interested in VB.NET in order to create GUI's to run under windows. Yet he doesn't get to that part until Chapter 27. All of his examples prior to that are building console applications. When reading this book you need to think about what you will actually be using as a developer. If you believe that you will need a tremendous amount of detail, including building windows forms by hand rather than using Visual Studio, then this is the book for you. If you don't think you will need all that detail, then this book is overkill.

Having said that, the first 8 chapters do give you an excellent introduction to using VB.NET with object oriented programming (OOP) concepts.

I would recommend this book for experienced programmers who want to understand VB.NET and how to use it with OOP. I think this will be an excellent reference book, once I get into VB.NET programming, but I think it would've been better to start with something a little less advanced.