Advanced Programming Using Visual Basic.NET [Paperback]

Julia Case Bradley (Author), Anita C. Millspaugh (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071217312 | ISBN-13: 978-0071217316 | Publication Date: March 1, 2003 | Edition: 2nd International student edition

This best-selling book maintains the strong pedagogy that has been used to teach students how to program in Visual Basic since VB 4.0. Instructors and students like this book because it does not just teach Visual Basic, it incorporates basic concepts of programming, problem solving, and programming logic. The book has been completely revised, including the text, website and instructor's materials. - Visual Basic.NET is the first version of Visual Basic that is truly object-oriented, and the coverage of the book stresses this fact. Creating classes is introduced much earlier than in previous versions and includes several examples of inheritance and parameterized constructors. - The enhanced marginal tips help students avoid potential trouble spots in their programs and encourage them to develop good programming habits from the start. - After an important concept has been explained, a hands-on programming exercise implements the newly learned skill in a way that will ensure the students understand the skill every time.

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About the Author

professor of Computer Information Systems at Mt. San Antonio College since 1978, teaches courses in introductory and advanced Visual Basic, Access programming, and Microsoft Office. She began writing BASIC textbooks in 1984 using MS-BASIC (GW-BASIC), and has authored or co-authored texts in Macintosh Basic, QuickBasic, QBasic, Visual Basic, the Internet, and desktop publishing using PageMaker, Ventura Publisher, and Publish It. professor of Computer Information Systems at Mt. San Antonio College since 1978, teaches courses in introductory and advanced Visual Basic, Access programming, and Microsoft Office. She began writing BASIC textbooks in 1984 using MS-BASIC (GW-BASIC), and has authored or co-authored texts in Macintosh Basic, QuickBasic, QBasic, Visual Basic, the Internet, and desktop publishing using PageMaker, Ventura Publisher, and Publish It. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions); 2nd International student edition edition (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071217312
• ISBN-13: 978-0071217316
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,140,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Designer Dependent, November 14, 2003

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Ramon (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adv Programming Using VB.Net w/ 60 day Trial & Student CD (Paperback)

This book has its pearls here and there but it is definitely NOT worth the price. I wouldn't pay $25 for it.
The examples given are really worthless because all they basically do is drag and drop components and controls (almost anybody can figure that out). I would like to see more code, especially in the Database section. I mean the book is OK if you only paid $20 to $30. (Are they really selling the 60-day trial version of VS.NET?)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Diffucult Read, February 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Advanced Programming Using Visual Basic.NET (Paperback)

This book does not flow or build your knowledge in an orderly fashion. You are left to figure things out. Which defeats the purpose of a book. This is a very hard to read book as far as programming books go. The authors could have spent more time "dividing and concurring" the subject matter than just providing the information in chunks for you to workout. I would prefer that my teacher chose a different book. Sincerely.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 1 star is generous, March 3, 2006

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htmlgod - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Programming Using Visual Basic .NET w/ 5-CD VB .NET software (Paperback)

This book is the worst programming book I have ever read. I get much more out of the O'Reilly books, SAM's "teach yourself" series, Peachpit Press, etc... There are so many other options than this. Still, professors have a tendency to recommend books that make good "textbooks" not necessarily good learning devices. That's the only reason my professor selected this... that and he knew the authors. I encourage you to look elsewhere unless it is required.