Industry veterans guide users through industrial-strength application development with Visual FoxPro.
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Jim Booth is a Visual FoxPro developer and trainer. He has written articles for the major FoxPro journals and has spoken at conferences in North America and Europe. He was a coauthor for Visual FoxPro Unleashed. Steve Sawyer is president of the Detroit Area Fox User Group, a Microsoft Support MVP, and a Microsoft Certified Professional. He is co-author of The Pros Talk Visual FoxPro 3 and a contributing editor at Advisor Publications, editing the monthly “Tips/Tricks/Traps” column in FoxPro Advisor.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent "how-to" for novice-to-intermediate developers,
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This review is from: Effective Techniques for Application Development with Visual FoxPro 6.0 (Paperback)
Jim and Steve bring their real-world practical experiences to the task of developing applications in Visual FoxPro. While they cover the basic concepts, the focus is on practical code examples and real problems. No single-table solutions or "let's make the circle red" examples are here to waste your time. Steve's brilliant Relational Integrity code is worth twice the price of the book alone!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Ultimate guide for building robust Visual FoxPro apps,
This review is from: Effective Techniques for Application Development with Visual FoxPro 6.0 (Paperback)
The authors have poured forth a wealth of information into this book that covers all facets of application development. The content is well organized and presented in a easy-to-absorb manner that makes the reader feel as if they have their own personal mentor guiding them on the path to productive VFP development. This book is definitely a must-have reference for a wide range of skill and experience levels. Neophyte level programmers will find this to be an excellent roadmap to making the most of the rich feature set found in the VFP environment. Intermediate level VFP programmers who still sweat over every line code they write will find everything they need to know to determine the best implementation methods for their projects. This book would also be the perfect companion for experienced developers that are new to VFP and asking the inevitable question of "How Do I Get Started?" Meanwhile, the well-seasoned fox developers will find this an informative reference for gracefully waltzing their way through the quirks and nuances of VFP without ever missing a step. Even the more advanced VFP developer will likewise find plenty of useful advice for comparing and improving their own application development techniques. Booth and Sawyer didn't just write a book, they created a comprehensive catalog of their combined experience and wisdom that I just couldn't put down once I started reading it. Anybody familiar with VFP knows that it is not a general-purpose development tool, but rather a high-end component of Visual Studio suitable for developing all types of data-centric applications. Such a specialized tool requires a special reference to unleash its many capabilities - this is that reference! The insight contained in this book will allow you to capitalize on your investment in Visual FoxPro by giving the developer who reads it the knowledge normally only earned with a great deal of experience.
21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A good theory-oriented manual, a bit less on practicality!,
By Aldo Grech (Valletta, Malta (EUR)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Effective Techniques for Application Development with Visual FoxPro 6.0 (Paperback)
I have developed applications using Foxpro v2.x for 4 years and shifted to VFP6 quite recently. I opted to go for this book as from the reviews I read, it should get a semi-newbi like me, up and running. On browsing the book, I found out that it wastes too much time on tables and relationships (data structures), and with around 350 pages, not much more space remains.While I do understand that data manipulation and application design are very important, one finds extensive discussions on these topics in software engineering books or gained through experience. Somehow, I was left a bit disappointed and have to go for another manual with more "how-to-do-it" instructions.
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- Design Patterns by Erich Gamma on 4 pages
- Code Complete (Microsoft Programming Series) by Steve McConnell on 4 pages
- Relational Database: Selected Writings by Chris J. Date in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Handbook of Relational Database Design by Candace C. Fleming in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules by Steve McConnell in Back Matter
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- Visual FoxPro Certification Exams Study Guide by Cindy Winegarden on 4 pages
- Debugging Visual FoxPro Applications by Nancy Folsom in Back Matter
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