Expert VB 2005 Business Objects, Second Edition (Paperback)

by Rockford Lhotka (Author)
Key Phrases: deferred deletion, data portal, business object implements, End Sub, End If End, Enterprise Services (more...)

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Product Description

He's been working at this (CSLA - Component-based Scalable Logical Architecture) since VB 6 and this is his very latest, customized for Visual Basic!

— Dan Mabbutt, Visual Basic Guide, About.com

Rockford Lhotka started writing his Business Objects books in 1996, and over the years, hes become one of the worlds foremost authorities on building distributed object-oriented systems. The second edition of his industry-standard VB .NET Business Objects book not only addresses changes in .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005, but also reflects substantial enhancements and improvements to the CSLA .NET Framework and how it can be used to create enterprise-level .NET applications.

Expert VB 2005 Business Objects takes you from an opening discussion of logical architectures to detailed n-tier deployment options using the CSLA .NET Framework. Rockford provides enough understanding and detail for you to take this approach to your own projects, as many developers have already done.

Rockford travels the world discussing his ideas with other developers at professional conferences and local user groups, but you can benefit from his expertise anytime with this book. There are many solutions to developing distributed applications; why not learn about them from an expert with a universally accepted and respected framework?

About the Author
Rockford Lhotka is the author of numerous books, including <i>Expert One-on-One Visual Basic .NET</i> and <i>Expert C# Business Objects</i>. He is a Microsoft Software Legend, Regional Director, MVP, and INETA speaker. Rockford speaks at many conferences and user groups around the world and is a columnist for MSDN Online. Rockford is the principal technology evangelist for Magenic Technologies, one of the nation’s premiere Microsoft Gold Certified Partners dedicated to solving today’s most challenging business problems using 100% Microsoft tools and technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 696 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 2 edition (May 8, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590596315
• ISBN-13: 978-1590596319
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #601,072 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book I've read this year, October 28, 2006

By	Kennon A. Mccaa (Sarasota, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are looking for a great deal of practical advice and a working sample on how to build a framework for your application I think you will get a great deal out of this book & the CSLA framework that it explains. I was really pleased with how this framework solves many of the problems that our company wants to solve in our new software design. Having read several articles and "patterns and practices" papers I still had more questions than answers until I read this book. I finally feel like I'm confident enough in a framework that our company can begin writing our new version.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected., March 1, 2008

By	Aaron M. Pitt (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I an experienced .NET developer looking to take my skills to the next level through use of design patterns, and perhaps even more importantly, good ways to code business objects that use relational data. Since the title is "Expert VB 2005 Business Objects", I thought I'd hit the jackpot by finding this book... but it has just turned out to be mediocre so far.

I'm on page 113 and I probably won't finish reading this book. Instead of a methodology for the creation of business objects, including creating a business object interface structure, hints on how to reuse as much code as possible within a business object hierarchy while allowing to remain flexible and extensible, and pointers on how to effectively retrieve and store data, I basically got a 600-page long book on how to use a class library that someone else has already created, called CSLA.NET.

Don't get me wrong, the author is obviously highly skilled, and I saw some interesting things in this book, but I want to write my own code - I just needed some help learning how to code business objects like an "expert" and this book isn't fitting the bill like I'd hoped.

5.0 out of 5 stars Motherload of Knowledge, November 16, 2008

By	Chris A. Dearing (Knoxville TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read some of the negative reviews and decided I had to write my own. I learned more from this book than all other books I've read combined. It's well written and easy to follow. Use of the CSLA framework (you can download free) has increased my productivity immensely. It simplifies everything you need to do when dealing with data (Business Objects). If you are serious about being a programmer, read this book.