Covers every aspect of the MCSD Visual Basic 5.0 certification. Developed using the model of Sybex's "MCSE Certification Study Guides", the text includes practical examples and structured training modules.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good writing, Big goofs in Reviews,
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This review is from: MCSD: Visual Basic 5 Study Guide (Hardcover)
This is for the VB6 Version of the book:The style of writing made the material easy to digest, and more simplistic items were easily skipped without losing key concepts. However, the Review Exams at the end of each chapter were fraught with errors in the answers. It could be quite confusing for someone who isn't already familiar with VB and SQL. The text generally explains things correctly though. Based on looking at a few of the VB5 version complaints, it looks like Sybex hasn't figured it out yet.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Get A Different book to Study for the exam!,
This review is from: MCSD: Visual Basic 5 Study Guide (Hardcover)
Mistakes, mistakes everywhere! When following instructions to create a practice application, the code was wrong, it didn't work! Even the CD-ROM stuff was incorrect. Studying for these cert tests is tough enough without the added frustration of textbooks proclaiming to be "Study Guides" that are riddled with gross errors. I ended up using Microsoft's VB Programmers Guide and the Visual Basic 5.0 online documentation. I passed the certification test (hurrah) but certainly NOT due to any help from this book! Don't people read/edit or review this stuff? Doesn't the author check to be sure his code produces the desired results?
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad, but not good enough,
By A Customer
This review is from: MCSD: Visual Basic 5 Study Guide (Hardcover)
I debated giving this one 2 stars, because I think you will fail the exam if you only use this as your study guide. I covered this book several times cover-to-cover. I agree with many of the other reviewers that there were an inordinate amount of typos and mistakes. The worst part, however, was that the material was not deep enough and the questions not difficult enough to adequately prep you for the exam. After reading each chapter several times and consistently scoring 90-100% on each of the practice exams (the end-of-chapter tests - the promised practice exam on CD-ROM did not work, nor did the supposed correction), I was full of bravado. Fortunately, I got access to a Transcender exam the day before the test. What an eye-opener that was. I took all 3 of the Transcenders and they blew me away. I was scoring in the low 60's. I pulled an allnighter with the Transcenders and the MSDN CD's and snatched victory from the jaws of sure defeat. I noted several of the other reviewers noted that they used this material in conjunction with the Transcenders. On its own, I think it is insufficient to prepare you.END
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