Customer Reviews

Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft))

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I wouldn't consider my self an advance VB programmer but having used VB6 this book served as an Okay upgrade to VB 2005, the examples could have been much better, the book starts to get good in the later chapters, probably the last four or five, but I am tired of the hello world examples. so if you are completely new to Visual basic and are starting fresh with VB 2005 and never used VB 6 then this book is probably for you

After reading "Build A Program Now Using VB 2005 Express Edition", I bought this book in the hopes of getting a lot more detail. I'm happy to say that I got alot more than I expected. Mr. Halvorson did a great job introducing the basic concepts of the language.

As someone who is returning to VB after a 5 year hiatus this book was a perfect fit. I also reccomend viewing the VB training videos at Microsoft's web site. They're FREE and make a great companion to this book.

By the way you don't need the full version of VB 2005 to go through the excercises of this book. I got through 99% of the book using the Express Editions of VB and the Web Developer. From what I remember only the "Inheritence" Form was missing...Good Luck!

I'm new to Visual Basic and am using VB 2005 Express. I bought this book on a hope that it would work, it's excellent. I had no trouble following any examples in the book. It was clear and I actually understood what I was reading. AS I'm not new to programming (I've done Excel and Access), but to VB 2005, it helped me considerably. After finishing the book and having all working projects, I'm feeling confident to move onto the next level.

Study each chapter, type in and compile the samples and by the end of the book you'll have a good "basic" understanding of the subject. This is a good place to start for someone who has never used BASIC.

Michael Halvorson shows that he knows how to impart knowledge to others with this book. You will not be a beginner after completing the lessons in it. He presents a thorough explanation of the basics of VB 2005 programming, then provides enough of ADO.Net and Web site design to wet your appetite for more. I am not a VB 6 or Vb 2003 programmer, so I can't say how useful this book might be if you are such; but I can say that if you haven't dabbled in Vb for awhile, Michael Halvorson's book is going to show you exactly where the state of the art has progressed to...in terms that you will easily grasp.

I've read many technology books over the years, and this one is one of the most well written and organized books I've read on a technical subject. Many technical books start out well, then start to bog down with disorganization and clutter. This one stays clear and on track the entire time!

I have found this book does not cover any more than a book would for VB2003 or vb6 for that matter. The last 20 pages are all I really used to to get used to the dataset. This is a good book for a beginner to Visual Basic using 2005 as a starting point. But if you want all the differences and new languge changes in 2005 this isnt for you. This book shows how to do very simple things like adding a textbox, labels and doing very simple coding you can do with vb6. If you want to go farther look elsewere.

Being completely new to VB programming this book has been quite helpful in that it explains concepts thouroghly and goes step by step in depth. However, it does get a little redundant even for the beginner after about three or four chapters. The wording that was nice at the beginning to understand concepts becomes burdensome. The book doesn't serve as a good reference to go outside the realm of what the book dictates. But I guess there are other books for that.

I have no previous programming experience. After only five days with this book, I have already built programs beyond the scope of the book. This text lays a strong foundation using simple language and to-the-point examples. The only reason that I do not give it five stars is because it does not include review exercises for you to do on your own and check against prepared solutions.

This book is a "must have" book if you want to learn visual basic from the beginning in VB2005. It makes programming easy, and is written in a very nice way, so that one just want to lean more.

It introduce you to the interface of visual studio, to arrays, and to vb definitions, and even to beginning vb-database programming. You also lean using window form, and introduce you to some of the importent and very usefull components that can be applied in the programming and to make programming simple.

Claus B. Christensen, step3.dk