Paul Sheriff Teaches Visual Basic 6 [Paperback]

Paul Sheriff (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 8120315626 | ISBN-13: 978-8120315624 | Publication Date: May 3, 1999 | Edition: 1

Paul Sheriff has taught Visual Basic long enough to know what beginning programmers want. This book is designed for programmers that have little or no Visual Basic or Windows programming experience. Students will learn the syntax of the Visual Basic language, event driven programming, and how to put together a complete Visual Basic application. The emphasis in this book is on good coding practices such as industry accepted naming standards, indentation and code reusability. If you are a developer who needs to learn how to put together a Visual Basic application the right way, this book is for you.

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From the Back Cover

Paul Sheriff has taught Visual Basic long enough to know what beginning programmers want. This book is designed for programmers that have little or no Visual Basic or Windows programming experience. Students will learn the syntax of the Visual Basic language, event driven programming, and how to put together a complete Visual Basic application. The emphasis in this book is on good coding practices such as industry accepted naming standards, indentation and code reusability. If you are a developer who needs to learn how to put together a Visual Basic application the right way, this book is for you.

About the Author

Paul D. Sheriff is a recognized leader in the Visual Basic industry. Paul is a frequent speaker at Microsoft Developer Days, Microsoft Tech Ed, Access/VBA Advisor Developer Conferences, and user groups across the country. Paul is a contributing editor to Access/VBA Advisor magazine. You can also see Paul teaching courses with Application Developers Training Company (AppDev). Paul appears in over 35 Visual Basic and SQL Server videos with Keystone Learning Systems.

Product Details

• Paperback: 832 pages
• Publisher: Que; 1 edition (May 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8120315626
• ISBN-13: 978-8120315624
• ASIN: 0789718987
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best beginning tutorial on VB!, October 20, 1999

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David G. (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paul Sheriff Teaches Visual Basic 6 (Paperback)

Of the five books I've read on Visual Basic, including the two CDs that come with the Learning Edition of VB 5, Paul Sheriff's book is the best.

He follows a logical progression of concepts, nearly every idea is accompanied by complete code, and his explanations are concise and coherent. The content is practical. It's easy to see how he is able to make a living training others how to use VB.

I bought this book to strengthen my grasp of the basics, and I've learned a lot even while covering what is now familiar ground. I wish I had bought this book first.

Sam's Teach Yourself VB 6 in 21 Days was a complete waste of time due to incomplete code references. Paul Sheriff's book is the exact opposite. It offers clear-cut code with a purpose.

I will buy a second copy as a Christmas gift for my nephew.

If Mr. Sheriff updates the book, I hope his publisher does a better job of proof reading, but that's a minor distraction.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best beginner tutorial out and a great reference for all !, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Paul Sheriff Teaches Visual Basic 6 (Paperback)

I started out in VB 5 with the Sam's Teach Yourself series and have been using Wrox books since VB 6. I picked this ridiculously under-priced book up to try (yet again) to better understand class modules, collections and ActiveX control creation. I found myself working thru the tutorials throughout because the examples are so well explained. I picked up alot and I've been developing professionally in VB and ASP for two years. I've since found that this book contains the same material as the first 10 videos in Keystone's Visual Basic 6 course (done by Paul Sheriff). As a first VB reader it is absolutely perfect.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amongst the best of hand-holding/reference VB books, June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Paul Sheriff Teaches Visual Basic 6 (Paperback)

I am a programmer/consultant in another language and have purchased many programming books over the years. In the VB world (as other languages) I've encountered difficult to understand authorship in many of the books out there.

Paul Sheriff's style is not only easy to understand, but the material gets to the heart of the matter in each topic with excellent examples. This book is for all levels of VB programmers as it can be used as a beginners book, yet as a good reference book for more advanced programmers. You don't need the index cards with this one.

Hat's off to this one! It's about time! (No, I'm not one of Paul's friends :)