Programming Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 [Paperback]

Nicholas D Evans (Author), Ken Miller (Author), Ken Spencer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Programming | Publication Date: March 1, 1999

Inside Microsoft Visual Interdev presents the inside story on:
-- Creating dynamic Web sites with powerful database connectivity options
-- Increasing your productivity with Dynamic HTML, integrated scripting, and reusable ActiveX "TM" components
-- Building server-based applications to seamlessly deliver advanced functionality to any desktop

The enclosed CD-ROM includes the complete Internet Client Software Development Kit, samples pages, and a wealth of additional controls and examples straight from the development team that created Microsoft Visual InterDev. All of which makes this book an indispensable tool that serious Web developers can use to build something great.

Product Details

• Paperback: 611 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572318147
• ISBN-13: 978-1572318144
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,356,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor at best, July 23, 1999

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[e-mail] (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 (Paperback)

As another said, you need to know everything about everything before reading this book. I cannot decide what this book is supposed to accomplish. What is its purpose? Is it a technical book or an MS advertisement? After a couple hundred pages, I found myself tired of hearing "You can"...this and "You can"...that, only to find that the how is usually left out. Considering that web page design is a relatively simple task (compared to, for example OS design,) this book proves that it is possible for man-kind to mess up just about anything. The one good thing I discovered from reading this book is what not to look for in an InterDev development book. At best, it's a confusing introduction. I wish I took more time to sample this book before plopping down my cash. Do yourself a favor: get all the O'Reilly books having to do with web design and piece things together; the documentation that comes with InterDev is, I dare say, more usefull than this book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a well-written guide to VI, July 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Programming Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 (Paperback)

I couldn't disagree more with the low scores on this one...When I got the book, I sat down and read over a hundred pages of it in one sitting... In a time when nincompoop illiterates put out how-to manuals, this book had a clear and engaging style. I liked the detailed instructions on VI setup.

It is one the best computer how-to books i have ever read. JB

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overall, an excellent book, July 7, 1998

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[e-mail] (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside Microsoft Visual InterDev (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)

I read what the other reviews said and must say that they miss the point. Visual Interdev is not the same as FrontPage98. It is not for beginners. What the reader should be seeking is a way to add database interaction to a website (which is not the same as interactivity!). I found myself turning to this book again and again as I switched to Interdev. I had to fight with coworkers over the CD from it. I would say it is a "must have" book for its intended audience.