Teach Yourself... Powerbuilder 5 (Teach Yourself Visually) [Paperback]

David McClanahan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1996 | Series: Teach Yourself Visually

The experience of a professional instructor is brought to people attempting to learn PowerBuilder for the first time. David McClanahan uses real-world examples to teach the techniques developers must know. The disk contains PowerScript code detailing the examples found in the book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 616 pages
• Publisher: Mis Pr; Pap/Dskt edition (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558284745
• ISBN-13: 978-1558284746
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,036,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars TEACH Yourself PowerBuilder 5.0, March 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself... Powerbuilder 5 (Teach Yourself Visually) (Paperback)

Parts of the book are really good. But I have found errors in the code and steps were left out while descriping the process of adding controls to windows. All of this leaves you confussed. The author should have worked the code just as he is explanning it to ensure that it works correctly.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Do you enjoy frustration?, July 27, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself... Powerbuilder 5 (Teach Yourself Visually) (Paperback)

If you're new to PowerBuilder but have programming experience, you might be able to learn something from this book.

If you're new to programming, pass this one up entirely.

The author has some very good concepts to teach and covers PowerBuilder features well. However, the example programs in the book DO NOT match the program listings on the disk and the author has a tendency to jump ahead of the reader in the examples. This causes compiler warnings that are not explained. If the reader is willing to put up with the frustration involved, there are some valuable lessons to be learned by printing out the disk source code and comparing it to the text.

All in all, the author has the right idea, but extensive proof-reading and editing are necessary before it will become a useful text for those wanting to learn PowerBuilder

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, althought it needs proofreading!, November 4, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself... Powerbuilder 5 (Teach Yourself Visually) (Paperback)

If you're a programmer new at Powerbuilder 5. This books is for you. Be warned that there are errors associated with this book. Plenty of typos causing compilation errors. If you're an optimistic coder, this book will be benificial as you find typo problems, fix them, red-line the errors in the book and learn along the way. If you're a pessimist, you'll SCREAM!!!