Visual Basic 2005 How to Program (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Paul Deitel (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131869000 | ISBN-13: 978-0131869004 | Publication Date: May 18, 2006 | Edition: 3

With Visual Basic.NET, Microsoft transforms Visual Basic into a supercharged tool for developing next-generation Web services and Windows applications. Now, learn Visual Basic.NET hands-on, through thousands of lines of live code in hundreds of complete working programs -- explained with exceptional clarity by the renowned programming trainers of Deitel & Associates! Visual Basic.NET How to Program starts by introducing the Visual Studio.NET development environment; then covers all key VB.NET programming fundamentals, from control structures to methods, arrays, and object-oriented programming. It delivers in-depth coverage of VB.NET GUI development; multithreading; graphics and multimedia; XML programming; database development with SQL and ADO.NET; building Web Forms and Web Services with ASP.NET; network programming; data structures; accessibility; and more. The book contains hundreds of real-world tips and techniques for writing high-quality code, improving performance and reliability, and efficient debugging. For all beginning programmers -- and developers experienced with traditional languages -- who want to master Visual Basic.NET quickly.

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About the Author

Dr. Harvey Deitel is one of the world's leading computer science instructors and seminar presenters, and author of more than a dozen books. He worked on the pioneering operating system teams in industry and academia that developed many of the techniques at the heart of operating systems like UNIX®, Windows NT™ and OS/2™.

Paul Deitel has taught Visual Basic, Java, C and C++ at numerous hardware and software companies, including Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corporation, IBM, Open Environment Corporation, Adra Systems, and Cambridge Technology Partners, and is himself an expert developer.

The Deitels are principals of Deitel & Associates, Inc., an international training organization specializing in Visual Basic, Java, C and C++, and object technologies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1568 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (May 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131869000
• ISBN-13: 978-0131869004
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #823,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best Visual Basic Book ........Period!, June 17, 2006

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John Grove (Malibu, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visual Basic 2005 How to Program (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

Just when I thought their second edition was the best, the Deitels have certainly outdone themselves once again. This book flat rocks. This book contains so much useful information it is unbelievable.

They have also improved the font as some have complained in the past in regards to this (which shows the Deitels listen to their customers)

Great job once again. One reviewer had it right.
"The deitels are deities"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book For Beginners, August 8, 2007

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Nurhayati A. Ghani (Pahang, Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visual Basic 2005 How to Program (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I have been used this book for my teachings to my students. It is a very good book to teach them the concept of procedural and object-oriented programming. The book is well-organized and impressively, my students understood the OOP very well. TQ.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars an excellent read, January 3, 2007

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Clive Jones (Toulouse, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visual Basic 2005 How to Program (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

The book is very well set out and easy to follow. I cannot fault the way in which each subject is approached and explained. The questions and answers are a useful test to find out if you have understood the chapter.

If I were to say anything against the book it would concern the test examples at the end of each chapter. I know that the book is for teachers and their students so I understand that answers aren't given. It would, however, be nice to have a couple of questions with answers for those of us who are using the book on their own to learn Visual Basic.

I whole heartedly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to learn Visual Basic.