Visual Basic .NET! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... [Paperback]

Matt Tagliaferri (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0782128904 | ISBN-13: 978-0782128901 | Publication Date: September 21, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Discover Visual Basic .NET
Visual Basic .NET! I Didn't Know You Could Do That. . . will help you conquer the .NET learning curve quickly as you make the transition to Microsoft's new programming paradigm. Inside you'll find loads of ideas and advice that will teach you the essential aspects of VB.NET. You'll also find a companion CD loaded with more than 60 ready-to-run pieces of code that you can implement in your VB.NET projects.

Stop Monkeyin' Around and Get Up to Speed on VB.NET
This book covers all the key changes in the new version of Visual Basic. Numerous example projects provide both an excellent teaching aid and a great source library. With the tips and tricks in Visual Basic .NET! I Didn't Know You Could Do That..., you'll be impressing your fellow VB programmers in no time.

Go Bananas—Become a VB.NET Expert

Inside you'll learn how to:

• Write smarter code
• Use new object-oriented language features
• Understand garbage collection
• Use databases
• Use VB objects in ASP.NET pages
• Write and Consume XML web services

And much more!

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From the Back Cover

Discover Visual Basic .NET
Visual Basic .NET! I Didn’t Know You Could Do That. . . will help you conquer the .NET learning curve quickly as you make the transition to Microsoft’s new programming paradigm. Inside you’ll find loads of ideas and advice that will teach you the essential aspects of VB.NET. You’ll also find a companion CD loaded with more than 60 ready-to-run pieces of code that you can implement in your VB.NET projects.

Stop Monkeyin’ Around and Get Up to Speed on VB.NET
This book covers all the key changes in the new version of Visual Basic. Numerous example projects provide both an excellent teaching aid and a great source library. With the tips and tricks in Visual Basic .NET! I Didn’t Know You Could Do That..., you’ll be impressing your fellow VB programmers in no time.

Go Bananas--Become a VB.NET Expert
Inside you’ll learn how to:

• Write smarter code
• Use new object-oriented language features
• Understand garbage collection
• Use databases
• Use VB objects in ASP.NET pages
• Write and Consume XML web services

And much more!

About the Author

Matt Tagliaferri is a Senior Analyst with the Cleveland Indians baseball organization, programming retail/merchandising, ticketing, and other applications. Currently, he is working on developing a batter-vs.-pitcher application for analyzing at-bats in a professional baseball game. Matt specializes in Visual Basic, SQL Server, and ASP. Matt wrote Duke Nukem 3D Level Design Handbook and Quake Level Design Handbook for Sybex.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1st edition (September 21, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782128904
• ISBN-13: 978-0782128901
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,863,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VB .NET Quick Start with Excellent Examples, December 27, 2001

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This review is from: Visual Basic .NET! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (Paperback)

I have a little exposure with VB6 (3 weeks last year). I do mostly C++.
This book is the best I found so far in terms of examples and cost. If you need a book to learn the differences between VB6 and VB .NET in a week with plenty of practical intermediate/advanced examples, this is the book. With the information I get from this book, I can understand the material from Microsoft's .NET jumpstart course with ease.

The examples in this book are really remarkable and don't expect toy programs. If only WROX books are like this book, I will not need to spend so much time reading!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars very confusing - some details are based on Beta-2, January 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Visual Basic .NET! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (Paperback)

This book shouldn't be sold anymore because its based on the beta version of Visual Studio.NET (which the authors states in the introduction) - so some samples won't run without small modifications which is very confusing for beginners. And putting an ape on the cover isn't very approiate either.

I like the authors other books 99 code samples for Visual Basic.NET much better.

3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The author looks intense, January 9, 2002

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This review is from: Visual Basic .NET! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (Paperback)

Is this cover along the lines of Wrox where the author/s are featured on the cover.

I don't mind the look of this author, although he does look rather intense and he could do with a shave.