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Much better than I expected..., May 16, 2003
I got my money's worth. He really packs a lot of information into 45+ pages. He pretty much goes blow-by-blow each feature and then gives his impression as to who the winner is. At the end, he addresses his recommendations for Java, C++, and Visual Basic programmers. Although programmers familiar with other languages aren't specifically addressed, this is still a good read and you'll know more about .NET than a lot of people who use C# (and think VB.NET is missing a lot of features, like I did).
For someone who writes Visual Basic books almost exclusively, Mr. Appleman actually seemed to overcompensate for this potential bias towards VB.NET. (I agree 100% with his final opinion on the last page regarding how one should choose languages.)
I'm a C# programmer who was thinking of trying out Visual Basic.NET (Basic was the 1st language I learned back when I was in gradeschool on my Commodore 64). Clearly, Basic has come a long way. Based on what I've learned from this book, Visual Basic.NET actually EDGES out C# in my humble opinion. However, that's not the answer he gives.
I think I'll use Visual Basic.NET in my spare time.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Software Managers Should Get This, June 21, 2002
Software managers should get this. You know, the people that have to put up with us weird software developers. I bought a copy, primarily to see what one of the better software authors/developers had to say. I was not disappointed. You may not agree with the end result, but it certainly is cheap -- good bang-for-the-buck considering this level of consultant charges ... per hour. Take a long and start out with an informed decision.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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stresses equivalence of the two languages, for most purposes, October 14, 2002
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So-so. The treatment of the issue is fair and balanced, but one could really do without the author's comment and footnote that programmers who feel C-like syntax is "morally superior" to VB-like syntax are "fools" or "full of c...". This is really off-putting.
Overall, useful and reasonably priced but no great revelations.
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