Visual Lisp: A Guide to Artful Programming (Autodesk's Programmer) [Paperback]

Phil Kreiker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 26, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0766815498 | ISBN-13: 978-0766815490 | Edition: 1

A how-to guide for migrating your skills and applications to Visual LISP, this text and accompanying CD-ROM teaches the professional and higher level student how to use the new programming language of Visual LISP. The text covers the spectrum from programming with Visual LISP to manipulating AutoLISP commands into Visual LISP to a thorough coverage of related advanced topics. If you're looking for guidance on getting the most from Visual LISP and advanced features this is the book for you! Part of the select Autodesk's Programmers Series, this book is written by one of the most acclaimed programmers and writers in the field of AutoCAD. Let Megabyte Master Phil Kreiker guide you through the new world of Visual LISP. As an AutoCAD educator, author, and software developer, Phil deals with real world AutoCAD applications on a daily basis and brings over 35 years of artful programming experience to the AutoCAD environment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (June 26, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766815498
• ISBN-13: 978-0766815490
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,160,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Lisp

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Visual Lisp : A guide to Artful Programming, February 7, 2002

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Tom Curtis (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual Lisp: A Guide to Artful Programming (Autodesk's Programmer) (Paperback)

The manual appears to be very good but without the use of the cd file containing all the functions, it's useless. The manual directs to run setup, which isn't there. Upon examination of the the four remaining files there is a list of the four files on cd, no setup and no apparrent way of doing it manually because there is no database of the functins. The manual also suggests downloading the latest version but the website is invalid. Trying to reach Phil Kreiker by email is also invalid. I tried Bill Krammer's, who wrote an intro to the book, websit and found an 800 # only got a lot of run-around. I see nearly a 50/50 split on the feedback on the book. ???Has anyone had this problem??. Amazon.com is still selling it, with the same errors. How good is this book if it is so poorly checked before publishing?
Tom Curtis
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book isn't for learning VisualLISP/AutoLISP, January 8, 2009

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The Sunburned Surveyor (Stockton, California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Visual Lisp: A Guide to Artful Programming (Autodesk's Programmer) (Paperback)

If the CD doesn't accompany the book, the book is worthless. The majority of this book is simply a guide to the API included on the CD. To make matters worse, I don't believe the CD contains the source code for the API, which basically makes it a black box. The author also puts some fairly strict restrictions on how the files on the CD or programs written with the book's API can be distributed.

This book isn't for someone who wants to learn VisualLISP or AutoLISP. I was very dissapointed in the book and felt that I wasted my money on it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Very Useful, November 20, 2008

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D. Stein (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visual Lisp: A Guide to Artful Programming (Autodesk's Programmer) (Paperback)

While I have always greatly respected the author, this book was a serious let-down. It continually focuses on using the author's custom functions to save time, but that completely circumvents the full learning process. You're learning how to use his custom toolset, not the language itself. It's a major handicap in my opinion.