Visual C# .NET: A Guide for VB6 Developers [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Angelo Kastroulis (Author), Brad Maiani (Author), Marco Bellinaso (Author), James Still (Author), Cristian Darie (Author)

Book Description

Series: Programmer to Programmer | Publication Date: June 2002

.NET is the most exciting Microsoft release for many years. As companies turn their attention to the .NET Framework, developers need to transfer their skills as quickly as possible. This book will make it easy to transfer your skills from Visual Basic 6 to C#, the language of choice of the .NET Framework.

Building on the familiar territory of VB6, this book will teach you C# and how to use it to program the .NET Framework. Packed with real-world, usable code, this book is full of practical examples. 100% relevant to your everyday programming tasks, it shows you what you really need to know to build powerful desktop applications.

With Visual C# .NET: A Guide for VB6 Developers you will learn to:

- Build powerful, effective Windows applications with C#

- Exploit Visual Studio .NET's time-saving features

- Use the power of the .NET Framework in your applications

- Benefit from code reuse through object orientation and class libraries

- Access and manipulate data sources through ADO.NET

- Build maintainable, scalable applications quickly

- Use familiar ActiveX controls in .NET applications

- Create new user controls in C#, which can be used in any .NET application

- Integrate existing Visual Basic code with C# .NET programs

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book is for Visual Basic Windows programmers who:

- Want to develop C# applications

- Need a practical, fast, solutions-based tutorial

- Have access to Visual Studio .NET, or Visual C# .NET Standard

Product Details

• Paperback: 510 pages
• Publisher: Peer Information; 1st edition (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861007175
• ISBN-13: 978-1861007179
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,042,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun to code functional games early on, October 4, 2002

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Southern California .NET User Group (SoCalNETug.org) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual C# .NET: A Guide for VB6 Developers (Paperback)

An adequate introductory on C# for Visual Basic Programmers who are new to C# and the .NET framework, it is organized around several practical applications. The book frequently comparies features between VB6 and C# which make the transition easier.

Started with a brief introduction of the .NET framework, C# language features and Visual Studio NET common tools, the book leads you directly into building a Windows applications - the SuperMind and the SweepCSharp games. It's fun to be able to code functional games early on.

Through the BookReview Manager project, the book effectively introduces the use of some common Windows Forms controls (such as TreeView control, ComboBox , Context Menu, DateTimePicker), existing ActiveX controls (e.g. Web Browser, MAPI controls), the creation of custom controls and data-binding at design time.

For VB programmers who write mainly 2-tier Client-Server applications which consist of forms that collect user data and also connect to SQL Server databases, the book will guide them into designing 3-tier applications through the KnnwledgeBase project, in which database access via ADO.NET is well covered.

The book sticks to its hands-on approach to the end by creating a setup program for the SweepCSharp game.

The book does not cover debugging tools and debugging related windows which I think are very important in .NET development.

Due to it's introductory nature, the book leaves out some advanced topics such graphics, multi-threading, object serialization, reflection. ---Reviewed by Timothy D.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visual C# .NET: A Guide for VB6 Developers, July 6, 2002

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Mirl W. Wythe (Grand Junction, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visual C# .NET: A Guide for VB6 Developers (Paperback)

This is one of the most realistic and helpful programming books I've ever had the pleasure to read. If there were more publications like this one that actually focused on the tasks a programmer needs in their day-to-day work, then people would be more prone to read the theoretical books that flood the market (they'd have the time to, since their projects would be in on schedule!) Great stuff, well written, with TONS of code you'll use every day.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic resource!, July 3, 2002

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"dpoole999" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual C# .NET: A Guide for VB6 Developers (Paperback)

First off there's no jive in this book about console apps or how to draw polygons or other useless stuff. Why can't all computer books be like this? It's just page after page of really solid code that I've been able to use right now. I can't say enough good things about it really. There's some theory here and there but the book mainly focuses on real-world nuts and bolts tasks. Actually the whole book is laid out nicely and builds on previous chapters unlike some of the books wrox has put out in the past. They definitely got this one right. If you want the theory behind NET then keep looking. But if you want to know how to do something useful in C# then you must get this book.