Visual Studio.Net All in One Desk Reference for Dummies [Paperback]

Nitin Pandey (Author), Senthil Nathan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764516264 | ISBN-13: 978-0764516269 | Publication Date: April 15, 2002 | Edition: 1st

Visual Studio .NET All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is a value-packed, easy-to-use reference that provides broad coverage of Visual Studio .NET tools, languages, and environment for experienced Visual Studio programmers and developers who want to get up to speed rapidly on this missioncritical Microsoft initiative.

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From the Back Cover

Seven quick reference guides - one great price!

7 books in 1 - your key to .NET programming success!

Your one-stop guide to all the tools in Visual Studio .NET

Visual Studio .NET is at the heart of Microsoft's .NET initiative. But how do you make the most of it? This all-in-one reference provides the answers - and adds a dash of humor and fun. With coverage of all the languages and tools plus guidance on developing solutions, it's just what you need to get up to speed and get down to work.

The Dummies Way
* Covers the essentials and beyond
* Explanations in plain English
* "Get in, get out" information
* Thumbtabs and other navigation aids
* Tear-out cheat sheet
* Individual topic indexes
* A dash of humor and fun

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About the Author

Nitin Pandey is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) at NIIT, and has been involved in the development of WBTs for NIIT Online Ltd and seminars and WBTs for Microsoft.

Product Details

• Paperback: 960 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1st edition (April 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764516264
• ISBN-13: 978-0764516269
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,519,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Visual Studio .NET book, it's a .Net language book, September 19, 2002

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Matthew Small (Myrtle Beach, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visual Studio.Net All in One Desk Reference for Dummies (Paperback)

Well, I already have a number of .NET language books, I did not need any more. I enjoy the for dummies books because they start at the low level and work upwards from there. What I was looking for was a book that would tell me how to use Visual Studio.NET to it's maximum potential. Instead, I got 7 mini-books on how to program in each of the languages that Visual Studio offers. The title should be Programming in .NET for Dummies rather than using VS.NET in the title. I can write in any of those languages by using notepad, so this is a very misleading title.
However, I will not give this book an awful rating since it seems to be good at what it does say. Just be careful that you don't buy this thinking you're going to get a good reference on how to use Visual Studio - because this ain't it.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delivers what it promises! Excellent VS.NET overview!, May 17, 2002

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Lazy Gator "Microsoft technology guru!" (Central IL - USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual Studio.Net All in One Desk Reference for Dummies (Paperback)

I've been a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer / Trainer for several years. I've taught many courses on virtually every Microsoft technology including Back Office, Access, Visual Basic, SQL Server, etc. Presently, I'm a Senior Programmer Analyst with the world's largest publisher of fitness books (writing my first ASP.NET application).

I recently picked up this Dummies book based on the fact that it covers all of the major components included with the new Microsoft product, Visual Studio .NET. The "7 Books in 1" phrase on the book's cover definitely caught my attention.

I'm happy to say that I'm pleased with my purchase. Although this book does contain some typos, they do not take away from the content. This book is well formatted and flows nicely. It provides a lot of "hands-on" exercises to help you become more familiar with the power of Visual Studio .NET. This book will not make you a master. However, it will provide you with an excellent starting point with this new product. I highly recommend it for those of you who need an in-depth overview of the entire Visual Studio package and who learn better from hands-on experience versus reading dry, boring text.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars .NET for Dummies should .NET BY Dummies, October 2, 2002

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Harold Clements (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual Studio.Net All in One Desk Reference for Dummies (Paperback)

Tons of errors, some don't even pass the simple syntax test.

Example:
Page 708 -
str = "Update Employees set Department = "@DPT, & _
& "Description = @DSG where EmployeeID = @ID"

Notice the use of & _ & at the end of the first and start of the second lines. This is wrong but not terminal. The real problem is that you will get a syntax error after Department = "@

These lines should probably read:
str = "Update Employees set Department = @DPT, " & _
"Description = @DSG where EmployeeID = @ID"

Now this is not just one isolated problem, there are many many more and when I emailed them for some help I did not get a response.

This book will not just waste your money, it will waste an even more precious resourse -- Your time.

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