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Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform (Expert's Voice) 3rd Edition

by Andrew Troelsen (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars 21 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Series: Expert's Voice
  • Paperback: 1377 pages
  • Publisher: Apress; 3rd edition (April 6, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1590598229
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590598221
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 2.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsLearn VB.NET with something a little less advanced
By A. Negin on March 26, 2009
Format: Paperback
I suspect that most users are interested in VB.NET in order to create GUI's to run under windows. Yet he doesn't get to that part until Chapter 27. All of his examples prior to that are building console applications. When reading this book you need to think about what you will actually be using as a developer. If you believe that you will need a tremendous amount of detail, including building windows forms by hand rather than using Visual Studio, then this is the book for you. If you don't think you will need all that detail, then this book is overkill.

Having said that, the first 8 chapters do give you an excellent introduction to using VB.NET with object oriented programming (OOP) concepts.

I would recommend this book for experienced programmers who want to understand VB.NET and how to use it with OOP. I think this will be an excellent reference book, once I get into VB.NET programming, but I think it would've been better to start with something a little less advanced.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe reference book all VB.net programmers should have.
By Bob Par on July 21, 2008
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I, for one, miss the days of large reference manuals as opposed to help files and Google searches. For me this book is a throwback in terms of its completeness and scope. If you program in VB.net I feel this is a must-have reference. I've given it to 2 of my developer friends already and plan to give it again. Do yourself and your career a favor. God bless.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWow! This is THE book for VB2008 and/or .NET 3.5!!!
By JudMc on July 7, 2008
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I cannot over-rate this book. I've been developing systems for 40 years, and I've never seen a better book of this type. The author, Andrew Troelsen, really knows his stuff, and knows how to teach it. I only wish I'd had his VB 2005/.NET 2.0 book two years ago when I started trying to learn .NET! There's a lot of advanced material in this book, but it's good for any experienced programmer who wants to really learn .NET and VB 2008. It explains not only the what, but the why and how. If you need a book on this material, this is absolutely the one to get, period.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAwesome
By LifeIsPrecious on March 26, 2009
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Awesome. I'm a VB6 (I mean WAS a VB6) programmer and was thrust into a project that had to be done with dot net. I told the client "No Problem" and promptly dug into this book. Normally, I abhor lenghty technical manuals where the author pads the actual substance (the stuff you want to learn) with personal comments,anecdotes, etc. (the stuff that wastes your time). This is NOT that kind of book. Just the opposite. And the writting style is great. Conversational yet to the point with little wasted space. Happy ending: I completed the application on time and the clent likes it. Only one bug (not unhandled) was found with the Beta test. AND I understand (emphasis) what I'm coding.
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent for VB6 programmers
By Thomas Adams on December 2, 2008
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This book does a fantastic job getting you up to speed on Object Oriented Programming (OOP). I'm going through this book now with a team of 3 other veteran VB6 programmers, and they are being introduced to many OOP concepts for the first time. Though the concepts are very abstract, Troelsen manages to relate them in very practical examples. He is also much more thorough than other books I was considering when it came to the details of various .Net items such as the Exception class. The main reason I like this book is because the order of the chapters progress smoothly from the core concepts of OOP and the .Net architecture to the more specific concepts like form/control design or ASP.NET pages.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAuthor has a Knack for Teaching
By S. Baker on May 15, 2010
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As a fresh beginner I have bought several VB.NET and ASP.NET books, in addition to plenty of internet reading, during my pursuit of learning .NET. I have found that the most difficult task for .NET and OOP authors is structuring how and when to introduce all the layered and interwoven concepts. Some authors, hoping to not intimidate or confuse the reader, will settle for an outline where the interwoven nature of the topic is rigidly separated. These type of books produced more questions for me than they answer and they tend to repeat themselves a lot. The opposite side are books that are written like resources. They can speak only to more advanced readers who already have a grasp of concepts and definitions.

I am convinced this author is a natural teacher. His general outline is excellent; when necessary he speaks to more advanced concepts but always with reassurance that better explanations will come later, his tone is conversational and simple, his examples are relevant and enjoyable, and he does a great job keeping the 1300 page book from feeling like a resource. Thanks for giving me the confidence to keep going!
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5.0 out of 5 starsOne of the best VB.NET books I've read
By Ars Gratia Artis on September 1, 2010
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As someone with over a decade of experience in VB\VBA\VBS I was looking for a good text that would be help me port my brain --and the code I support --to VB.NET. This is the best reference book I have come across.

If you are looking for a book that will get you up and going from the git go with the GUI functionality of VB.NET, your patience will be sorely tried. The author spends 26 chapters introducing and explaining VB.NET concepts with console based examples and exercises. But as I wanted to be able to build console applications which was never directly possible in VB, the author's m.o. was greatly appreciated. I preferred to learn the basics first without the distraction of the GUI. Your preference and mileage may differ.
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Good information but much too long and wordy. The information conveyed should have filled only 200 pages.

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Published on November 1, 2009 by P. Smith
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