Visual Basic(R) 2005 for Programmers (2nd Edition) (Deitel Developer Series) (Paperback)

by Harvey M. Deitel (Author), Paul J. Deitel (Author)

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This is by far the best VB 2K5 book I have found to date. I have purchased numerous titles in the last year, but this book blows them all out of the water. The teaching method and extensive code samples are a god-send. I especially enjoyed the Object-Oriented Programming section, the XML section, and the extensive use of UML. The Exception handling, ADO.NET, Web Services, and ASP.NET sections were also top notch. I literally replaced two Microsoft Press books and two Wrox books at work with this one book.

-          Greg Goodwin, Software Engineer

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PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEWER TESTIMONIALS "The discussion of object-oriented programming is one of the best available." --Gavin Osborne, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology"The explanation of UML, intelligently integrated into the book, conveys the heart and soul of true object oriented architecture and engineering." --Jeff Jones, Route Match Software"The optional ATM OOD/UML case study is excellent! The implementation of the design gives the reader a fantastic model of a real world problem. You hit a home run with this one." --Catherine Wyman, Devry-Phoenix"A superb job of clearly integrating the theory of relational databases and SQL with the application of ADO.NET." --Harlan Brewer, SES Consulting"Really nails most everything you need to know about handling exceptions in VB." --Eric Gruber, Microsoft"Excellent coverage of the most important features and techniques of developing ASP.NET 2.0 applications, with plenty of sample code." --Peter Bromberg, Senior Enterprise Architect, VOIP, Inc."A very impressive introduction to XML." --John Z. Chen, Microsoft"An excellent chapter on Web services with great examples."--Chadi Boudiab, Georgia Perimeter College"The best description of generics I've seen!" --James Huddleston, Independent ConsultantThe practicing programmer's DEITEL(R) guide to Visual Basic and the powerful Microsoft .NET Framework Written for C#, C++, Java or other-high level language programmers, this book applies the Deitel signature live-code approach to teaching programming and explores Microsoft's Visual Basic language and the new .NET 2.0 in depth. The book is updated for Visual Studio(R) 2005 and presents Visual Basic concepts in fully tested programs, complete with syntax shading, line-by-line code descriptions, and program outputs. The book features 200+ applications with 16,000+ lines of proven Visual Basic code, and hundreds of programming tips that help you build robust applications. Start with a concise introduction to Visual Basic fundamentals using an early classes and objects approach, then rapidly move on to more advanced topics, including multithreading, XML, ADO.NET 2.0, ASP.NET 2.0, Web services, network programming, .NET remoting, generics and collections.Along the way you'll enjoy the Deitels' classic treatment of object-oriented programming and a new, OOD/UML ATM case study, including a complete Visual Basic implementation. When you are finished, you'll be well on your way to building next generation Windows applications, Web applications, and Web services. Paul J. Deitel and Harvey M. Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally recognized programming languages content-creation and corporate training organization. Together with their colleagues at Deitel & Associates, Inc., they have written many international best-selling programming languages textbooks and professional books that millions of people worldwide have used to master C, C++, Java , C#, XML, Visual Basic(R), Perl, Python, and Internet and Web programming. The DEITEL(R) Developer Series presents focused treatments of leading-edge technologies, including .NET development, Java development, Web services, and more. Practical, Example-Rich Coverage Of:*Visual Basic 2005, .NET 2.0, FCL *ASP.NET 2.0, Web Forms and Controls *Database, SQL, and ADO.NET 2.0 *Networking and .NET Remoting *XML, Web Services *Generics, Collections *GUI/Windows(R) Forms *OOP: Classes, Inheritance, and Polymorphism *OOD/UML ATM Case Study *Graphics and Multimedia *Multithreading *Exception Handling *And more...VISIT WWW.DEITEL.C OM*Download code examples *Check out the extensive Visual Basic Resource Center *Check out the growing list of programming, Web 2.0, and software-related Resource Centers *To receive updates on this book, subscribe to the free DEITEL(R) BUZZ ONLINE e-mail newsletter at www.deitel.com/newsletter/subscribe.html *Read archived issues of the DEITEL(R) BUZZ ONLINE *Contact [e-mail] for information on corporate training courses delivered on-site worldwideCD contains Microsoft's Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1344 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition (June 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 013225140X
• ISBN-13: 978-0132251402
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #514,200 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coverage - except for one thing, October 5, 2006

By	Phil Jeffrey (Gosford, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

As a seasoned Access developer, I was really excited at the launch of .NET in 2001 as I wanted to make the jump to developing VB/SQL applications. But alas, every time I made an attempt to develop a VB.NET application using Visual Studio 2002/2003, I would end up with a ton of errors that I couldn't fix, and I would always go back to Access because it was so much easier. The books around at the time were also difficult to understand.

Then I went to a developer conference in 2005 and saw the latest versions of VB.NET, Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, and I thought Finally!! - Microsoft have made developing VB/SQL applications as simple as Access Database applications. So I wanted to find a book that covered all the cool features of VB.NET 2.0, as well as a discussion of OOP and UML. And just recently I discovered this awesome book by the Deitels.

This book is the perfect introduction to VB.NET 2.0 - for someone who has programmed, but not necessarily VB6. It doesn't discuss differences between VB6/VB.NET 1.1 and VB.NET 2.0, as most other books seem to waste space doing. Rather than have separate chapters for OOP/UML, it combines discussion of OOP/UML within the context of VB.NET concepts such as classes and inheritance, which by the way are exquisitely explained in a simple, readable format with relevant examples.

While the ATM case study, that is gradually built up throughout the book, is excellent, I just wish they had taken it one step further and discussed the design of the "Bank Database", and the relationship between the database design and the classes. Since nearly every business application built these days involves a database backend, this would have been worthwhile discussion.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, comprehensive coverage..., September 26, 2006

By	Thomas Duff "Duffbert" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

It still somewhat amazes me that Visual Basic has stood the test of time like it has. It keeps getting updates and facelifts, and continues to "play well" in today's environment. If you need a comprehensive guide to the language and the programming environment, I think you would be well-served by the book Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers (2nd Edition) by Paul J. Deitel and Harvey M. Deitel. Not much seems to be missing, and there are a few features that would cause me to highly recommend it to the Visual Basic crowd...

Contents: Introduction to .NET, Visual Basic and Object Technology; Introduction to the Visual Basic Express 2005 IDE; Introduction to Visual Basic Programming; Introduction to Classes and Objects; Control Statements Part 1; Control Statements Part 2; Methods - A Deeper Look; Arrays; Classes and Objects - A Deeper Look; Object-Oriented Programming - Inheritance; Object-Oriented Programming - Polymorphism; Exception Handling; Graphical User Interface Concepts Part 1; Graphical User Interface Concepts Part 2; Multithreading; Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions; Graphics and Multimedia; Files and Streams; Extensible Markup Language (XML); Database, SQL and ADO.NET; ASP.NET 2.0, Web Forms and Web Controls; Web Services; Networking - Streams-Based Sockets and Datagrams; Data Structures; Generics; Collections; Operator Precedence Chart; Number Systems; Using the Visual Studio 2005 Debugger; ASCII Character Set; Unicode; Introduction to XML Part 1; Introduction to XML Part 2; XHTML Special Characters; XHTML Colors; ATM Case Study Code; UML 2 - Additional Diagram Types; Primitive Types; Index

As I said, there's not a lot that's missing here... :)

The authors forego the hand-holding tutorial approach and target the professional programmer who already knows the basics of how programming works. As such, the book dives into documenting the different features of the language and provide a large amount of example code that demonstrates the features being discussed. It's also written in such a way that it can serve as an ongoing reference manual when you're up and running with the language. It's impossible to know everything about every last feature, so you can go back and check into areas where you're still a little fuzzy...

As I mentioned earlier, there are a few features here that really make me like this book. For one, it introduces UML diagrams and real object-oriented concepts. All too often the Visual Basic programmers I've met are self-taught individuals who can sling code but don't understand the larger industry concepts. Using UML here helps to bring them up to speed with the rest of the world. There are also a number of "call-out" tips in the book that are grouped around good programming practices, common programming errors, error prevention, look-and-feel observations, performance, portability, and software engineering. These gems, by being separated out of the text, are highly noticeable and extremely valuable to help you write better code. The authors also focus on the Visual Studio Express packages for the IDE. These Express versions are free, so you don't have to buy this book and then fork over $500 for more software. You pretty much have a complete, self-contained learning package right here.

I have my hands full with a number of other technology learning goals right now, and Visual Basic isn't on that list. But if it was, this would be the book I'd want in front of me...

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best you can get !, February 1, 2009

By	Mohammad (Auckland) - See all my reviews

Well it took me more than an hour in a bookshop to put all the available books in front of me and compare them. Finally, I picked this one. At the time the main reason was the comprehensive coverage of the book on different aspect of the VB programming.
Now, I am reading chapter 22. So I guess I have a fairly solid understanding of the book. So , here it is:
- As I mentioned the coverage of different subjects is great.
- Great book to learn OOP in VB.
- You will find the pace a bit slow and it takes time to get somewhere to write serious programs. The reason could be the explanatory attitude of the author. For me that was exactly what I needed. A slow pace which explains things in details.
- The examples are well explained and you wont find any error in them.
- When you reach the more advanced chapters like Filing,XML,ADO, ASP , although it gives you a very good brief of the subject, you feel that it was incomplete. Which is fair enough. Each of those subjects may need a separate book for themselves.

In conclusion, this is a highly recommended book for someone who wants to properly start learning VB.