Simply Visual Basic 2005 (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

by Harvey & Paul) Deitel & Deitel (Author)

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Product Description

 

  Combining the Deitel™ signature Live-Code™ Approach with a new Application-Driven™ methodology, this book uses a step-by-step tutorial approach to explore the basics of programming, builds upon previously learned concepts, and introduces new programming features in each successive tutorial. Is completely revised to feature Microsoft’s latest releases of Visual Basic 2005 Express; Visual Web Developer 2005 Express; ADO.NET 2.0; and ASP.NET 2.0.  Covers GUI design, controls, methods, functions, data types, control structures, procedures, arrays, object-oriented programming, strings and characters, sequential files, and more. Includes higher-end topics such as database programming, multimedia and graphics, and Web applications development. For individuals beginning their mastery of Visual Basic Programming.

 

About the Author

Dr. Harvey Deitel is one of the world's leading computer science instructors and seminar presenters, and author of more than a dozen books. He worked on the pioneering operating system teams in industry and academia that developed many of the techniques at the heart of operating systems like UNIX®, Windows NT™ and OS/2™.

Paul Deitel has taught Visual Basic, Java, C and C++ at numerous hardware and software companies, including Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corporation, IBM, Open Environment Corporation, Adra Systems, and Cambridge Technology Partners, and is himself an expert developer.

The Deitels are principals of Deitel & Associates, Inc., an international training organization specializing in Visual Basic, Java, C and C++, and object technologies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 840 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (August 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132438623
• ISBN-13: 978-0132438629
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #129,035 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, February 1, 2007

By	D.J. Young (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

After all the hype about Deitel books I was really looking forwards to reading this book. If you are learning VB at home on your own then this book is a waste of time. This is a college exercise book. There are a lot of examples to practice on at the end of each chapter but there are no answers. The authors assume you have a tutor to fall back on. In fact, you have to be a tutor to get the answers. This makes about a third of the book useless for people who are learning at home on their own. The authors have perfected the art of making rather simple programming concept into very long winded confusing concepts. I've read other VB books that explain the same concepts in a few paragraphs, not several pages like this book does. For a book of this size there are not really many computer concepts explained.
The only thing I liked about this book was that it had colour screen shots. There are several other good VB books out there for beginners that cost a third of this, are half the size and will teach you many more programming concepts than this book.
Unless you are on a college course that makes you buy this book save your money as there are much better books out there for learning VB.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Simply?, July 29, 2008

By	Joe Recchi "jpr" (Bothell, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The bottom line: This book is poorly, very poorly organized.

There are instructive exercises, but often one idea is not followed through on. The book is very much a disjointed series of design exercises. The topics do not seem to build sequentially.

And then there are the instructions to type some certain code, and the only place to see what code to type is in an accompanying illustration, where the code is set in a tiny font. Very poorly thought out!

Considering the price, you would think that this was a worthwhile book. NOT!

Don't waste your money, because it is a wasteful expenditure. Not worth it!!

1.0 out of 5 stars Very confusing and unorganized book!, April 26, 2009

By	Jessie Miller "tndiamondjess" (East Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book Fall of 2008 for my Visual Basic class at the local college. I did fine the first semester because my teacher was able to explain all of the concepts as she went through the tutorials in the book.

When I started my independent study Spring 2009 for ADVANCED Visual Basic my teacher had my keep the same book. I have been expected to go through the other half of the book alone with no assistance from her and I have found it very difficult to make it through the semester.

This book does not explain concepts in an organized manor. Each chapter is rather a "tutorial" where you go through and create an application. (such as an application that calculates your car payment for you) and gets more difficult from there. Although the book gives you all of the code to make the applications, I am walking away with no "real world" understanding of how to sit down and make my own programs because the book just gives you code; it does not explain how the code works or the reasons why behind what you are doing.