Building Client/Server Applications Under VB .NET: An Example-Driven Approach (Paperback)

by Jeff Levinson (Author)
Key Phrases: private attributes, reusing code, region list, End Get Set, Value As String, Visual Studio (more...)

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Product Description
<i>Building Client/Server Applications with VB .NET: An Example-Driven Approach</i> is based on Release 1.0 of the .NET Framework / Release 1.0 of Visual Studio .NET + .NET Framework Service Pack 1. Jeff Levinson walks readers through how to write a complete application&emdash; no "snippets" of code&emdash; and will show readers examples of how, when, and why to perform a task. <i>Building Client/Server Applications with VB .NET: An Example-Driven Approach</i> will be <i>the</i> manual on software development for Enterprise application development.

About the Author
Jeff Levinson was born and raised in Tarzana, California (San Fernando Valley). He started developing in BASIC on the Apple ][ computer and Commodore-64 as a hobby at the age of seven. Jeff attended San Diego State University, and after college he turned to his hobby of programming in order to make a living. He currently works for Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the Business Systems division and has contracted for Motorola and U.S. Borax. He has taught client/server programming at San Diego State University in the continuing education program and currently teaches part time at Bellevue Community College in Washington. In his spare time, you can find him on the golf course&emdash;or, more accurately, in the woods just off the golf course looking for his ball.

Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (September 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590590708
• ISBN-13: 978-1590590706
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #170,141 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If only all programming books were this concise, May 1, 2003

By A Customer

Wow!

Thank you Mr.Levinson. Finally, a programming text that is easy to understand and relevant to modern application development.

This book is my new bible. I highly recommend it to anyone interested and capable of this level of programming.

I especially appreciated the examples, which were not only easy to implement, but presented a logical step-wise approach to the client/server model under .Net.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally a real world application!, October 20, 2005

By	Edward Brown - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book combines all the necessary elements, remoting, coding to interfaces, reusable code, to create a real world enterprise level application. The book takes difficult topics and applies them to the Northwind database which all developers are familiar with. This book is by no means a book for beginners. However, if you have a good understanding of Object Oriented application design then you should be okay. I took off one star because I felt there should be a little more background information on remoting to make using the sample application less frustrating. However, the author replied within a few hours and helped me troubleshoot my issue. All in all, a great, well-thought out book.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written, May 30, 2004

By A Customer

Where is the big picture? It would have been nice if the Author would have mentioned what the sample application is supposed to do rather than just use a 'here, type this code in' approach. I can only assume he passed the 70-300 certification exam because it certainly does not show in his writing. I understood this book only because I have already written client/server applications myself. Woe to the reader who tries to use this book as a tutorial.