VB.net Developer's Guide (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

by Cameron Wakefield (Author), Henk-Evert Sonder (Author), Wei-Meng Lee (Author) "Before we dig into the details of Visual Basic .NET, let's take a look at an overview of all the changes and new features..." (more)
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"Visual Basic.NET will revolutionize the way we develop net-generation applications for Windows and the Web." Ari Bixhorn, Product Manager for VB.NET

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"Visual Basic.NET will revolutionize the way we develop net-generation applications for Windows and the Web." -- Ari Bixhorn, Product Manager for VB.NET --This text refers to the Digital edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 754 pages
• Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1928994482
• ISBN-13: 978-1928994480
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,828,452 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Another book with no code, September 18, 2001

By	The Geek "asquare_from_flatland" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This book like another book that I previously reviewed and have already returned has no significant code samples. It is however filled with descriptions of methods and properties - which I can look up on line.

There is no reason to buy this book I am afraid.

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this book like the plague!, December 10, 2003

By	Will (USA) - See all my reviews

Unless they have come out with a new edition that throws out 80% of the original edition, this book is so badly written and has so many egregious errors that it might take you weeks to unlearn all the wrong stuff it teaches you.

It was written by many authors, and it shows. A few parts have good content and actually teach worthwhile stuff. But for the most part the chapters either (a) just echo the online documentaion, telling you that you can change the font by applying the font property [doh!], (b) attempt to explain a complex topic in a dozen paragraphs, and so you learn nothing useful, or (c) are just plain flat wrong.

I don't have time to go into all the errors I found. The book is so bad that I couldn't even consider donating it to any charitable drive. It's now being used for starting fires in our fireplace. Come to think of it, that might be the best use for it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice but..... lack in content, December 4, 2002

By	J Michalany "bushido37" (Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Brazil) - See all my reviews

Ok, it's a nice book. But it lacks in code examples, (i.e., lots of methods and properties, but not codes). It really shows you the new features of the .Net Framework, but sometimes the book is boring... Instead of teaching you what things are used for, it just shows you other informations, in a deep manner, but not the code by itself.
Anyways, it's on my reference library, but if you want to learn .Net by other ways, like practicing with codes, I suggest you to look for other books.