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Accelerate your productivity with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003 with guidance from a leading author and expert in the developer community. This definitive reference offers coverage that’s both broad and deep, fully up to date with Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET 2003 and Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, and packed with expert insights, practical code samples, and best practices. Get the information you need to quickly create powerful Win32®–based applications and scalable solutions for the Web, including working with the common language runtime, multithreading, Windows® Forms applications, GDI+, Microsoft ADO.NET, Microsoft ASP.NET Web Forms, and XML Web services. Examine best practices for porting and reusing existing Visual Basic code in the .NET Framework, as well as exploiting the language’s advanced object-oriented capabilities. And extend your expertise with all-new coverage on Remoting, enterprise services and COM+, code access security, Web services extensions, and more—along with a wealth of optimization tips.

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Hardcover: 1403 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press; Hardcover/CD-ROM combo edition (February 4, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735620598
ISBN-13: 978-0735620599
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds

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4.0 out of 5 stars A note for prospective buyers, April 15, 2005

By	Netloss (The Hinterlands) - See all my reviews

I suspect most people who have reviewed this book are experienced developers, and I imagine this book is great for them. However, I found that the book was not very useful for a less-than-experienced reader (specifically, me).

The main thing that bugged me was that the cover makes it sound like a complete reference for everyone, but if you dig deep enough into the introduction, you're told that the book is written specifically for VB6 developers - and the rest of the book very much bears that out. If you are not a VB6 developer you may feel like this book was not written for you, and that's correct - it was not.

This VB6 slant is so pronounced that I believe the front or back cover should have stated - very clearly - that this book is wirtten with the VB6 developer in mind. Better yet, the title should have "for VB6 developers" in it somewhere. In either case I would have (correctly) avoided wasting money on a book that is not written for my needs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy first edition. This is the one., February 20, 2004

By	James Cheseborough (Winston-Salem, NC) - See all my reviews

This book SINGLE HANDEDLY trained me and got me my dream job in ASP.NET / SQL Server. IF you want a book that cuts through *all* the BS, and tells you what you NEED to know, you found it! The author's writing style is superb; he keeps the topics interesting and fun. Study .NET with this book and you'll rise to the top and be the envy of all your colleagues - yes, it's *that* good.

We have 3 developers at my place of work. We had 4 copies of Programming VB.NET 2002, and just today we got 3 copies in of the 2003 edition. We are very excited to be able jump into this version. Balena adds the much needed .NET Remoting chapter as well as a full text search (PDF) of the whole 2003 book on CD. Also, this book covers VS.NET 2003 and .NET 1.1

MAKE your boss buy you this book now.
If you're the boss, you know what to do!

Happy .NETing
Jim

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, November 4, 2004

By	Randy Given (Manchester, CT USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

If I had to have only one VB.NET book, this would be it. Certainly, it is not the only one on my shelf, but it would do well on a deserted island (where a social life doesn't matter). It covers a wide range of topic areas and covers them well. It is not terse, but it still can be easy to gloss over important items. Big and heavy, but opens flat so that it is easy to place in front of your monitor as you read along and try out the topics. Excellent.

Edit: now that I have gone through another dozen or so VB.NET books, this is the ONE book that I would keep on a deserted island.

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