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Start from scratch, and even if you don’t know a thing about Visual Basic, you soon will with this thorough introduction to Visual Basic programming. Using easy–to–follow lessons and step–by–step instruction, this practical book teaches you concepts and hands–on techniques, then reinforces your learning with video screencasts and supplemental materials. Follow the exercises, then access the Try It section on the DVD, and watch as well–known VB authority and author Rod Stephens works through programming problems.
- Introduces Visual Basic programming to beginning programmers; no prior experience is necessary
- Covers Visual Basic programming concepts and techniques, as well as the Visual Studio development environment
- Provides a series of easy–to–follow lessons, supplemented by instructional video on DVD
- Offers expert instruction from well–known VB authority and author Rod Stephens, who also provides supplemental instruction on the DVD, where he works through a series of Try It problems and demonstrates effective solutions
Stephens′ Visual Basic Programming 24–Hour Trainer is an exceptional book–and–DVD package that will have you programming in Visual Basic in no time.
From the Back Cover
Learn to program with Visual Basic from an expert
As a well–known authority on Microsoft programming, Rod Stephens has developed a clear and compelling approach to teaching programming languages. With this book–and–video package, he applies his skills by showing you how to use Visual Basic to build robust software applications. Assuming little or no programming experience, the self–paced lessons with step–by–step instructions teach you the concepts and techniques of programming with Visual Basic. The tutorials on the DVD reinforce learning, helping you to quickly master the skills required for effective Visual Basic programming.
Stephens′ Visual Basic Programming 24–Hour Trainer:
Shows you how to read and write files and interact with databases
Explains how to write, debug, and run desktop applications that interact with the user and the computer
Looks at ways to perform calculations, manipulate files and strings, and produce printouts
Details how to use the Entity Framework to manipulate databases
Describes Visual Basic′s most useful controls and explains how to add them to forms, set their properties, and interact with them in code
Shows you how to use LINQ to Objects to perform complex queries of data without a lot of complicated code
Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
On the DVD
Don′t just learn—do!
The lessons within the book are each accompanied by an instructional demonstration on the DVD—hours of video tutorials!
You′ll learn to:
Get started with the Visual Studio integrated development environment
Use variables and perform calculations
Debug code and reuse code with procedures
Define class methods and events
Make menus, tool strips, and status strips
Create and display new forms
Build custom dialogs
Use arrays and collections
Handle errors and prevent bugs
Make generic classes
Use inheritance and polymorphism
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Customer Reviews
The book is organised into 39 chapters each chapter dealing with a separate topic such as variables, procedures, arrays, classes, using files etc. Each chapter has an overview and explanation with a Try it out and some exercises and also has a video lesson on the DVD for each topic.
I found the chapters easy to read and the explanations clear and understandable and was surprised at the amount of material covered. The code examples are also clearly written.
I am not a fan of video learning, but I really enjoyed the chapters' videos and they really help to explain and reinforce the topic being covered. They go at good pace and are not laboured and seeing the author code gives a good insight into using visual studio's programming IDE and on the way you learn not only about coding, but tips regarding laying out controls and how to attempt to recover if the IDE gets confused.
As well as basic programming the book also covers topics such as getting started with the IDE, handling errors, debugging code and the last two chapters have an overview of some of Microsoft's latest innovations of LINQ and the Entity Framework. The author also has some suggestions regarding code naming conventions
The book also has two useful appendices appendix A is a Glossary of Visual Basic terms and appendix B is a useful summary of the various controls in the toolbox.
I am sure if you take the time to work through the chapters and videos you will get good grounding in Visual Basic .Net and learn how to write clear code.
Overall a great book to learn from and if you get stuck the author even offers if you email him that he will try and assist you.
I learn new code syntax quickly by seeing code examples and reading an explanation of each line of the code. As an experienced programmer but fairly new to the dot Net community, I found many excellent explanations that clarified my understanding. This book is written in a direct and often wry style that kept me entertained and eager to turn the next page. The author's humor is well-placed and doesn't get in the way of the message.
Whereas the Visual Basic language capabilities are huge, the author has chosen wisely for the book's topics. Like a well-written subroutine, each chapter has a specific task but the author introduces "other" tools in certain chapters. This not only gives the reader a way to simplify their code but also gives the reader an advance peek at Visual Basic's broad set of tools.
I strongly recommend this book for the serious Visual Basic beginner and the VB6 programmer transitioning to the dot Net language. The book's format and the author's writing style keep the pace lively. In almost all instances the programming jargon and the code syntax of Visual Basic are clearly explained. The Appendices are very good; especially the glossary and control summary.
I was not disappointed with this book. It is easy to follow and the multiple methods allows you to use the learning style that works best for you. I would recommend that you use all of them because they reinforce what you have learned.
Highly recommended!
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