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Visual Basic Algorithms [Paperback]

Rod Stephens (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 27 April 1998 | ISBN-10: 0471242683 | ISBN-13: 978-0471242680 | Edition: 2nd Edition
All the Visual Basic algorithms you′ll ever need and how to use them

This book/CD package arms you with a library of powerful algorithms completely implemented in Visual Basic source code. Just as importantly, it shows you how, when, and where to use them . . . or not to use them. It covers classic VB algorithms as well as the latest VB object–oriented techniques for handling just about any design requirement you′ll encounter, such as managing data structures, sorting, searching, hashing, networking, and other important program functions.

In plain English, and with the help of sample code and scads of working examples, VB expert Rod Stephens explains how algorithms work and:
∗ Describes techniques for selecting the best ones for your projects
∗ Tutors you in methods for analyzing how they will perform in your programs
∗ Acquaints you with programming techniques for solving problems as they arise
∗ Supplies algorithms for most programming situations
∗ Covers new object–oriented VB algorithms–how they work and how to use them
∗ Introduces new concepts and techniques for programming in multiple versions of VB.

The CD–ROM supplies you with:
∗ Source code for all the algorithms described
∗ Test programs to try them out
∗ Examples and tests to help you gauge and fine–tune your skills.

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition (27 April 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471242683
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471242680
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 19.1 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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All the Visual Basic algorithms you′ll ever need and how to use them

This book/CD package arms you with a library of powerful algorithms completely implemented in Visual Basic source code. Just as importantly, it shows you how, when, and where to use them . . . or not to use them. It covers classic VB algorithms as well as the latest VB object–oriented techniques for handling just about any design requirement you′ll encounter, such as managing data structures, sorting, searching, hashing, networking, and other important program functions.

In plain English, and with the help of sample code and scads of working examples, VB expert Rod Stephens explains how algorithms work and:
∗ Describes techniques for selecting the best ones for your projects
∗ Tutors you in methods for analyzing how they will perform in your programs
∗ Acquaints you with programming techniques for solving problems as they arise
∗ Supplies algorithms for most programming situations
∗ Covers new object–oriented VB algorithms–how they work and how to use them
∗ Introduces new concepts and techniques for programming in multiple versions of VB.

The CD–ROM supplies you with:
∗ Source code for all the algorithms described
∗ Test programs to try them out
∗ Examples and tests to help you gauge and fine–tune your skills.

Visit our website at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

Visit the author′s comprehensive Visual Basic site at:.www.vb–helper.com

About the Author

ROD STEPHENS is a contract software engineer specializing in algorithms and graphical user interface design. He is a former senior member of the technical staff at GTE Laboratories, where he developed several award–winning systems using state–of–the–art algorithms. Rod writes regular algorithm columns appearing in Visual Basic Developer, Microsoft Office & Visual Basic for Applications Developer, and Delphi Informant. He is the author of three other books on Visual Basic programming.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for all serious programmers. 7 July 1998
By A Customer
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Hats off to Rod Stephens. Finally, there is someone who is more concerned with presenting efficient, crisp, clever algorithms than teaching by-rote procedures. Clear examples are provided on CD-ROM, using the latest OOP techniques available in VB. Even if you never intend to write a B+Tree database or a QuickSort algorithm, this book is a recommended read. It will satisfy your curiosity and introduce you to some seminal algorithms, developed over the years by great thinkers in the fields of computing and mathematics. If this book engages you as it has me, then it will make you a better programmer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - very useful and clear 16 Nov 2004
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Brilliant book. It explained all sorts of concepts I had never thought of before and gave me all sorts of ideas about how to do things that I couldn't have done before.

Not necessarily the sort of algorithms you use every day, but when you need them, they are really useful.

Worth reading right throuh so you have an idea what's in there, then when you find you need an algorithm, you can go bak and read that bit again in more depth.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Well written but short on variety 9 Sep 2003
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I would have expected a book with this title to contain a decent library and variety of algorithms but, although the book is well written and Rod Stephens is undoubtedly and expert in his field, I found it short on variety - particularly considering the price. The book is excellent if you want ready-made algorithms for lists, trees and sorts, but that's about all the variety there is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply superb 6 May 2003
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Not only does this book provide useful, well commented and efficient algorithms, but those algorithms are selected to be useful without being repetitive, and their explanations are crystal clear and easy to understand (even though for some of the more complicated algorithms, you might need to read over the explanation and source code several times to take it in!). Furthermore, the book assumes no previous study of algorithms or computing theory whatsoever, making it and ideal introduction to advanced programing.

However, a fair knnowledge of VB syntax is needed to understand the book and it should be taken as a tool to further your skills rather than one to learn the language from scratch.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, although sometimes laconical 27 Sep 1999
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Format:Paperback
The algorithms covered are explained and excellent (and they work!), but some of them are merely mentioned and the code not given - like the shortest path algorithm which is mentioned but not explained. This book is not a quick fix - rather you need to understand the concepts before going further.
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