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Offers an in-depth explanation of object-oriented programming (OOP), public interface design and Visual Basic OOP code construction. Details how to encapsulate and reuse special Visual Basic objects, such as ActiveX controls. Demonstrates how to add a class library without changing the public interface.

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Ramesh Chandak (Jacksonville, FL) is a fellow in Advanced Engineering Study at MIT. He has 8 years of extensive work experience with Internet, Microsoft, Sybase, Powersoft, and Java technologies.

Ramesh Chandak is a fellow in Advanced Engineering Study at MIT. He has 8 years of extensive work experience with Internet, Microsoft, Sybase, Powersoft, and Java technologies. Purshottam Chandak is a windows application developer and writer, and has 5 years ofexperience in designing and developing client/server and Web applications. Having worked extensively with Microsoft, Powersoft, Oracle, and Internet technologies, Purshottam has experience developing corporate applications and products for niche markets. Steve Alvarez, a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer, is the Director of Software Engineering at Pathtech Software Solutions, Inc. and has more than 13 years of software development and consulting experience. All three authors live in Jacksonville, FL.

Ramesh Chandak is a fellow in Advanced Engineering Study at MIT. He has 8 years of extensive work experience with Internet, Microsoft, Sybase, Powersoft, and Java technologies. Purshottam Chandak is a windows application developer and writer, and has 5 years of experience in designing and developing client/server and Web applications. Having worked extensively with Microsoft, Powersoft, Oracle, and Internet technologies, Purshottam has experience developing corporate applications and products for niche markets. Steve Alvarez, a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer, is the Director of Software Engineering at Pathtech Software Solutions, Inc. and has more than 13 years of software development and consulting experience. All three authors live in Jacksonville, FL.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Foundation on Object Analysis, 6 April 1999

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This book very well covers a complete foundation of Visual Basic 6.0 objects paramount to consider oneself a proficient VB architect. It starts with the basics: abstraction, polymorphism, and inheritance, and how these relate to the ActiveX/COM programming paradigm. Best practices of object design are instilled in the early chapters of the book-practices such as relational modeling and interface design. The author illustrates the usage of the many built-in wizard tools that come with VB 6.0. Object lifetime events are thoroughly explained. An example of creating a custom, type-checked collection class is provided. Advanced error trapping and recovery are covered in-depth. The later half of the book puts these foundational concepts to use when developing ActiveX components. Examples show how to link a help file to an ActiveX control. And finally, a chapter dedicated to the practice of encapsulating the Win32 API in custom-built ActiveX components is given. Overall, I would recommend this textbook to my Visual Basic students.

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4.0 out of 5 stars VB's is presented as a tool for OOP and COM., 21 Mar 1999

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The back cover subtitles this book as an "Authoritative Guide to Visual Basic 6's Most Powerful Features." This suggests an advanced programmer's handbook, a sequel to "VB in 31 Days" perhaps; and the book is not that.

Instead, it is a well-written explanation on how to develop with Visual Basic to fit into the world of OOP, COM, and three-tier client/server. This book is more for system architects and designers than for programmers. If you have a strong interest in OOP concepts and prior understanding of VB syntax and tools, this book will help you evaluate VB for conformance to the latest software fashions. The book is one of seven in my library on VB, and I thoroughly enjoyed it after prior extensive reading of the OOP gurus. Who would ever have thought that BASIC would come to this!

A better subtitle would have been "Grady Booch Meets Bill Gates." If you don't know both these names, you might want to stay away.

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4.0 out of 5 stars VB's is presented as a tool for OOP and COM., 21 Mar 1999

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A better subtitle would have been "Grady Booch Meets Bill Gates." If you don't know both these names, you might want to stay away.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A BASIC BOOK!
Despite the publisher's claims - this is not an advanced book. I ordered it from Amazon and keenly awaited its arrival - how disappointed I was with the delivery!

Published on 27 Dec 1998

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