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Fast Track Visual Basic .NET (Programmer to Programmer) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Rockford Lhotka (Author), Billy Hollis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 500 pages
  • Publisher: WROX Press Ltd; illustrated edition edition (1 May 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1861007124
  • ISBN-13: 978-1861007124
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 765,017 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Book Description
Now that the .NET Framework and the Visual Studio .NET IDE have been officially released by Microsoft,
it is imperative for developers to get up to speed with the new .NET languages quickly and effectively.
The purpose of this book is to act as the tool for this task, helping experienced Visual Basic developers
note the key similarities, and differences, between their current language and Visual Basic .NET.

The focus of this book is on the overall capabilities of the new language, delivering a rapid and concise
introduction to Visual Basic .NET and includes the most important features required by a Visual Basic
developer to begin using Visual Basic .NET. The intent is not to give an encyclopedic coverage of Visual
Basic .NET, but rather, to get Visual Basic developers using Visual Basic .NET efficiently as quickly as possible.


An update to the acclaimed VB.NET Programming with the Public Beta by the same authors, this book has
been revised and tested for the final release of the .NET Framework. Topics covered include:

An introduction to the .NET Framework, including new IDE and language features

New Windows user interface capabilities

New object-oriented and web capabilities of Visual Basic .NET

Data access using Visual Basic .NET

Installation and deployment

Interoperability and migration

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5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable addition to the VB.NET Community, 31 Jul 2002
By Mark Horner (Australia) - See all my reviews
Fast Track Visual Basic.NET is an excellent follow-up book to the successful Public Beta version. I constantly use this book in the first instance, rather than the larger Professional Desktop books - because it provides me with concise & pragmatic explanations of the key technical issues in a manner that is intuitive.

Back in early 2001, when Visual Studio.NET public beta was released I rushed out and bought a copy of VB.NET Programming With the Public Beta & C# Programming With the Public Beta. Recently I had the pleasure of working as a technical reviewer on both of the sequels: I am a time-poor developer and architect and rely on ensuring that I have access to quality information and value greatly a concise real-world professional explanation.

Generally, as busy developers, we do not have the time to read a book from cover to cover but I found that the Fast Track book is actually well-suited for this because it is so well written and full of interesting issues; although it is also great to use simply as a reference book. But what really sells me on this book is its professional and friendly atmosphere; the craftsmanship of the authors; choice of content and clarity of explanation.

A risk facing many VB.NET developers is that they will not comprehensively understand full Object Orientated programming nor the broader functionality of .NET; having been nurtured on legacy VB's. A C++ or Java developer moving to C# will have an enormous advantage over a legacy VB developer; however this book provides an excellent chapter that simply and clearly articulates the new object-orientated capabilities of our language in a manner that quickly offers the opportunity to bridge the gap.

Apart from the expected syntax and ADO.NET chapters there is excellent discussion of creating a Windows Service, Installation & Deployment and the big issue of Interoperability and Migration (invoking COM and calling Windows API's and using the migration wizard).

The book is full of explanations that simplify complex issues, that are well supported by short, realistic & pragmatic examples and offers a comprehensive understanding of our new & very powerful development paradigm.

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