Beginning VB 2008: From Novice to Professional View Larger Image | Christian Gross
Apress, Paperback, Published February 2008, 472 pages, ISBN 1590599381 | List Price: $39.99
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The VB 2008 language is your gateway to the powerful .NET platform. VB combined
with Visual Studio gives you the freedom to create your applications faster
and with a greater range of tools than any other coding environment.
The new .NET Framework 3.5 is the most powerful yet devised, with new innovations
such as Language Integrated Query making it easy for you to query your databases
directly from your VB code and ASP.NET AJAX giving you drag-and-drop access
to AJAX techniques for your web pages.
Christian Gross will walk you through everything you need to know in order
to feel at home in the VB 2008 coding environment. You’ll start creating
real applications in the first few pages of Beginning VB 2008 and encounter
good design and testing habits in every chapter. You’ll not only learn
the language, but also appreciate the mindset of an accomplished developer as
you progress through the book.
What you’ll learn
• Become skilled in the VB 2008 programming language.
• Learn everything you need to begin building your own applications in a solid,
well-considered way: this book will teach you .NET coding from the ground up.
• Use the Visual Studio IDE to create, debug, and deploy your applications.
• Understand the mysteries of database access and the many ways that it can
be accomplished from VB.
• Delve deeply into the huge range of supporting technologies that the .NET
Framework offersLINQ, ASP.NET AJAX, ADO.NET 3.0, WPF, WCF, and Windows Workflow
are all introduced and explained in a straightforward and easy-to-follow way.
Who is this book for?
This book is for anyone who’s just starting out to learn about VB 2008.
It doesn’t assume any prior knowledge of object-oriented programming, of
the .NET Framework, or of coding in general. It simply assumes that you’re
an intelligent person who wants to learn and starts the journey from there.
About the Apress Beginning Series
The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information
you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a
standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly
designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start
your journey by seeing what you need to knowbut without needless theory and
filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world
projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or
a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you thereit
is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
About the Author
Christian Gross is a consultant with vast experience in the client/server world.
He has consulted for Microsoft on DNA solutions, and he has held consulting
positions with Daimler Benz, Microsoft, NatWest, and other major corporations.
Gross was a contributor to Professional Active Server Pages, Professional SQL
Server 6.5 Administration, Professional NT Internet Information Server Administration,
and Programming Microsoft Windows 2000 Unleashed. He is the author of A Programmer's
Introduction to Windows DNA.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: Apr 15, 2008 M. Rodgers from Mobile, AL
Not for Newbies
I enjoyed reading the book, however, I have to say that it is not a book for beginners. I have been working with VB for about a year now and although some of the code samples were basic there were some that requires the user to have prior knowledge of VB.Net. I enjoyed the use of everyday analogies to explain the code snippers, I think they helped me to understand what was going on in the code without having to read through the code several times to get a grasp. Overall the book was a good read but I wouldn't suggest it to someone that has never worked with VB.net before.
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