Murach's Visual Basic 2008
by Anne Boehm
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Author: Anne BoehmBrand: Mike Murach & Associates, Inc.
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-18
ISBN: 1890774456
Number of pages: 838
Publisher: Mike Murach & Associates
Book Reviews of Murach's Visual Basic 2008
Book Review: The book is very well written but it seemed to be for Intermediate to advanced users
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this book for a university course in Visual Basic 2008. The book that came with the course was a bit too basic compared to the projects which the course required. I saw that this book is highly rated so I purchased it for my course. From Chapter 1 to 3 "Introduction to VB Programming", it seems very straight forward and great for beginners. Once it gets into Chapter 5 and on, it seems as if it making reference to coding which the book has not yet covered. It's now as if this reading is for someone with prior programming experience. The book is broken into sections. One section is called "The Visual Basic language Essentials" which covers chapters 2 all the way to Chapter 12. I get the impression that you would have to have read all ten chapters for a full grasp of the complete essentials, you can't just read one chapter and fully understand what that one chapter is saying. You must read all chapters of the section to fully understand it. This isn't really a surprise as most programming books are this same way. When you're in a university course, time is not on your side for all that reading.
As a person who is entirely new to VB.Net, I feel that I need to cover that basic book from front to end before going into this book for an upcoming advanced course in application design. As far the applications the book presents, they are great to learn from because they are based on real world application. Not a bunch of "Hello World" programs. That is a big plus for me when using any programming book, Real World Applications. I will still give the book a five star review because of what information I was able to follow, was very helpful for a beginner. The after chapter exercises are excellent for understanding what you just studied through the chapters. The book's information is superb but again it seems to be for intermediate to advanced users. If I had this book six months prior to the course starting, it would have been perfect.
Summary of Murach's Visual Basic 2008
Whether you're new to Visual Basic or you're upgrading to VB 2008 from an earlier version, this new edition of Murach's core VB book shows you how to develop the kind of bullet-proof Windows Forms applications that businesses rely on. Along the way, you'll learn how to build database applications faster than ever by using RAD features like data sources and the DataGridView control. You'll learn how to use object-oriented features like inheritance and interfaces as well as features like code snippets, generics, partial classes, and ClickOnce deployment. And you'll learn how to use the 2008 LINQ feature to query data. When you're done, you'll be able to develop Windows Forms applications the way the best professionals develop them. That's why we say: No other book teaches you so much, so fast, or so thoroughly.Visual Basic Introduction Books
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