Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)
by Rod Stephens
List Price:
Our Price: $19.99
You Save: $20.00 (50%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $12.08 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Rod StephensEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-05
ISBN: 0470182628
Number of pages: 1248
Publisher: Wrox
Book Reviews of Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)
Book Review: Amazing Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
You might initially think that this is going to be one of those big books with a few examples and a lot of fluff; well, you'd be wrong. This is a big book because it's absolutely packed with really useful examples. Rod takes you through just about every feature of Visual Basic 2008 and he does it with examples. These aren't just the usual academic sort of examples either; you'll be able to use many of them as a source of code for your own applications.
Of course, there are also books on the market that do have good examples, but the explanations stink. Rod takes time to thoroughly explain the examples and the explanations are clear, so you won't have any trouble understanding them. In short, this book has the best of everything.
You probably won't need another book for common business programming needs. That said, some specialty items are missing. You won't find a lot about PInvoke in this book, but then again, most people don't need PInvoke for their business applications. The LINQ coverage is also a tad light, but this technology is only now taking off, so Rod is right in keeping the various coverages in perspective. Overall, this is the book to get if you want to know how to work with Visual Basic!
Summary of Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)
Providing programmers and developers of all skill levels with a comprehensive tutorial and reference to Visual Basic (VB) 2008, Microsoft MVP Rod Stephens presents a broad, solid understanding of essential topics on the latest version of VB. He explains the forms, controls, and other objects that VB furnishes for building applications in a modern windows environment. Plus, he examines the powerful development environment that makes VB such a productive language, and he delves into the VB language itself to show you how to use it to perform an array of important development tasks.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Visual Basic Introduction Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Visual Basic Introduction Books
Access "X" Power Programming with VBAby Allen G. Taylor
For Dummies; Published: 2006-11-29; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Nitty Gritty Visual Basic 6by Jürgen Bayer
Addison-Wesley Professional; Published: 2001-11-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.70
Price in other shops:
VBScript for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guide)by Paul B. Thurrott
Peachpit Pr; Published: 1997-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $16.95
Build Your Own PC Game in Seven Easy Steps: Using Visual Basicby Scott Palmer
Addison-Wesley Professional; Published: 1995-12-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $27.98
Price in other shops:
Client Server Front End Development in Visual Basicby Angarella
Addison-Wesley Pub (Sd); Published: 1998-03; Hardcover; Book
Simply Visual Basic 2005 (2nd Edition)by Paul J. Deitel
Prentice Hall; Published: 2006-08-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
SELECT Series: Microsoft Visual Basic.Netby Harry Fisher
Prentice Hall; Published: 2002-11-15; Spiral-bound; Book
Best price: $1.90
Price in other shops:
Visual Basic .NET For Experienced Programmers (Deitel Developer)by Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel, Cheryl H. Yaeger, Tem R. Nieto
Prentice Hall PTR; Published: 2002-08-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.82
Price in other shops:
Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2005, An (6th Edition)by David I. Schneider
Prentice Hall; Published: 2006-03-13; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.00
Price in other shops:
Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6by Scott L. Warner
Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media; Published: 1998-09-16; Paperback; Book
Best price: $28.47
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Visual Basic 2008 For Dummiesby Bill Sempf
For Dummies; Published: 2008-03-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.98
Price in other shops:
Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008by Evangelos Petroutsos
Sybex; Published: 2008-03-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $18.91
Price in other shops:
Professional Visual Studio 2008 (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)by Nick Randolph, David Gardner
Wrox; Published: 2008-07-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $17.51
Price in other shops:
Beginning Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 (Wrox Beginning Guides)by Thearon Willis, Bryan Newsome
Wrox; Published: 2008-05-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.42
Price in other shops:
Visual Basic 2008 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Expert's Voice in .NET)by Rakesh Rajan, Todd Herman, Allen Jones, Matthew MacDonald
Apress; Published: 2008-04-24; Paperback; Book
Best price: $34.21
Price in other shops:
Professional Visual Basic 2008 (Programmer to Programmer)by Bill Evjen, Billy Hollis, Bill Sheldon, Kent Sharkey
Wrox; Published: 2008-05-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $32.41
Price in other shops:
Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform (Expert's Voice)by Andrew Troelsen
Apress; Published: 2008-03-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $29.70
Price in other shops:
Murach's Visual Basic 2010by Anne Boehm
Mike Murach & Associates; Mike Murach & Associates; Published: 2010-09-13; Paperback; Book
Best price: $34.34
Price in other shops:
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kitby James Foxall
Sams; Published: 2008-05-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $17.06
Price in other shops:
Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Stepby Michael Halvorson
Microsoft Press; Published: 2008-01-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.99
Price in other shops: