Beginning Visual Basic 5
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1861000391 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 600 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The learning process is reinforced by Q&As at the end of each chapter.. Going further than any other entry level VB book, this book includes deep coverage of database programming and developing ActiveX controls, the hot new thing in VB
A good supplement to other begginers books Mojo Master No doubt this book has some good stuff in it, but I didn't use it for my core VB learning. I didn't like the flow of the material, and found that I was left stumped at several points. I also found the book not very usefull as a reference if you are trying to find something or refresh your memory. I also found Peter's writing style an inhibitor to my learning experience. It just left me confused sometimes.I did find some good code examples and used some of the class examples in a project that I was working on. A companion CD is a must for this kind of book, but is not provided.Overall, this is a good book to have in. Excellent Web Site for Errata, Support A Customer I made a minor error in an SQL query for one of the exercises and I simply couldn't find it. Remembering that the publisher has a Web site, I looked there, finding an entry for each of the publisher's titles. There are a few items for this book too, but nothing about my problem. So I e-mailed a description with my code. Within 24 hours I had a courteous reply, locating the mistake and correcting it. I've never had that kind of support from a publisher, and still marvel over it. The bad news isn't much by comparison, but these are the things which would improve the book in my opinion: 1. Provide a CD so the user doe. A Customer said On balance, this book delivers both knowledge and fun!. How does one use levity yet thoroughly explain a murky matter like Visual Basic? Find out by reading Peter Wright's Beginning Visual Basic 5. Peter's brilliant British wit makes learning VB5 fun! That said, Peter doesn't disappoint us by being the first computer book author to employ proper grammar. Readers can handle that. They come for programming knowledge. Harder to handle is a lack of link between chapter content and end-of-chapter exercises. Exercises should draw on what the reader has learned, to reinforce knowledge, and to build confidence. Most of Wright's end-of-chapter exercises actually discourage learn