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BlueForest Networks
Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform
Publisher: Apress - March 24, 2008 ISBN-10: 1590598229, ISBN-13: 9781590598221
Author: Andrew Troelsen
1377 pages
Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform - book reviews: 15
Whether you’re moving to .NET for the first time, or you’re already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform will provide you with a solid grounding in this new technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career:
- Explore five new chapters of content—including the grammar of the common intermediate language (CIL), .NET generics, and object serialization services.
- Discover all the new .NET 3.5 features—nullable types, delegate covariance, ASP.NET 2.0 master pages, the new Windows Forms “Strip” controls, and much more.
- Get a professional foothold—targeted to appeal to experienced software professionals and/or graduate students of computer science (so don’t expect three chapters on iteration or decision constructs!).
- Gain a rock–solid foundation in programming using Visual Basic.
- Get comfortable with all the core aspects of the .NET platform—including assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML web services, and much more.
Once you’ve digested the information contained in the 25 chapters of this 1000+ page book, you’ll be ready to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments and well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own.
What you’ll learn
- Everything you need to put .NET 3.5 and Visual Basic 2008 to use in your professional workbefore anyone else!
- Insights and techniques from the author’s experience since .NET 1.0
- Complete coverage of .NET 3.5—WPF, WCF and WF
Who is this book for?
Anyone with some software development experience interested in the new .NET 3.5 Platform and the Visual Basic language. Whether you’re moving to .NET for the first time or you’re already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, this book will provide you with a solid grounding in this new technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career.
One of the best VB.NET books I've read
As someone with over a decade of experience in VBVBAVBS I was looking for a good text that would be help me port my brain --and the code I support --to VB.NET. This is the best reference book I have come across.
If you are looking for a book that will get you up and going from the git go with the GUI functionality of VB.NET, your patience will be sorely tried. The author spends 26 chapters introducing and explaining VB.NET concepts with console based examples and exercises. But as I wanted to be able to build console applications which was never directly possible in VB, the author's m.o. was greatly appreciated. I preferred to learn the basics first without the distraction of the GUI. Your preference and mileage may differ.
Ars Gratia Artis
01 September, 2010
Author has a Knack for Teaching
As a fresh beginner I have bought several VB.NET and ASP.NET books, in addition to plenty of internet reading, during my pursuit of learning .NET. I have found that the most difficult task for .NET and OOP authors is structuring how and when to introduce all the layered and interwoven concepts. Some authors, hoping to not intimidate or confuse the reader, will settle for an outline where the interwoven nature of the topic is rigidly separated. These type of books produced more questions for me than they answer and they tend to repeat themselves a lot. The opposite side are books that are written like resources. They can speak only to more advanced readers who already have a grasp of concepts and definitions.
I am convinced this author is a natural teacher. His general outline is excellent, when necessary he speaks to more advanced concepts but always with reassurance that better explanations will come later, his tone is conversational and simple, his examples are relevant and enjoyable, and he does a great job keeping the 1300 page book from feeling like a resource. Thanks for giving me the confidence to keep going!
Sean B. Baker
16 May, 2010
excellent
As a vb6 programmer who is lomg overdur on an ide upgrade I found this book to be very relevant nd an excellent read on the kindle. I highly recommend this to both of the other two remaining vb6 programmers out there.
P. Smith
01 November, 2009
A good resource, a little wordy
I will start by simply stating what *should* be obvious to the writers of this kind of work: If your title contains the word Pro, then why do you keep assuring the reader with phrases like "if you are not familiar with , its covered in chapter ". As a professional programmer who routinely writes in the language, I am not looking for a primer, an introduction, or survey of the language. I want to be introduced to the blood and guts of the language and the platform. This book gets there, but most programmers will probably want to skip the first dozen chapters or so unless the really need a refresher on structured error handling.
Other than that, its been a handy resource for filling in the occasional gap in your understanding of the .NET framework's various idiosyncrocies. The author is capable at explaining fairly advanced concepts, so you can usually get up to speed on somthing by just skimming through. 4 stars (could have been 5 but for the tedious re-intros).
C. Scallion
03 September, 2009
vb book review
I am 4 chapters into the book. So far every chapter is well written, has good examples and informative.
jaw
03 September, 2009
