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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Going from VB to VB.NET? This book is for you!, July 3, 2001
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Roy Ogborn "Software Systems Architect" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moving to VB .NET: Strategies, Concepts, and Code (Paperback)
Dan Appleman is one who hates books that are a rehash of the supplied documentation. Not only does he express this opinion, he's done something about it. This book is less about VB.NET syntax and more about how and why things work the way they do in .NET. Much, much more. He provides advice on when to use certain features that are now available to the programmer, and more importantly, when *not* to use them and why (such as inheritance, and multi-threading to name a couple in-depth topics presented).
VB.NET is not simply an upgrade to Visual Basic 6, but is a new language. The COM/COM+ worlds are left behind, the .NET world is a new and exciting place that opens up a myriad of new possibilities for the VB developer. Dan does an excellent job in pointing out the differences, bringing the reader into the new .NET world. And he has the rare talent of taking very technical topics and explaining them so that we can easily grasp the concepts.
This is not an introductory book, and is not for the beginner. This book is written by a very experienced VB developer for experienced VB developers.
Don't take the plunge into the .NET world without first reading this book! The book is worth its weight in platinum.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars He still has the guru status in my 'book'!, July 12, 2001
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Troy B. Stauffer "stauffman" (Dublin, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews |
This review is from: Moving to VB .NET: Strategies, Concepts, and Code (Paperback)
I found this book, along with most other Dan Appleman books, to be an excellent choice for learning. As he tells you, this is not for the beginner, in fact that is one of the main reasons I bought the book. Dan has a way with words and examples that explain things every step of the way. I am forever amazed at some of the findings he comes up with and the best part about them is that he shares why and how with you including examples that you can run. Another nice part about this book is that even though the title is that of VB.NET he does cover framework issues as well. It is not just another regurgitation of language syntax changes and that makes it stand out above the rest. If you really want to learn about new issues and methodologies, when to and when not to, how to and why, then this book is definitively for you. I gave this a 5-star rating because I truly felt enlightened when I was done with it. Sure, there are times when it might overwhelm you a little (given some of the IL language and assembler instructions) but when you go back and re-read them, you understand why he had to go there. It now becomes clear why he told you what he did.
Thanks Dan for another great book. You are, in my mind, still *the* guru!
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't let Appleman write off your Inheritance, July 19, 2001
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This review is from: Moving to VB .NET: Strategies, Concepts, and Code (Paperback)
Don't get me wrong: this book is excellent. My main complaint is that the author severely downplays the significance and usefulness of inheritance. I respectfully, but wholeheartedly, disagree with his squeamishness. Finally, VB can take advantage of the power of object-oriented programming. It no longer has to function merely as the Elmer's Glue for Microsoft's hodge-podge of technologies. Now, VBer's can experience the power of creating class hierarchies that are reusable and simplify programming and design. VBer's can now turn to the wealth of Design Pattern and Unified Modeling Language (UML) literature and take advantage of the work of hundreds of other designers who've been using OO technology for over a decade. And because VB.NET is very similar to Java in capabilities, all the OO thinking that has been applied to Java can be gleaned for use with VB.NET.
For ideas about what inheritance and patterns can mean to you, take a look at books such as Object-Oriented Software Construction (the gospel of object-oriented technology), Design Patterns (the gospel of OO design), Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Thinking in Patterns with Java, UML Distilled, Pattern Hatching, and so on. Don't let anyone write off your inheritance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
So many .NET books are a rehash of the documentation, or say the same things as a million other books, at best in a slightly different way. This one isn't like that at all.
Published on February 19, 2004 by Greg Tomkins
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2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Special
Appleman's Developing ActiveX Components with Visual Basic 5.0 was so good that I bought Developing COM/ActiveX Components with Visual Basic 6.0 when it came out.
Published on February 13, 2004 by Terry Smith
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dan Appleman has done it again
As I have come to expect from any text by Dan Appleman, Moving to VB .NET gives a thorough discussion of the topic, including tips for evaluating how/when/whether to deploy .
Published on January 10, 2004 by lebb
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5.0 out of 5 stars My Choice for a First VB.NET Book
There are a lot of books out there for transitioning to VB.NET from VB6. However, before you grab any other book, I strongly suggest "Moving to VB.
Published on September 29, 2003 by David Goben
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hit the mark!
This book was all I expected and more. It not only teaches VB .Net by example, but also positions VB .
Published on December 18, 2002 by Dan Clarke
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ooops! He did it again...
Ooops! He did it again...
If you have read Dan's books on VB6 COM programming and the Win32 API, and you know his method of explaining topics thoroughly and behind the curtains...
Published on November 29, 2002 by Raffi Makhoulian
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good beginning, dies in the middle
If you are an expert VB programmer you may LOVE this book. If you are an intermediate who needs to think about changing the way you code for VB in .
Published on November 8, 2002 by Edwin Luciano
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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally somebody got it right
Finally a book that tells the experienced programmer exactly what he needs to know to get up to speed with a new technology.
Published on October 25, 2002 by Michael Rustici
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2.0 out of 5 stars Oh-No!!! Another bad book from Dan
This is the second Dan Appleman book that I have reviewed (the other being "Developing Com/Activex Components With Visual Basic 6").
Published on October 10, 2002 by Darrell Nungester
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, but not for pounding out code in a week.
This is one of the best books available for those folks who want to comprehend VB.NET.
Like 'a reader' says, there *is* a lot of blah blah, but I think the explanations are...
Published on September 17, 2002 by Rachel Reese
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