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Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition: Build a Program Now!

By Patrice Pelland

Book information

Publisher
Microsoft Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780735625419, 0-7356-2541-7
LCC
QA76.73.B3 P453 2008
Open Library ID
OL10599448M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7842187 bytes)
Series
PRO-Developer
Pages
255\255
Time added
2010-07-10 13:47:08

Description

It starts breaking down around the end of the 6th chapter. One of the instructions tell you to perform an action that Visual C# doesn't support. The companion material (which isn't on the disk, you need to download it) has errors. Upon loading one of the "completed" projects a list of errors popped up. Sad, if the writer can't get his own material right how are we newbies going to get it? In a later chapter you are suppose to debug a file but according to Microsoft's website that file isn't "bugged", it works correctly, so they tell you to skip that project. So instead of fixing the companion material they just tell you to skip it. Sweet. Admittedly I have not finished the book but so far I've learned very little. The author doesn't really explains any of the terminology (methods & such) but later uses the lingo as if you're an old pro. I wanted to like this book. The layout & pictures are attractive. The idea behind it - "learn while doing" - is fantastic. Unfortunately, true beginners will probably end up frustrated.

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