Codenotes for VB.NET

by Gregory Brill

CodeNotesprovides the most succinct, accurate, and speedy way for a developer to ramp up on a new technology or language. Unlike other programming books,CodeNotesdrills down to the core aspects of a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812992156
• ISBN13: 9780812992151
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Really Superb Clarity - No Filler

This very concise book targets VB programmers who need to get up to speed on VB quickly. It does not provide an introduction to programming, or delve much into day-to-day aspects of Visual Studio.NET. In addition, it does not provide the "big picture" : the why's and wherefore's of web services and Microsoft's vision of .NET. It DOES however a really superb job conveying the essentials to those who already know VB (6.0). Great writing, great clarity and great (but very simple) examples!

VB to VB.NET Overview

Codenotes for VB.Net is a nice compact book that covers the differences between VB 6.0 and VB.net. The authors are also knowledgeable of C++ and java so if you know these languages they offer useful comparisons. This book covers exception handling, object oriented programming features, threading, assemblies, reflection, windows forms and an over of .NET technology. If you need to quickly get up to speed on VB.net and you are an experienced VB programmer this guide highlights the differences quickly. If you want a reference book with a large number of examples of using VB.net you will want to use a different book. This book is a quick guide to moving from VB to VB.net.

Concise, Objective and Complete; great explanation of thread

Finally a book that does not contain Microsoft's pretentious marketing message, but gives a succinct and elegant explanation of the latest version of Visual Basic. Of special note in this book is the section on threading, which is one of the most intuitive and accessible explanations of the complex topic I have ever read. I would have liked more on Web Services, but I'm not sure this is not possible in a 200 page book. Also, do not use this book as a language reference, but rather a entry point into the world of VB.NET. Anyways, great job!

Good information, bad editing

This book is perfect for the experienced VB 6 programmer looking to quickly get up to speed on VB.NET. The information is relevant, concise, and explained using an easy to understand manner without being condescending.The book itself is a little short on details. This works out okay because the book uses CodeNotes Pointers that connect you to more detailed information on the CodeNotes.com web site. I really liked this feature as it allowed me to decide when and where I wanted more details. The information on the web site is just as useful and clear as the book itself; very well done.The only thing that stops me from giving 5 stars to this book is the numerous typographical errors. These are the type of errors that a spell checker wouldn't catch, but a human editor should. There are times when this can make a sentence or two difficult to understand, but it only detracts from the overall content slightly.At about 200 pages, I would recommend this book to any VB developer looking to get up and running with VB.NET over a weekend. Hopefully, future editions will clean-up the book's typo problems.