Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0: Programmer's Guide

By David Poole, Randy Goebel, Alan Mackworth

Book Overview

Created by the Microsoft development team, this book provides a solid tutorial for the beginner to intermediate programmer of Microsoft Visual Basic--the world's most popular tool for developing Microsoft Windows-based applications. The book covers programming fundamentals, your first Visual Basic program, and optimizing and distributing applications. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572318635
• ISBN13: 9781572318632
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 959 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent reference

This is a great book, but I am afraid it will be bashed upon by people buying it and expecting to learn how to program just by reading it. This book is not a learning guide, it is a reference. And a good one too! Everything you ever wanted to know about VB programming is covered. It's only (and in my opinion minor) ceveat is the lack of material on COM/ActiveX programming. This is just a minor ceveat, as COM is a huge...

Hey, it's a Programmer's Guide, not a novel.

Yes, it is the online help files in print form. Yes, it DOES have an index. Yes, it has some errors. And yes, coupled with the Reference Library, it's the most useful set of books a VB programmer can own.I've been developing with VB for a year and a half, and I still come back to the Programmer's Guide, because it never hurts to review the fundamentals. Plus, if you think it's only for beginners, try explaining how to...

Excellent for those with a basic understanding of VB

This book IS NOT an intro to VB book. It is an excellent guide to all of the features of the language in a direct, no fluff way. The chapters on programming with objects and COM (or ActiveX if you like) are a must-read for any serious VB programmer. Yes, it is a reprint of the online docs, but I find it hard to read online docs on the couch or an airplane with my PC and 19" monitor.

Always start with MS documents first

As a contract programmer that has used VB since 2.0, I recommend this set, along with the "Reference Library" for any serious programmer, from rookie to pro. With each VB generation, I reread the Programmer's Guide. For example, chapters 9 and 10 are a must before the reader is ready for Reference Library's "Component Tools Guide" (which teaches you how to design and build ActiveX components.Caveat for the rookies: Visual...

Excellent Must-Have Reference

Even though this book runs to over 900 words it contains none of the padding and waffle found in many VB6 books. Maybe this would make it tough reading for complete beginners and it might be better to read an introductory book such as Sams "Teach yourself Visual Basic 6 in 21 days" first.To really get into VB6 you would also need Microsoft's "Visual Basic 6 Component Tools Guide" as component creation is really central...