Books2008 books/resources

[Saga]

I just installed vs2008 and will be starting a VB project soon.

I am looking for a book that will describe in depth Visual Studio 2008
and VB. Not really looking for a getting started intro, but a book that
will take thourgh intermediate to advanced topics. Does any one have
any recommendations?

References to other resources are also welcmed. Thanks! Saga

 

[PvdG42]

I just installed vs2008 and will be starting a VB project soon.

I am looking for a book that will describe in depth Visual Studio 2008
and VB. Not really looking for a getting started intro, but a book that
will take thourgh intermediate to advanced topics. Does any one have
any recommendations?

References to other resources are also welcmed. Thanks! Saga

There are lots of resources, as I'm sure you know. This book may prove
helpful. We've use the various editions for our second VB course with great
success. I'm not affiliated with McGraw Hill in any way.

http://catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=0073517224

It's not cheap, but you should be able to score a used copy at a reasonable
price.

 

[Saga]

There are lots of resources, as I'm sure you know. This book may prove

helpful. We've use the various editions for our second VB course with
great success. I'm not affiliated with McGraw Hill in any way.

http://catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=0073517224

It's not cheap, but you should be able to score a used copy at a
reasonable price.

Thank you for the reply. Yeah, there are a voluminous amount of resources
which is what brought me to this gorup to ask and get the recommendation of
people
who are using the product.

Interesting, it looks like these two poeple did not like this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Prog...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265041576&sr=1-1
(In the reviews section)

I had a look at the table of contents and it covers some of the material
that I was
looking for, so I will definitely consider it. Thanks again. Saga

 

[Miro]

Im a bit of a newbie,
I would recommend:
ado.net by david sceppa "core reference" - it was a huge help for me.

"Ado.net" is for database stuff. It gives examples in vb.net and c#.net

if vb.net is the code... ado.net is the way to get /access data. (if you
plan to do db stuff)

This book is written for the Visual Studios 2005. But there really isnt
much difference between VS2005 and 2008.
Linq was added in 2008, but you gotta know the basics imo b4 you get to the
linq stuff.

http://www.amazon.com/Programming-M...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265053414&sr=8-1

Plus the "New and Used" price is crazy cheap.
I use this for reference all the time.

Cheers'

Miro

 

[Saga]

Im a bit of a newbie,
I would recommend:
ado.net by david sceppa "core reference" - it was a huge help for me.

http://www.amazon.com/Programming-M...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265053414&sr=8-1

Thanks Miro, that looks like a good book and the price is just about right,
but
before I order it I need to check to see if I already have it, since I
bought a few
..NET book years ago and I don't want duplicates<g>. Regards, Saga

 

[Woodie Morris]

I found "Visual basic 2008 Programmer's Reference" by Rod Stevens helpful.
It's great for looking up "How do I do xxx in Dot Net?".

-Woodie