Core Visual Basic 5

All text goes straight to the point, no useless words, no stupid jokes. Written by brilliant minds, with plenty of teaching talent. I would put them in the same category with Jesse Liberty and Tom Armstrong. If anybody can add a name to this list, send me a word, thank you. Thank God for the sharp minds, without them you sink deeper and deeper.

Even though I'm now using VB6 & I've bought several of the newer books, I still think this is overall the best general book on VB available.My main complaint has nothing to do with the book itself, but rather with the marketingspeak on it which states that it's for "experienced programmers." In practice, that statement has probably done more harm then good, since advanced programmers will be disappointed by the more basic areas of the book.This is the ideal book for anyone who is either an experienced programmer new to VB or an intermediate VB programmer struggling with some of the more advanced topics.Advanced users will also get much out of the book, but know ahead of time that the first 150-200 pages are made up of a conscise but basic introduction that you'll want to skip over (though you'll probably find it a useful reference from time to time).

I have read somewhere around 15 books on Visual basic and this would have to be within the top 5. It covers many techniques and features that I have not seen anywhere else. I would highly recommend this book for someone that is either experienced or has read a lot of books on VB and has a good grasp of all of the concepts. I would not recommend this book for beginners.

I just recently had to start programming in Visual Basic. My previous language for GUIs was Visual C++. I got many books on Visual Basic but I found that this book was the most useful. Its index makes it easy to find out the information you need and its explanations are clear, concise and well exampled. This is the book I most recommend for people who need to have a reference/learning guide book on Visual Basic. It covers both elementary and advanced matters extremely well.

I really liked this book - I even learned some stuff from the quick review of VB but the chapters I liked the best were the two in the middle that gave a short course on object oriented programming. I feel after reading these 100 or so pages that I finally understand how to do object oriented programming in VB. (In fact I am now making progress on the book that I really want to read, but one, I admit, I was having trouble with: "Businesss Objects with VB by Lhocka from Wrox Press.)