DirectX 8 and VB.NET Development

I found I was unable to get anywhere with the SDK docs. This book pointed out several errors in the SDK docs as well as a few I was creating. Another thing about this book that differs from the MS SDK, The sample code actually works!!! When a book says something it should be responsable for its content. This book is. Additionally, I liked the .NET sidebars. When is the .NET version of this book comming out?!? I will buy that one too. One other thing that was key in this book, you can use it as a cover to cover read or a straight reference. A short history of computer graphics is included in ch1. I found this made other things make sense. Maybe other people knew this stuff but I didn't really understand it before this book.Al.

I've been looking for a book that talks about DirectX for the masses for awhile. I've known for awhile that this program could be used for more than games, and this book expands on that thought. I'm glad to see an easy to understand book on VB and DirectX multimedia programming. This is a must for both gamers and non gamers wanting to make cool graphics, sound, and other mutlimedia products in VB.

I thought this title brought added value. In addition to showing inconsistancies with the MS documents, discussions regarding the hows and whys were extremely beneficial. There are a few nuggets regarding distribution that I have not found anywhere else. Also, marketing items/considerations are included. I found this books code worked without any massaging, unlike the DXSDK help file samples. This book is a solid reference. BTW: DirectX 8.x is NOT completely compatable with .NET we will have to wait for DX9. Some .NET content was added in the margin as well as in the appendix.

Right On! Now I can build better multimedia apps in VB. This book is easy to read and the examples are very helpful. Finally I can do multimedia programming without using C++. This is exactly the kind of reference I wanted to create multimedia apps.