Visual Basic 6 from the Ground Up

I bought this book in Year 11 (2000), after reading reviews of it. I was a beginner to programming - not only did this book introduce me to programming, it goes into VB6 in detail. The examples are all useful - not just toy examples. I have created many useful VB6 projects - this is the ONLY VB6 book you need.

Employs a wonderful progressive teaching style, wherein one chapter builds logically upon the next. Uses plain English to describe new concepts and doesn't assume too much. Reviewers who can't follow the book may just have to admit they don't have much of an aptitude for programming and seek another discipline to pursue. I picked this book up as a novice and am now working profesionally as a Visual Basic Programmer. Thank you for a wonderful book!!! When I say it's the best Learn VB book out there, that's coming from someone who knows. I've gone through a half dozen and either they're so basic that you never get anywhere or else they assume so much and leave so many gaps that you're lost. This book finds the golden mean par excellence. PS -- I don't know and have never met the author.

I have to agree with everyone else who reviewed this book below. I'm a C programmer new to VB and needed a VB beginner book. A friend of mine who's a VB programmer recommended this one to me. I found it to be one of the best computer programming books i've ever read. Excellent presentation, code examples, and explanations. After reading this book I was able to understand why this author has won the Visual Basic Programmer's Journal reader's choice award. Excellent book!

I am only into the first few chapters and already I like this book. The concepts are clearly explained and I am actually able to follow the examples and understand what is going on. I definitely recommend this book to other beginners.

I bought this book back in November after buying VB6 and as a newbie to Windows programming and Visual Basic (I programmed in Turbo Pascal and QBasic for DOS) I wanted something that would give me syntax and get me programming quickly. I must say that this book has done it. Shortly after getting the book, I felt comfortable programming in Visual Basic and the book has been a great reference. I am programming a lot of utilities for work, home and the internet and it has been a blast!This book is a 5 star winner!