Programming
Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))
Format: Paperback
Author: Michael Halvorson
ReleaseDate: 05 October, 2005
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Rating:
Good for beginners 
I bought this book on a hope that it would work, it's excellent. I'm new to Visual Basic and am using VB 2005 Express. I had no trouble following any examples in the book. It was clear and I actually understood what I was reading. AS I'm not new to programming (I've done Excel and Access), but to VB 2005, it helped me considerably. After finishing the book and having all working projects, I'm feeling confident to move onto the next level.
Very Good Intro 
I'm happy to say that I got alot more than I expected. After reading "Build A Program Now Using VB 2005 Express Edition", I bought this book in the hopes of getting a lot more detail. Mr. Halvorson did a great job introducing the basic concepts of the language.
As someone who is returning to VB after a 5 year hiatus this book was a perfect fit. I also reccomend viewing the VB training videos at Microsoft's web site. They're FREE and make a great companion to this book.
By the way you don't need the full version of VB 2005 to go through the excercises of this book. I got through 99% of the book using the Express Editions of VB and the Web Developer. From what I remember only the "Inheritence" Form was missing. . . Good Luck!.
Good and Basic
However, it does get a little redundant even for the beginner after about three or four chapters. Being completely new to VB programming this book has been quite helpful in that it explains concepts thouroghly and goes step by step in depth. The wording that was nice at the beginning to understand concepts becomes burdensome. The book doesn't serve as a good reference to go outside the realm of what the book dictates. But I guess there are other books for that.
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