Product Description

Visual Basic 5 is most popular programming tool in the world. Visual Basic 5 is a serious application development tool as well as being the most popular gateway to programming. One of the key factors in its success has been its late support for object oriented programming techniques. With VB programmers can create their own reusable bits of program code, making the development process safer, faster and cheaper. However understanding both the concepts of object programming and how it works with VB is a new field for existing VB programmers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2188953 in Books
• Published on: 1998-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 339 pages

From the Publisher
This is the second Visual Basic book that everyone needs. It assumes you have read and worked through a practical tutorial such as Beginning Visual Basic. This book teaches you how to take advantage of creating programs as a series of self-contained objects. Uses practical object oriented techniques to design and build working programs by putting the theory into practice.

From the Author
Why I wrote this book, and why others should buy it
When Wrox and I decided to write this we had a very specific goal in mind. With thousands of readers of Beginning Visual Basic 5 out there already, we wanted to give them something of value which took them that next step, the step from Beginner-that-read-a-book to Intermediate developer. Its been a long hard slog but I think we pulled it off quite well.

If you want to ride the object oriented wave in Visual Basic 5, but don't have a clue how or where to start, then this is the book for you.

About the Author
Peter Wright has been working with Visual Basic and Windows since their inception back in the mists of time. Currently Peter works as the Managing Director and leading light of Psynet Interactive, a multimedia software house specializing in the development of leading edge systems for using tools such as Delphi, C++ and, of course, Visual Basic.

Currently he is engaged in the development of a strategy game for Windows 95 and various leading consoles, as well as the developement of the third version of Psynet's best selling Internet front-end, Hamster.

Peter is also a regular speaker at Visual Basic development conferences around the world, and contributes to the UK computer press on a regular basis.

Customer Reviews

Peter does Databases and VB OO programming
He non-chalantly covers what has been a very stick y subject.

His style is friendly ... a little wordy.

But when he puts nuts and bolts together .. the guy has quite a philosophy ...

I've been a VB programmer since v3. VB3 and VB4 didn't do objects .. so I went to Java.

Even though I am familiar with OO programming ... he was NOT boring ... and spelled things out simple stupid 123.

If you are Einstein or Forest Gump .. .you will get something out of this book .. if you do what he says .. and punch the keyboard through his examples.

He should (but probably won't) .. get a commission on my next programming project !!

People with an axe to grind shouldn't write books!
I read this book to learn about OOP in VB. When I read a book to teach me certain things, I don't want a narrow-minded guide. Peter Wright's continual proclamations of how great VB is, and how it's just as good (if not better) than C/C++ are simply insulting. VB is not the language to kill off all other languages, and never will be. Someone with such a restricted view should not be writing books - if he's so limited in his views, how do the readers know he isn't omitting other areas of OOP simply beacuse he doesn't like them. I don't care what the author prefers, I want to know about it all so I can make my own judgement. Also, if I want a book to make me laugh, I'll buy Terry Pratchett. His attempts at humour are not appreciated. Why not present the material, instead of talking about being a 'hip and trendy programmer' ? If I want a book to teach me about programming, I won't be buying Peter Wright (nor if I want a book to make me laugh) Look elsewhere than this book, you'll be glad you did.

I hate this book and I hate Peter Wright.
Why you may ask? Because I now have to go away and rewrite my entire Application to use objects. The book superbly illiustrates the problems and pifulls with the archaic (!) structured programming method and then gives a complete tutorial in how to use OOP. This book is an excellent starting point for those wishing to learn about coding with objects and using ActiveX. This book isn't a reference manual for ActiveX, but it's enough to make me appear an expert in my office.