Programming Microsoft Windows with Microsoft Visual Basic .Net Core Reference: Amazon.ca: Charles Petzold: Books

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The top-selling author shows developers how to use Visual Basic .NET to get the most out of Windows Forms -- the next-generation Windows programming class library.

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"Look it up in Petzold" remains the last word on Windows development. In this Microsoft .NET-ready guide to the state-of-the-art programming features in Visual Basic .NET, the best-selling author shows developers how to get the most out of Windows Forms -- the next-generation Windows programming class library. Developers will discover how to use Visual Basic .NET to create dynamic user interfaces and graphical outputs for Windows applications. With dozens of examples of client applications to illustrate common techniques and plenty of no-nonsense advice on best programming practices, the average developer can advance far beyond the basics with Visual Basic .NET right away.

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Charles Petzold has been writing about programming for Windows-based operating systems for 24 years. A Microsoft MVP for Client Application Development and a Windows Pioneer Award winner, Petzold is author of the classic Programming Windows, currently in its fifth edition and one of the best-known programming books of all time; the widely acclaimed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software; and more than a dozen other books.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Content needs to be brought up to date., Feb 23 2004

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Micheal J. Mcglynn "mikemcglynn" (Garland, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Programming Microsoft Windows with Microsoft Visual Basic .Net (Core Reference) (Paperback)

Want to code bit mapped circles and arcs? Want to re-invent "pong?" This is your book. Want to code business aplications - this book is a waste. There is more attention paid by the author to "Fun With Fonts" than to things that have been significantly improved in .NET like TreeView.
I get the sense Petzold wrote the original content for this book back in the 80's and has re-cycled it one time too many.
The title of the book inferred a little bit of help in using VB.NET to tap into the new Window's .NET Framework. It does - but it sticks to the things you could do in the Windows API several years ago. IMHO, in 2004 we are way beyond lines, curves, brushes, pens, images and bitmaps.
This is another author going through the motions and updating old content.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Jan 1 2004

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This review is from: Programming Microsoft Windows with Microsoft Visual Basic .Net (Core Reference) (Paperback)

This is the best book I have ever had. I have used Sams Reach Yourself Visual Basic.Net and Sams Teach yourself more Visual Basic.Net. But, this helped me aply my programing to windows better and I was able to have more fun

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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not another "me too" VB.NET book, Nov 23 2003

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Howard Harawitz (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Charles Petzold has been writing Windows programming books since the year one. He knows his subject and how to get it across to his readers. This is not intended to be another in an already long series of books on VB data base programming for the enterprise. Rather it is a clear exposition of VB.NET Windows programming with an emphasis on the inner workings of Windows. It will prepare its readers to create their own structures from the building blocks offered by the .NET Framework. It has excellent sections which explain how Windows paints and draws objects and others on how to use the built-in graphics functionality of Windows in your own projects. It is probably not for rank beginners. A useful complement, in a different style, is Francesco Balena's "Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET".

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece
This is the one book I recommend for all VB.NET developer's coming from a VB6 background! Why? Consider it a first step in walking down a true developer's path. Read more

Published on July 7 2003 by rajohnn

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece
This is the one book I recommend for all VB.NET developer's coming from a VB6 background! Why? Consider it a first step in walking down a true developer's path. Read more

Published on July 7 2003 by rajohnn