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I am a professional web designer and VB programmer. With the release of VB.Net and Visual Studio.Net, I was anxious to jump feet first into the new IDE and language. Having read the Deitel C++ book, I was very pleased to see the similarity in layout and ease of reading.
I would easily rate this book, and the Deitel series, as the best programming text books on the market. I have read many others and I am almost always disappointed in the monetary expenditure. These are easily as good, and better in some areas, as the Black Books from Coriolis.

I would HIGHLY recommend this book to beginning VB programmers, as well as seasoned VB programmers looking to learn VB.Net.

This book is an exhaustive reference for anyone wanting to learn Microsoft's latest incarnation of VB. Whether you're just beginning to learn programming or you're experienced, this book will get you wherever you want to go. Deitel, et al have done a marvelous job creating a book that gives you what you need. If you've never programmed, don't know a thing about Visual Studio.NET this book does a great job bringing you up to speed. If you're experienced in VB this book is a great reference and a genuine "How to.." book that will show you what you need to know about VB.NET. Everything from the new GUI features, ASP.NET, Web Services, XML, ADO.NET, MulitThreading, COM integration, and even has 3 great chapters on Object-Oriented Programming with VB.NET. All this with line-by-line analysis of code too! Well I can go on and on, but I won't, try it for yourself, it may be pricey compared to others but it is well worth it.

-MC

I just got this book in the mail yesterday, and I love it. It is laid out perfectly for the novice .Net programmer. It is ideal for those of us who learn by doing (i.e. exercises and examples). Most books on programming just pack in tons of examples and text, but no exercises. Not Deitel. They load you up with exercises at the end of each chapter. Also, I like the full color lay-out. The VB 6.0 version isn't in color, so this was a delightful surprise. Some might find this distracting, but to me, it is refreshing. If you want to learn VB.net from the ground up, GET THIS BOOK!!