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5 comments about Visual Basic 6 Programming: Business Applications with a Design Perspective.

1. If you are just beginning VB6 or brushing up on basic concepts, this book will fit the bill. Many examples to "explain" how to program and what the functions mean in the real world. No fluff here, just real world programming. It covers basic concepts, controls, built-in functions, input/output (file i/o), Database with ADO, a very god chapter on the use of arrays, Object-oriented progamming, and even some API calls to extend VB6. I have been programming since 1984 and more recently since 1996 to VB. This is a great way to get started. You won't waste you money here!



2. This book is meant for students in a structured course - only instructors from some teaching institution are permitted to get the full source code. If you are trying to teach yourself you cannot get the full source code. A waste of time for those you wish to teach themselves.



3. This is THE text on Visual Basic. As a student, I found it to be full of real-world business application examples. Dr. Tsay also supports the text on his web site. By the time you're finished, you can write a small business application that connects to a database. He also introduces object-oriented programming which represents the majority of new systems designs.

   I have used the text in three college courses: Systems Analysis and Design I and II and Visual Basic.

   Can't wait until Dr. Tsay writes a Java textbook with business examples instead of geometry examples.




4. I have been reading this book for the past 1 month. This book has all you need to learn the VB programming. The author has provided lot of examples and a lot of exercises. I do not see any reason why I can't give 5 stars for this book.



5. To be honest I haven't had this book long enough for a full review but from what I've been able to read in the past couple of days this is probably the best VB6 programming book I've come across so far. I've acquired all of the top 20 "bestsellers" on the subject but this stands apart from the rest. Author Tsay doesn't just know how to write code, as a teacher he appears to be extremely gifted. For example, his coverage of sorting algorithms and how they work is light years beyond what I've seen in the other VB books. The author has a knack for encapsulating his examples, providing small succinct chunks of knowledge and then making it all stick. Almost like making a sculpture out of clay he goes on to build upon that foundation incrementally to the point where you're fully able to get your head around what were previously considered (by me anyway) to be difficult subjects. Other authors would do well to emulate the techniques used by Mr. Tsay to impart his teaching in this book. Don't be put-off by the "Business" title either, if you're Beginner-Intermediate like me this book is exactly what you need. My only complaint would be internet transfers and such were not covered, but the VB6 language is so feature rich one can't expect a single book to do it all. This is a book you'll build a strong programming foundation with and that's a big key to longterm success, while reading it I almost felt like a private tutor was by my side. Note however, if you're the type of reader who wants a bunch of code to paste from a CD into your application without knowing how it works then you don't want to buy this book.

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4 comments about C# Data Security Handbook.

1. What can I say about this book? To start with I have to give praise to author of the first chapter. As an introduction in various security concepts such as Integrity, Authentication and Authorization, it is so simple that even a manager could understand it, but the wealth of knowledge available means that every developer picking up this book should be reading this chapter in-depth.

   Moving on chapters 2, 3 and 4 provide a real insight into how cryptography works within in the .NET framework. These chapters not only present invaluable information on how to use the .NET cryptography classes, but also how they are often misused - practical information for any developer.

   The rest of the book is jam packed with valuable information on a whole range of topics from SSL and TLS right through to certificates and CAPICOM.

   For anyone developing XML based applications there is an in-depth look at the use of XML Signatures and the various ways it can be applied within an application. If you want to transmit verifiable XML data then this provides a useful insight.

   I really liked the list of best and worst practises included in chapter 7, which introduced some long term worth for this title. If you are developing security for an application it is a trivial exercise to check you implementation against the list of best and worst practises.

   Perhaps the most standout part of this book is chapter 8 which brings together all of the topics of the book to build a full web service application that simulates a virtual hard drive. This application gives a real-world understanding of how various different security techniques and concepts can be brought together.

   What I really liked about this book was that I wasn't a regurgitation of the MSDN documentation. All the information is presented in ways which you can, and probably will, use in day-to-day development.

   My only criticism of this book is that I felt that the concept of key stores could have been better explained, much earlier in the book. As it was I had to re-read certain sections to better understand them.




2. What can I say about this book? To start with I have to give praise to author of the first chapter. As an introduction in various security concepts such as Integrity, Authentication and Authorization, it is so simple that even a manager could understand it, but the wealth of knowledge available means that every developer picking up this book should be reading this chapter in-depth.

   Moving on chapters 2, 3 and 4 provide a real insight into how cryptography works within in the .NET framework. These chapters not only present invaluable information on how to use the .NET cryptography classes, but also how they are often misused - practical information for any developer.

   The rest of the book is jam packed with valuable information on a whole range of topics from SSL and TLS right through to certificates and CAPICOM.

   For anyone developing XML based applications there is an in-depth look at the use of XML Signatures and the various ways it can be applied within an application. If you want to transmit verifiable XML data then this provides a useful insight.

   I really liked the list of best and worst practises included in chapter 7, which introduced some long term worth for this title. If you are developing security for an application it is a trivial exercise to check you implementation against the list of best and worst practises.

   Perhaps the most standout part of this book is chapter 8 which brings together all of the topics of the book to build a full web service application that simulates a virtual hard drive. This application gives a real-world understanding of how various different security techniques and concepts can be brought together.

   What I really liked about this book was that I wasn't a regurgitation of the MSDN documentation. All the information is presented in ways which you can, and probably will, use in day-to-day development.

   My only criticism of this book is that I felt that the concept of key stores could have been better explained, much earlier in the book. As it was I had to re-read certain sections to better understand them.




3. Simply a great book about security, certificates, encryption, signing, and more.



4. Very very good book about security in the .NET platform.
   highly recomanded

3 comments about Teach Yourself OOP with VB 5 in 21 Days.

1. Mr. Conley has taken easy concepts & completely obscured them in arcane language that only a lawyer could love. I found myself lost in his description of things I already knew.

   Remember John, the goal here is not to prove that you know what your talking about, but to pass the knowledge on to new comers. Tip #1: tone down the jargon.

   I have been working with VB for over a year. "Teach Yourself" is a good title for this book because that's exactly what you'll be doing, teaching yourself without much help from the text.




2. This books gives an excellent overview of how a good object or more like a component based system should be build. I think the information given in this book is very much usable in the real world. Great Book. I suggest expanding on the concept a little more with better examples for the next version..



3. After a long search, I have found this book has solved many of my concerns on developing corporate size VB projects. John is not only help elaborate OOP using VB in smooth and organized contents but also let the reader realize the importance of understanding users' business goals. Well versed in VB does not mean that we can create user-oriented solutions. For serious corporate VB programmers, you have to learn from John. He is the real VB's "OOP GURU".

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