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5 comments about Visual Basic 6: Error Coding and Layering.

1. While there are some useful tips in this book, there are also a lot of impractical ideas. It comes as no suprise to find that the author teaches VB at a college level, because many of the suggested standards are only practical as an academic exercise and would not work well out in the "real world".



2. Weird. I cannot find in the book most of what Ben Jury says. Moreoever, I cannot agree with him saying "[c]ode reuse should be 'black box', ie ActiveX dlls or controls". Doesn't he know the success of Linux?

   By replacing the first 30pages with eXtreme Programming, rather than just VB error handling, you will enjoy better programming.




3. I can't say a lot (I'm not a coder but involved with software architecture) about the specific VB error-coding tehniques recommended in the book, but there are plenty of them. The book is focused on error coding concepts and only uses VB to present some examples.

   Imho the code layering concept alone it's worth enough to buy and read the book. We are testing it now on a project and it looks as good in practice as it sound in theory.




4. Visual Basic is not my first choice of programming languages, precisely because it encourages very sloppy behavior and gives amateurs with only a little knowledge a dangerous sense of accomplishment :-). If you must use VB (and you must, for its exceedingly high productivity in writing Windows apps), this book offers a well-thought-out strategy for structuring your code. Primarily focused on error handling and prevention (because these are vital topics to VB programmers and VB offers little in the way of advice), the book also pounds the pulpit to "think long term" and write lasting, reusable code. (The choir heard the preacher the first time.)

   Among an absurdly large crowd of dreadful books on VB 6, I found "Error Coding and Layering" singularly useful and applicable to anyone writing Windows apps in VB.




5. One of the best programming books I have read - short, pithy and useful.

   The error coding technique proposed is clearly explained, and is proving practical and robust. Far from being cumbersome, as some reviewers suggest, it is easy to implement and helps avoid code bloat.

   There is a clearly specified framework for the technique, and useful guidelines about how the standards can be introduced, certified and sustained in a development team.

   As a bonus, there is a short but meaty section on an architectural approach which seems to offer a number of advantages over conventional tiered approaches.

   The text claims the approach has been used with success in several large commercial projects and this rings true - there is a strong sense that these are practical lessons learned at the coal-face and not in the ivory tower.

   Please don't be put off this book by the negative reviews below - they are somewhat baffling as most of the criticisms are factually incorrect. For example, the author does not ignore the importance of dlls in code reuse, does not ignore error logging, does not lock users into a text field using SETFOCUS, does not recommend always using named parameters etc etc. For whatever reason, these reviewers haven't given the book a fair reading.

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5 comments about MCSD: Visual Basic 6 Distributed Applications Study Guide.

1. AS with the Desktop (70-176) book in this series the full syllabus in not covered - where are Resource Managers? Shared property manager etc.

   Also misleading - as with desktop book.

   You will learn something - but not all you need!




2. This book has too many obvious errors. Yes, it will help you but why pay for a book that has poor publishing and proofreading. If the publisher/author would like to contact me ... please post a comment here.



3. Do not purchase this book. I have completed seven chapters and have come across two clear errors in the review questions. Readers attempting to prepare for the Visual Basic 6.0 Distributed Applications exam must have accurate information in the text AND accurate answers to the review questions.



4. This book explains VB 6 in simple language so that even the idiot can understand VB 6 features. However, the content is simple as well and can't help you to pass the exam.

   Try the exam guide by Howard Hawhee. I'm not sure whether it is the best, but it is second to none so far.




5. This book will not help to pass the exam. The questions are not even similar to the exam's questions. Some things in the book are over explained, that you could think that the reader never have seen VB before, and other more complicated topics are just touched.
   I would not recommend this book, not only because of waisted money, but because of waisted time.

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