Dot Net Books?

[Michael]

Hi,

I've decided that it's time I picked up VB.net having programmed in VB6 for
the past 5 years and was wondering if there was a book that was designed for
the VB6 user as opposed to going through all the basics all over again "This
is a variable" etc?

Failing is there a particular book that comes highly recommended?

Cheers,

Michael

[Miro]

Have you looked at the videos too?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex.../learningpath/

They get you started in the right direction if you are use to vb6
sometimes they are more helpful than books.

I purchased an ADO.net book by microsoft and a vb2005 book but i always find
myself googling the net first. Referencing the books second.

M.
"Michael" <mQ************ ********@QbQlQu QeQyQoQnQdQeQrQ .QcQoQ.QuQkQwro te
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Hi,

I've decided that it's time I picked up VB.net having programmed in VB6
for the past 5 years and was wondering if there was a book that was
designed for the VB6 user as opposed to going through all the basics all
over again "This is a variable" etc?

Failing is there a particular book that comes highly recommended?

Cheers,

Michael

[Tim Patrick]

I've always been partial to "Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005," but that's
just me.

Apress has a book called "Moving to VB.NET" that gives some of the background
and rationale for making the move.

-----
Tim Patrick - www.timaki.com
Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005

Hi,

I've decided that it's time I picked up VB.net having programmed in
VB6 for the past 5 years and was wondering if there was a book that
was designed for the VB6 user as opposed to going through all the
basics all over again "This is a variable" etc?

Failing is there a particular book that comes highly recommended?

Cheers,

Michael

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Michael,

"Programmin g Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Version 2003" by Francesco Balena
has a lot of material that helps with moving from VB6 to VB2003.

"Programmin g Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: The Language" by Francesco Balena
is excellent on VB2005, but has somewhat less emphasis on moving from VB6.

Kerry Moorman
"Michael" wrote:

Hi,

I've decided that it's time I picked up VB.net having programmed in VB6 for
the past 5 years and was wondering if there was a book that was designed for
the VB6 user as opposed to going through all the basics all over again "This
is a variable" etc?

Failing is there a particular book that comes highly recommended?

Cheers,

Michael

[Egghead]

Don't know do you need to be at least the mcp to get it

In msdn, there are two free books : "Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET" and "Introducin g Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
for Developers"

--
cheers,
RL
"Michael" <mQ************ ********@QbQlQu QeQyQoQnQdQeQrQ .QcQoQ.QuQkQwro te
in message news:U8******** *********@text. news.blueyonder .co.uk...

Hi,

I've decided that it's time I picked up VB.net having programmed in VB6
for the past 5 years and was wondering if there was a book that was
designed for the VB6 user as opposed to going through all the basics all
over again "This is a variable" etc?

Failing is there a particular book that comes highly recommended?

Cheers,

Michael

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?...5-e16db864a414

"Egghead" <robertlo@NO_SH AW.CAschreef in bericht
news:u%******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl. ..

Don't know do you need to be at least the mcp to get it

In msdn, there are two free books : "Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET" and "Introducin g Microsoft Visual Basic
2005 for Developers"

--
cheers,
RL
"Michael" <mQ************ ********@QbQlQu QeQyQoQnQdQeQrQ .QcQoQ.QuQkQwro te
in message news:U8******** *********@text. news.blueyonder .co.uk...

>Hi,

I've decided that it's time I picked up VB.net having programmed in VB6
for the past 5 years and was wondering if there was a book that was
designed for the VB6 user as opposed to going through all the basics all
over again "This is a variable" etc?

Failing is there a particular book that comes highly recommended?

Cheers,

Michael

[Joergen Bech]

In addition to the "Moving to VB.Net" book mentioned
by the other poster, you might want to download this stack
of samples:

101 Samples for Visual Basic 2005
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/ms789075.aspx

Study the samples that are of relevance to your work.

Also download the source code for Paint .Net if you want
to take a look at a fairly big (100,000+ lines) project and don't
mind it being in C#.

But of greater importance, study the framework itself, using a
tool like Lutz Roeder's .Net Reflector:
http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/

Using this tool to study how your favorite structures of the framework
are implemented will teach you far more about .Net development than
most "VB.Net in 21 Days for Professional Dummies" books will.

Regards,

Joergen Bech

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:07:32 GMT, "Michael"
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>Hi,

I've decided that it's time I picked up VB.net having programmed in VB6 for
the past 5 years and was wondering if there was a book that was designed for
the VB6 user as opposed to going through all the basics all over again "This
is a variable" etc?

Failing is there a particular book that comes highly recommended?

Cheers,

Michael

[Michael]

"Michael" <mQ************ ********@QbQlQu QeQyQoQnQdQeQrQ .QcQoQ.QuQkQwro te
in message news:U8******** *********@text. news.blueyonder .co.uk...

Hi,

I've decided that it's time I picked up VB.net having programmed in VB6
for the past 5 years and was wondering if there was a book that was
designed for the VB6 user as opposed to going through all the basics all
over again "This is a variable" etc?

Failing is there a particular book that comes highly recommended?

Cheers,

Michael

Thanks for all the replies. I remember when I went from C++ to VB6 and
having to read through all the basics just in case the odd line was
important. All in all it made it very tiresome.

I've downloaded a couple of the eBooks and started reading through them.
I'll see how much they cover before deciding whether or not to buy the other
books. I generally find that with videos they tend to go either too slowly
or too fast.....

Thanks for the suggestions once again and I'm sure I'll be back pestering
you with simple questions in the coming weeks. :-)

Cheers,

Michael

[Skpananghat]

Clr Via C# is a best book for .net which i came through. So i
recommend you reading this for an in-depth understanding of .Net
concepts

Sk
http://dotnetscoups.blogspot.com

On Jun 28, 8:07 pm, "Michael"
<mQiQcQhQaQeQlQ hQiQm...@QbQlQu QeQyQoQnQdQeQrQ .QcQoQ.QuQkQwro te:

Hi,

I've decided that it's time I picked up VB.nethaving programmed in VB6 for
the past 5 years and was wondering if there was a book that was designed for
the VB6 user as opposed to going through all the basics all over again "This
is a variable" etc?

Failing is there a particular book that comes highly recommended?

Cheers,

Michael