Reviews

[>] Beginning SQL Server 2000 for Visual Basic Developers
Beginning SQL Server 2000 for Visual Basic Developers is targeted at intermediate to experienced VB developers craving to learn more about how to utilize SQL Server 2000. This book is the best ...
[>] Inside XML
Inside XML guides the reader through XML, covering everything you need to get up-and-running with an XML application. Except for good VB examples. The author decided to go with Java/Javascript ...
[>] Cryptography for Visual Basic
This book is targeting the CryptoAPI, a Windows interface to cryptography. In my opinion, the coverage is fair, but not what you would expect from this kind of book. At least it wasn't what I had expe...
[>] Practical Standards for Microsoft Visual Basic
Structured development procedures are vital to produce quality source code; equally so in Visual Basic as in other programming languages. With this book, James D. Foxall tries to endorse his kind of s...
[>] Applying COM+
Applying COM+ aims at uncovering the details of COM+ (and its predecessor, COM), explaining the platform on which COM+ components are based. For Visual Basic developers, this approach is somewhat coun...
[>] Visual Menu Editor
Although functional, Visual Basic's integrated menu editor has been a sore spot for VB developers since version 1.0. The lack of visual guidelines has made newcomers cry out for better alternatives.
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[>] Professional SQL Server 7.0 Programming
Professional SQL Server 7.0 Programming is not about Visual Basic. It focuses on SQL Server 7.0 and SQL in general, and doesn't concern itself with what programming languages you want to use. I...
[>] Professional Visual Basic 6 XML
James Britt and Teun Duynstee, the authors of Professional Visual Basic 6 XML, do a good job of outlining the XML universe. They guide you through the myriad of different standards, proposals, and jus...
[>] HTML Help Workshop
The HTML Help Workshop is a basic text editor (allowing you to load HTML) and help compiler. It has no advanced HTML authoring abilities, and no specific Visual Basic options. It's clear that Microsof...
[>] InstallShield
InstallShield has long been the industry's most popular installation utility, with good reason. A powerful scripting language combined with helpful wizards and templates creates a good environment for...
[>] Introduction to Algorithms
If you had to buy just one text on algorithms, Introduction to Algorithms is a magnificent choice. The book begins by considering the mathematical foundations of the analysis of algorithms and maintai...
[>] Applied Cryptography
Applied Cryptography is a good introduction to encryption technology. As a first-time cryptography reader, I found the book easy to understand and well written, although a few chapters might re...
[>] Visual Basic 5.0 Programmer's Guide to the Win32 API
The fans of Daniel Appleman, knowing him from the legendary Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to the Windows API, get what they expected with this updated version of his API documentation. It is ...