Good book for an absolute beginner on VB.net or 2005 with databases

[Master Programmer]

Re: Good book for an absolute beginner on VB.net or 2005 with databases

Hi

You are probably best to avoid VB as there is much talk about it being
dropped in the next release of Visual Studio. Whenever someone
mentions it in these news groups, it seems to start a little flame war
for some reason. It may or may not be true, but I have a friend that
works at Redmond and he seems convinced that its very likely Visual
basic will be killed off soon. I guess that it's up to you to take the
gamble. Anyway good luck to your friend.

Steve

weight gain 2000 wrote:

Hello all!
>
I'm looking for a very good book for an absolute beginner on
VB.net or VB 2005 with emphasis on databases. What would you
reccommend?
>
Thanks!

[RobinS]

Re: Good book for an absolute beginner on VB.net or 2005 with databases

This isn't true. I know someone who wrote a book who
works in Redmond, and he says it's not true.

Robin S.
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Hi
>
You are probably best to avoid VB as there is much talk about it being
dropped in the next release of Visual Studio. Whenever someone
mentions it in these news groups, it seems to start a little flame war
for some reason. It may or may not be true, but I have a friend that
works at Redmond and he seems convinced that its very likely Visual
basic will be killed off soon. I guess that it's up to you to take the
gamble. Anyway good luck to your friend.
>
Steve
>
weight gain 2000 wrote:

>Hello all!
>>
>I'm looking for a very good book for an absolute beginner on
>VB.net or VB 2005 with emphasis on databases. What would you
>reccommend?
>>
>Thanks!

>

[raj_pattel@asia.com]

Re: Good book for an absolute beginner on VB.net or 2005 with databases

Yes, that may become truth in future. Thats why I sell the VB books I
have becose afraid I to take the gamble chance. I learn Java now.

Raj

Master Programmer wrote:

Hi
>
You are probably best to avoid VB as there is much talk about it being
dropped in the next release of Visual Studio. Whenever someone
mentions it in these news groups, it seems to start a little flame war
for some reason. It may or may not be true, but I have a friend that
works at Redmond and he seems convinced that its very likely Visual
basic will be killed off soon. I guess that it's up to you to take the
gamble. Anyway good luck to your friend.
>
Steve
>
weight gain 2000 wrote:

Hello all!

I'm looking for a very good book for an absolute beginner on
VB.net or VB 2005 with emphasis on databases. What would you
reccommend?

Thanks!

[RobinS]

Re: Good book for an absolute beginner on VB.net or 2005 with databases

Yeah, right, we know this is just an alias for aaron kempf.

Robin S.
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Yes, that may become truth in future. Thats why I sell the VB books I
have becose afraid I to take the gamble chance. I learn Java now.
>
Raj
>
Master Programmer wrote:

>Hi
>>
>You are probably best to avoid VB as there is much talk about it being
>dropped in the next release of Visual Studio. Whenever someone
>mentions it in these news groups, it seems to start a little flame war
>for some reason. It may or may not be true, but I have a friend that
>works at Redmond and he seems convinced that its very likely Visual
>basic will be killed off soon. I guess that it's up to you to take the
>gamble. Anyway good luck to your friend.
>>
>Steve
>>
>weight gain 2000 wrote:

Hello all!
>
I'm looking for a very good book for an absolute beginner on
VB.net or VB 2005 with emphasis on databases. What would you
reccommend?
>
Thanks!

>

[weight gain 2000]

Re: Good book for an absolute beginner on VB.net or 2005 with databases

Master Programmer wrote:

Hi
>
You are probably best to avoid VB as there is much talk about
it being
dropped in the next release of Visual Studio. Whenever someone
mentions it in these news groups, it seems to start a little
flame war
for some reason. It may or may not be true, but I have a
friend that works at Redmond and he seems convinced that its
very likely Visual basic will be killed off soon. I guess that
it's up to you to take the gamble. Anyway good luck to your
friend.

Hm... that is a bit serious but I think it's not going to hurt
him either way. He will always have VS2005 working (well, at
least for the next 4-5 years) so I don't think this is something
to worry him over.

If and when that happens, he can turn to another language, but he
will have an idea of what's going on, the basics about
programming....

By the way, is C# on par with VB considering ease of use and
learnability? Maybe we could direct him to C#, after all!

[RobinS]

Re: Good book for an absolute beginner on VB.net or 2005 with databases

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Master Programmer wrote:
>

>Hi
>>
>You are probably best to avoid VB as there is much talk about
>it being
>dropped in the next release of Visual Studio. Whenever someone
>mentions it in these news groups, it seems to start a little
>flame war
>for some reason. It may or may not be true, but I have a
>friend that works at Redmond and he seems convinced that its
>very likely Visual basic will be killed off soon. I guess that
>it's up to you to take the gamble. Anyway good luck to your
>friend.

>
Hm... that is a bit serious but I think it's not going to hurt
him either way. He will always have VS2005 working (well, at
least for the next 4-5 years) so I don't think this is something
to worry him over.
>
If and when that happens, he can turn to another language, but he
will have an idea of what's going on, the basics about
programming....
>
By the way, is C# on par with VB considering ease of use and
learnability? Maybe we could direct him to C#, after all!

First, don't listen to this guy; he's just trying to cause
trouble.

Second, that's a loaded question. VB programmers think C# is
more difficult to read, and C# programmers think VB programmers
are nuts. The truth is, C# is more difficult. (Which one
do you think I use? ;-)

Robin S.