.NET 2 recommended books?

[tom]

I'm learning VB.NET 2 after years working with VB6 and finding it a
challenge. Are there any books/online training soures that you'd recommend
for programmers making the transition to .NET and v2 in particular? I'm
having trouble getting to grips with a lot of the concepts and different ways
of doing things (eg how to handle references to third party dlls, how/whether
to use namespaces, security issues and on and on).

TIA

[rowe_newsgroups]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

I come from a similar background and found Francesco Balena's
"Programmin g Microsoft Visual basic .NET" very helpful. It is tailored
for the VB6 crowd, the first couple hundred pages are all about
migrating to .NET. Be warned, unless he has released a new version,
this book is based on .NET 1.1 - and much has changed since then - but
it's still a great read.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe

tom wrote:

I'm learning VB.NET 2 after years working with VB6 and finding it a
challenge. Are there any books/online training soures that you'd recommend
for programmers making the transition to .NET and v2 in particular? I'm
having trouble getting to grips with a lot of the concepts and different ways
of doing things (eg how to handle references to third party dlls, how/whether
to use namespaces, security issues and on and on).
>
TIA

[Me]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

Um, check Microsoft Press for recent pubs like vs 2005 step by step
& vs2005 the language. Then check the suppliers. Amazon works..
WROX pub has lots of titles, which can be found on Amazon.

"tom" <tom@discussion s.microsoft.com wrote in message
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I'm learning VB.NET 2 after years working with VB6 and finding it a
challenge. Are there any books/online training soures that you'd
recommend
for programmers making the transition to .NET and v2 in particular? I'm
having trouble getting to grips with a lot of the concepts and different
ways
of doing things (eg how to handle references to third party dlls,
how/whether
to use namespaces, security issues and on and on).
>
TIA
>

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[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

Tom,

Have a look at these free ones

http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?ID=1b31f4f7-0596-4b8e-aaf5-e16db864a414

I hope this helps,

Cor

"tom" <tom@discussion s.microsoft.com schreef in bericht
news:747EF6D6-114D-4B58-9B05-A6DD7AE675F5@mi crosoft.com...

I'm learning VB.NET 2 after years working with VB6 and finding it a
challenge. Are there any books/online training soures that you'd
recommend
for programmers making the transition to .NET and v2 in particular? I'm
having trouble getting to grips with a lot of the concepts and different
ways
of doing things (eg how to handle references to third party dlls,
how/whether
to use namespaces, security issues and on and on).
>
TIA

[Jim Wooley - MVP]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

Hello Cor Ligthert [MVP],

Tom,
>
Have a look at these free ones

http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?ID=1b31f4f7-0596-4b8e-aaf5-e16db86

4a414
I hope this helps,

Cor, another free ones to add to the list:

http://www.interplat.com/VBNet.pdf

Jim Wooley

http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/default.aspx

[Jim Wooley - MVP]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

Hello Tom,

I'm learning VB.NET 2 after years working with VB6 and finding it a
challenge. Are there any books/online training soures that you'd
recommend for programmers making the transition to .NET and v2 in
particular? I'm having trouble getting to grips with a lot of the
concepts and different ways of doing things (eg how to handle
references to third party dlls, how/whether to use namespaces,
security issues and on and on).

After you have read the free ones Cor mentioned, check out the recommended
reading list at Wintellect (http://www.wintellect.com/RecommendedReading.aspx).
I have only heard good reviews of all of the books they mention.

Jim Wooley

http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/default.aspx

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

Jim,

http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?ID=1b31f4f7-0596-4b8e-aaf5-e16db864a414

Thanks

Cor

"Jim Wooley - MVP" <jimNOSPAMwoole y@hotmail.comsc hreef in bericht
news:be262b3a13 0b88c8b5aca29b8 84c@msnews.micr osoft.com...

Hello Cor Ligthert [MVP],
>

>Tom,
>>
>Have a look at these free ones
>http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?...e-aaf5-e16db86
>4a414
>I hope this helps,

>
>
Cor, another free ones to add to the list:
>

http://www.interplat.com/VBNet.pdf

>
>
Jim Wooley

http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/default.aspx

>
>

[JimmyKoolPantz]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

I recommend Microsoft Press books.

Cor Ligthert [MVP] wrote:

Jim,
>

http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?ID=1b31f4f7-0596-4b8e-aaf5-e16db864a414

>
Thanks
>
Cor
>
"Jim Wooley - MVP" <jimNOSPAMwoole y@hotmail.comsc hreef in bericht
news:be262b3a13 0b88c8b5aca29b8 84c@msnews.micr osoft.com...

Hello Cor Ligthert [MVP],

Tom,
>
Have a look at these free ones

http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?ID=1b31f4f7-0596-4b8e-aaf5-e16db86

4a414
I hope this helps,

Cor, another free ones to add to the list:

http://www.interplat.com/VBNet.pdf

Jim Wooley

http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/default.aspx

[Michel Posseth [MCP]]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

There is also a programming Microsoft Visual Basic .Net 2005 book from
francesco balena however it is recomended that you also own the 2003 version
of this serie as the 2005 book is a lot thinner and has to be seen as an
update to the 2003 book

The " programming Microsoft Visual Basic " series are the official core
reference books of Visual basic as Francesco also wrote the VB6 version he
gives us in some paragraphs some extra attention , however these books are
also a nice reference for people without a VB6 background

currently i only buy MS PRESS core reference and advanced topics books as
they seem to give me the best knowledge for my monney

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]


"rowe_newsgroup s" <rowe_email@yah oo.comschreef in bericht
news:1159912115 .327741.194250@ i42g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .

>I come from a similar background and found Francesco Balena's
"Programmin g Microsoft Visual basic .NET" very helpful. It is tailored
for the VB6 crowd, the first couple hundred pages are all about
migrating to .NET. Be warned, unless he has released a new version,
this book is based on .NET 1.1 - and much has changed since then - but
it's still a great read.
>
Thanks,
>
Seth Rowe
>
tom wrote:

>I'm learning VB.NET 2 after years working with VB6 and finding it a
>challenge. Are there any books/online training soures that you'd
>recommend
>for programmers making the transition to .NET and v2 in particular? I'm
>having trouble getting to grips with a lot of the concepts and different
>ways
>of doing things (eg how to handle references to third party dlls,
>how/whether
>to use namespaces, security issues and on and on).
>>
>TIA

>

[tom]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

Thanks to everyone for the recommendations !

"Jim Wooley - MVP" wrote:

Hello Tom,
>

I'm learning VB.NET 2 after years working with VB6 and finding it a
challenge. Are there any books/online training soures that you'd
recommend for programmers making the transition to .NET and v2 in
particular? I'm having trouble getting to grips with a lot of the
concepts and different ways of doing things (eg how to handle
references to third party dlls, how/whether to use namespaces,
security issues and on and on).

>
After you have read the free ones Cor mentioned, check out the recommended
reading list at Wintellect (http://www.wintellect.com/RecommendedReading.aspx).
I have only heard good reviews of all of the books they mention.
>
Jim Wooley

http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/default.aspx

>
>
>

[susiedba@hotmail.com]

Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

I reccomend changing languages.

Microsoft doesn't take VB seriously those fat loser retards never
should have invented C#

they killed the worlds most popular programming language because
they're a bunch of excel dorks and c++ fags

-Susie



Jim Wooley - MVP wrote:

Hello Tom,
>

I'm learning VB.NET 2 after years working with VB6 and finding it a
challenge. Are there any books/online training soures that you'd
recommend for programmers making the transition to .NET and v2 in
particular? I'm having trouble getting to grips with a lot of the
concepts and different ways of doing things (eg how to handle
references to third party dlls, how/whether to use namespaces,
security issues and on and on).

>
After you have read the free ones Cor mentioned, check out the recommended
reading list at Wintellect (http://www.wintellect.com/RecommendedReading.aspx).
I have only heard good reviews of all of the books they mention.
>
Jim Wooley
http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/default.aspx

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Re: .NET 2 recommended books?

=?Utf-8?B?dG9t?= <tom@discussion s.microsoft.com wrote in
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I'm learning VB.NET 2 after years working with VB6 and finding it a
challenge. Are there any books/online training soures that you'd
recommend for programmers making the transition to .NET and v2 in
particular?

I would start with the basics - take an object oriented programming course
(doesn't matter what language - java, C#, or VB.NET).

I'm having trouble getting to grips with a lot of the
concepts and different ways of doing things (eg how to handle
references to third party dlls, how/whether to use namespaces,
security issues and on and on).

These are the least of your worries - since you come from a VB background
your object oriented programming skills are weak or non-existent. I've
noticed a lot of VB6 programmers treat .NET the same as they with VB6...
and the code they write is a mess.

So start with basic... learn how to program in an OOP environment (i.e.
learn the proper patterns, practices, etc), then the stuff with name
spaces, references, etc will come naturally : )