The following reviews are from Visual Basic 2005 How to Program. 3/e (nearing completion), where we have that chapter back from review. If the chapter is not back from review yet, we've included the comments from the sister book Visual C# How to Program, 2/e. The bookwide testimonials are also from the sister book—we’ll have these for the VB book shortly.
Chapter 3 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming
"The commenting style is an excellent habit to get into—I applaud your use of this coding style in this text."—Terry Hull, Independent Consultant
"The detailed examples with step-by-step instructions and screen shots will greatly benefit students."—Karen Arlien, Bismarck State College
"The programming projects begin with console applications and progress through full-blown Windows applications, unfolding the material to the reader in a logical and measured, yet thorough, pace."—Terry Hull, Independent Consultant
"Excellent chapter. A very clear, step-by-step introduction to programming."—Gavin Osborne Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
Chapter 4 Introduction to Early Classes and Objects
"This text provides a rock-solid foundation for aspiring engineers by introducing the student to industry-standard terms and best coding practices."—Terry Hull, Independent Consultant
"Excellent chapter. The basic concepts of OOP are explained in great detail and in an easy to understand manner."—Amit Kalani, TechContent Corporation
Chapter 5 Control Statements Part 1
"Excellent in both concept and working in the UML."—James Huddleston, Independent Consultant
"Nice chapter! Should give readers some ideas on what is really possible to do with the Visual Basic programming language."—Alexandre Moura, Microsoft
"This is an excellent introduction to control structures and algorithms. It clearly explains the fundamental building blocks of programming and how to use them."—Gavin Osborne Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
Chapter 6 Control Statemetns Part 2
"The live-code examples are great resources for students and are explained well in the text."—Karen Arlien, Bismarck State College