Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (Microsoft .NET Development Series)

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Experience.......2007-06-23

This book is an excellent well of experience for budding project managers out there. It focuses on the "Why" and while short on the how, never pretends to be a 'how-to' book. I learned something from every chapter.

The First VSTS Book You Should Read.......2006-08-30

This book is a terrific high to mid level introduction to Visual Studio Team System, Microsoft Solutions Framework, and the overall philosophies and strategies behind Microsoft's ambitious undertaking. It provides terrific VSTS coverage, but it's also one the best overviews of modern software development approaches available today.

It's required reading for our instructors and mentors, and I recommend it to every one of our class and workshop participants.

Highly Recommended.......2006-08-09

Gives a nice peek into the "why" as opposed to the "how". I have read all the VSTS books that are out there right now and I appriciated this one very much. It was an easy read, but very informative.

Wealth of theory and practices.......2006-08-09

This book provides wealth of theory and practices for software development. It throughly explained the ideas behind Visual Studio Team Studio, just like the author said, it's not a how-to book, but will let you know why VSTS provides those functionalities, and what benefit would you get if you follow the practices.

All in all, it's a must before you use VSTS to run your projects.

A great intro into building business software.......2006-07-09

Forget the production mention in the title; this is a true book on Software Engineering. This book actually addresses the real problems that occur in development: vague requirements, changing scope, not enough time to test all the features, warts and all.

The beginning discussion includes an overview of traditional project management techniques, such as gannt charts, earned-value-analysis, and task breakdowns. The author then explains how software products are intangible and unique, and goes on to cover agile methods. I was particularly impressed with his explanation of the 'value up' technique, which pulls together all of the agile concepts like measured running tested features and quick software releases.

Perhaps the best explanations are in the area of software metrics; how to measure bug count, code coverage, and work products completed vs. the product backlog. The view of metrics proposed in the book is surprisingly mature; the book discusses tradeoffs of various metrics and the concept of dysfunction. I was particularly surprised to find myself taking mental notes as I read the book, tracking all the new ideas to try in the office.

Of course, the title is "Software Engineering With Microsoft Visual Studio Team System", and all of the graphs and charts are generated using Microsoft Software. The book is not tutorial in nature; it concentrates on the essence of development, and not how to click what wizard to generate what graph. Instead, the examples demonstrate how the metrics are integrated within the Microsoft tool, and how much easier it would be to gather metrics within the team system. (Given the title, that has to be expected.)

Overall, I would recommend this for new college graduates without a background in software engineering, 'traditional' software engineers seeking an introduction to agile methods, or Quality Analysts seeking an introduction to Agile Metrics. Surprisingly enough, Team System is not a requisite; but if you are developing in MSVS Team System, I would upgrade it the review to 'highly recommended', or 4.5 stars.

Simply Visual Basic.NET 2003: An Application-Driven Tutorial Approach

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Lacks answers
For a book so heavy to carry, it only scratches the surface
The only way to learn programming!

Simply Visual Basic.NET 2003: An Application-Driven Tutorial Approach
Harvey M. Deitel , and Paul J. Deitel
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Combining the Deitel™ signature Live-Code™ Approach with a new Application-Driven™ methodology, this text uses a step-by-step tutorial approach to begin teaching students the basics of programming, builds upon previously learned concepts, and introduces new programming features in each successive tutorial. KEY TOPICS This comprehensive introduction to Visual Basic .NET covers GUI design, controls, methods, functions, data types, control structures, procedures, arrays, object-oriented programming, strings and characters, sequential files, and more. It also includes higher-end topics such as database programming, multimedia and graphics, and Web applications development. For individuals beginning their mastery of Visual Basic Programming.

Customer Reviews:

Lacks answers.......2004-11-29

I am just beginning to learn programming. This book starts out well with easy tutorials that you work through, and then gives exercises at the end of each tutorial. The only problem is that there are no answers to the exercises, so if you get stuck or just want to check your solutions, you are SOL. So, if you are a beginner like me, the book is worthless.

For a book so heavy to carry, it only scratches the surface.......2004-05-25

The Deitel & Deitel books are very colorful and very heavy to carry in your backpack.

They do have a lot of material in them, but the material basically going into excrutiating detail about each subject with tons and tons of code snippets and complete code examples. If you like details, then this book is for you.

Unfortunately, while the size of the book is big, the range of topics is limited. ADO.NET, OOP, .NET Framework concepts are glossed over. OK, you can buy other books to supplement this one and the book may make a good textbook for a first semeter college course (in a multi-semester, multi-course program). All the same, for such a high price and a heavy carrying weight, I wish more topics were covered.

The only way to learn programming!.......2004-04-10

This book takes beginners by the hands, from installing and configuring Visual Basic.NET to actually coding, running and debugging the sample applications, which is precisely what beginners need. There are many exercises at the end of each chapter, always relying on complete applications instead of just code samples. You also learn how to use pseudocode to visualize what your application needs to do and the steps needed to make it functional.

You won't master OOP,ASP.NET, ADO.NET, etc., but you'll acquire a solid understanding of programming and VB.NET, and after finishing the book, will know whether or not you really want to pursue programming further, before buying dozens of books on advanced / specialized topics. This book is expensive but it probably does the job of two or three books(basics, practical applications, Visual Studio IDE), so the price isn't outrageous. This book serves as both a tutorial as well as a reference guide.

If you decide to pursue .NET programming further, read the Listmania pages, as well as the customer reviews and visit sites such as programmersheaven.com for advice on buying good books.

Customer Reviews:

going back to school at your own page.......2007-04-11

this book is definetly for the beginner VB programmer. good info. although a bit slow in the teaching sequences.

Good Book.......2005-09-21

I am happy with the reasponse from Amazon. I had no problems with the book or the service.

Great intro to Visual Basic.NET.......2003-06-24

A great place for anyone to start with programming. If you're already a seasoned programmer you might get bored quickly, but if you're learning VB.NET from the ground up, this book is perfect.

The book is application based, which means that in each chapter you either build or enhance an application from the ground up. This is a great way to see how the concepts translate into reality. You also have to run the programs, so likely there will be the inevitable debugging problems (which is good to get used to if you want to program).

It's slow paced, as it should be for the beginner. There are entire chapters devoted to text boxes and variables and checkboxes. To give you an idea of the pace, Control structures don't appear until chapter 10 (200 pages into the book); Classes and Objects aren't discussed until chapter 19 (400 pages into the book), and Database programming doesn't come along until chapter 25 (almost 600 pages into the book). If you're hoping to learn VB.NET quickly, this is not the book for you. This book is for the programmer who wants mounds and mounds of detail. Persistence will pay off, and when you've eyed the final text on page 752 you'll be well versed in the basics of the Visual Studio.NET IDE and the Visual Basic.NET language (including the basics of Object-Oriented programming and the .NET class libraries). There are even 4 chapters dedicated to ASP.NET to give you a taste of the web programming capabilities of Visual Studio.NET.

I read this book for a refresher (I have previous experience in Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic.NET) and I was able to complete about 2-3 tutorials from the book per day, which computes into less than a month's time investment. Now I feel pretty confident that I have the fundamentals down.

If you're new to programming, or if you want a back-to-the-basics VB.NET book, this one is a good read.

A good book for begineer.......2003-04-04

I love this book very much. Colorful, user-friendly and simple to read. If you are the begineer of VB, I recommend this book. You do not need to spend a lot of time to study those thick and professional level in this moment. Get the concept, do more exercises and then you will become an experienced programmer. After that, start to read the professional and thick one.

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excerlent for beginners
Not quite what I expected
Buy it NOW!
Very enjoyable and well worth the[money]
Very pleased

Visual Basic .NET Reflection Handbook
James Hart , Benny Mathew , Syed Fahad Gilani , Michael J. Gillespie , and Andy Olsen
Manufacturer: Wrox Press
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Reflection is a mechanism provided by .NET that enables developers to make their programs more flexible and dynamic. Reflection makes it possible for applications to be more modular, extensible, and configurable. Building on the basics of object-orientation and the .NET type system, reflection provides mechanisms for dynamically examining, modifying, and even creating objects at run time. .NET also adds the ability for programmers to add attributes to their types, which provide metadata about the type which can be examined and used through reflection at runtime.

This book examines all the ways reflection can be used, and identifies practical applications and important programming techniques that rely upon reflection for their functionality. It covers the reflection API, the use of attributes in .NET, and also looks at the mechanisms .NET provides for dynamic generation of code - all techniques that allow developers to build more flexible, dynamic applications.

Customer Reviews:

excerlent for beginners.......2003-12-28

i tried out all the examples and they work
this is a very good introduction to relection
technology which has dogged me for 1.5 years
I fully enjoyed the book and I am now more familiar with
the technology. thank you

Not quite what I expected.......2002-12-31

This book serves as a good introductory to .NET Reflection. The book doesn't cover the Reflection.Emit class which is primarily what I was looking to learn about. I am some what disappointed.

Buy it NOW!.......2002-11-16

The book comes with an 'excellent' set of real world examples, solutions and a lot of information you simply can't do without! If you're interested in 'really' unleashing .NET's true power, this book is just what you need! Once you're done with it, you'll wish the book never ended :) Yes, it's THAT good!

Very enjoyable and well worth the[money].......2002-11-05

One of a growing series of books, this is the second that I'd picked up and even better than the first one (which was the Remoting). This book covers reflection in all its glory - giving all the details that we need to use reflection to the full. Where the book stands out from others is that it not only gives the technical details but also puts all the examples into a real world situation giving an insight into why we're using reflection in the first place. Definitely worth the [money] ...

Very pleased.......2002-10-02

I've considered reflection one of the neatest features of .Net, but have scarcely seen it covered in the books I've read so far. This book exactly hit the spot. In 242 pages it succintly explains reflection in a very readable manner. It describes the 'why to do things' and not just the 'how to do things'. It even points out where using reflection would be overkill. I'm very pleased.

ASP.NET and VB.NET Web Programming (The Addison-Wesley Microsoft Technology Series)

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Very disappointing
Poorly written, "jumpy" explanations
Bad Book
General
Not for begginers to Microsoft programming

ASP.NET and VB.NET Web Programming (The Addison-Wesley Microsoft Technology Series)
Matt J. Crouch
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Active Server Pages (ASP) has been the backbone of server-side programming in the Microsoft environment for several years. Visual Basic has been that company's toolkit for developing client-server applications in a hurry. Now, with the release of the ASP.NET specification and the VB .NET development environment, the two technologies intersect more than ever. ASP.NET and VB.NET Web Programming explains how each of these technologies works on its own, and explains in implementation-level detail (i.e., lots of code listings) exactly how they work together to provide Web services under the .NET Framework.

Matt Crouch uses a nifty technique for annotating his code. Rather than comment long listings extensively, or repeat sections later for commentary, he attaches a number to interesting lines in long listings. Then, in the commentary sections that follow the listings, he refers to lines by number (so-and-so happens in line 84 because we did thus-and-such in line 56, for example). The effect is like reading an analysis of poetry. The technique works well, except for the fact that you sometimes end up flipping back and forth between commentary and listing. Overall, this is a fine choice for someone familiar with VB 6 or old-style ASP who wants to learn about Microsoft-style Web services with the help of numerous code samples and careful commentary. --David Wall

Topics covered: How to create Web sites under the Microsoft .NET Framework. The author covers techniques for creating HTML interfaces with ASP.NET, shows how to build managed components for COM+, and explains how to create Web services under VB .NET. It's a comprehensive guide to Web services and HTML page generation for VB .NET programmers.

Customer Reviews:

Very disappointing.......2004-08-15

.NET technology is specifically tailored for internet applications and the title of this book includes Web Programming. In fact there is very little coverage of web programming. The entire section on VB.NET covers only console applications. We are almost half-way through the book (if you ignore the 140 plus pages of appendices and index at the end) before a step-by-step guide to creating a (very simple) web application is given.
Most of the book consists of tedious listings of available controls and their properties/methods - is not that what the user manual is for? Code samples are almost childish, like displaying a message stating which check boxes have been selected. In the intro Crouch states the book is aimed at software developers. If so, why spend so much of the book explaining the simple in detail and skipping over the difficult concepts that are new to VB.NET. OOP is not new or exclusive ot VB.NET so why should it be covered here? And why having covered OOP, does Crouch then proceed to totally ignore the concept in his samples? Nowhere does Mr Crouch explain how to use his code samples, which are usually separate HTML and VB code, in the .NET framework. Loads of topics covered come without any code samples at all (yes, you've guessed it, the complicated or difficult parts).
The book also covers ADO.NET. Why? If I wanted a book on ADO.NET, then that is what I would buy. Ironically, the code included with the section on ADO.NET is much more practical than in the rest of the book. Pity the same standard could not have been applied throughout. I strongly recommend you buy something else.

Poorly written, "jumpy" explanations.......2004-02-16

The author's writing style is not only extremely poor, but confusing as he uses terminologies that a LOT of beginners may not be familiar with. You'll find yourself going over to webopedia.com for explanations for a lot of his terms which he simply mentions or just glosses over.

I was forced to by this text for a college course and have found much better beginning asp.net and vb.net texts since buying it.

Bad Book.......2004-01-19

Disorganized....ADO.NET example in chapter 7 doesn't even make any sense if you follow it....Errors throughout...download of examples doesn't even have the examples from the book....

General.......2003-06-24

Over all this book is covering a lot of topics and should be good for beginner. Too much explanation of the code and stuff that's obvious for intermediate / senior levels. I did encounter couple problems. COM+ part does not go into details. The sample that I made (downloaded) for this chapter did not work. It might be the operation system problem, but I did not find any references in the book that you can't do this if you are running on WIN2000. Also, web services did not work with my components, again, no references in the book what do you do if web service looks inaccessible.

Not for begginers to Microsoft programming.......2003-03-27

I am an experienced HTML, PHP and Javascript developper.

I recenctly decided I would like to pick up VB.net for web development and maybe pass 70-305. I just finished VB.net Step-by-Step and was pretty happy.

I bought this book based on the reviews and I have to say I am frustrated and disappointed.

First off, most of the book is spent making console applications, not web applications.

Second, there are no clear tutorials or labs that allow you to practice or apply what you have learned. Lots of code snippets and incomplete programs that aren't terribly clear. Lots of theory, not much application

Finally, the author assumes knowledge that hasn't been demonstrated in the book to date when giving examples or using terminology. For someone who is unfamiliar with the MS programming world, it can very confusing.

All in all I'm not impressed.

Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques (Shelly Cashman)
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Worth every dime!

It's a Shelly Cashman

Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques (Shelly Cashman)
Gary B. Shelly , Thomas J. Cashman , and Jeffrey J. Quasney
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Visual Basic .NET and the .NET framework are radical changes in the evolution of Microsoft Windows and Web-based application development. Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques from the Shelly Cashman Series® will help you teach this new version of Visual Basic with confidence and will allow your students to learn this new version with ease. Following the same proven step-by-step pedagogy of our Visual Basic 6.0 book, the transition to .NET will seem effortless. Featuring a streamlined design, the book includes a greater emphasis on programming and coding, troubleshooting tips, and an updated and expanded Introductory chapter so students are sure to start with the basics.

Customer Reviews:

Worth every dime!.......2007-02-18

Product was as advertized and shipping was as promised. Great value for my money!!

It's a Shelly Cashman.......2006-01-10

It's a Shelly Cashman book, what do you expect, basically it's the same as all the other shelly cashman books, very indepth with good lessons and projects..enjoy!

Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: Complete Concepts and Techniques (Shelly Cashman Series)

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Well written

Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: Complete Concepts and Techniques (Shelly Cashman Series)
Gary B. Shelly , Thomas J. Cashman , and Jeffrey J. Quasney
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Visual Basic .NET and the .NET framework are radical changes in the evolution of Microsoft Windows and Web-based application development. Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Complete Concepts and Techniques from the Shelly Cashman Series® will help you teach this new version of Visual Basic with confidence and will allow your students to learn this new version with ease. Following the same proven step-by-step pedagogy of our Visual Basic 6.0 book, the transition to .NET will seem effortless. Featuring a streamlined design, the book includes a greater emphasis on programming and coding, troubleshooting tips, and an updated and expanded Introductory chapter so students are sure to start with the basics.

Customer Reviews:

Well written.......2003-10-15

This book gives the reader a great step by step instruction to learning VB.NET. It gives you screen shots thoughout the book telling you visually what to do, which for me is one of the easiest ways to pick up on something new.

Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET

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TRULY OBJECT-ORIENTED

Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET
J.P. Hamilton
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One of the most significant features of Visual Basic .NET is the full support of object-oriented programming. For years, developers have been asking for it, but you may not be quite sure how it can help to create and maintain scalable .NET applications. VB.NET is a language that facilitates object-oriented programming, but does not guarantee good object-oriented code. That's where Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET comes in. It will show you how to think about similarities in your application logic and how to design and create objects that maximize the benefit and power the .NET Framework enables. The concept of separating the interface from the implementation has been around for years, but with Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET you'll put it all into practice and you'll never willingly go back to those old ways. With chapters on object fundamentals and class anatomy, you'll lay a foundation that will prepare you to think and apply code reuse principles. Following that, you'll be ready to dive deep into code and the dynamic ecology that it interacts with. Inheritance, containment, polymorphism, overloading, and overriding are just the beginning of this adventure. From there, you'll discover exception handling, reflection, serialization, and I/O. Packed with examples that will guide you through every step, Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET is a guide for those with some programming experience. This book is for those who know Visual Basic 6.0 and are ready or have started the process of developing with Visual Basic .NET. It is an essential tool that will build your skills, as you become a master of Visual Basic .NET. It is one thing to know how to write object-oriented code. Knowing the when and the why is what makes good programmers. That's exactly what you'll know after reading this book.

Customer Reviews:

TRULY OBJECT-ORIENTED.......2003-01-19

As the name indicates, the contents of this book are truly object-oriented.
It has all the lessons that learners would need in order to comprehend the various options and applications that Visual Basic .NET offers. This book provided exemplary guides, which would encourage learners to endure some self-tests. It anticipates problems and helps provide solutions that programmers can count on. Almost everything about it is positive.
However, its information are not as detailed as some experts would like them to be. Again, anybody who has poor knowledge of Visual Basic 6.0 will not find this book easy. Its writer assumed that its readers are already familiar with VB 6.0.

Introduction To Programming with Visual Basic .net

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Great learning book
Solid introductory work

Introduction To Programming with Visual Basic .net
Gary J. Bronson , and David Rosenthal
Manufacturer: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
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Introduction to Programming with Visual Basic .NET introduces the major concepts and applications of this emerging language within the context of sound programming principles, in a manner that is accessible to the beginning programmer. The book addresses the new visual objects required in creating a Windows-based graphical user interface, event-based programming, and the traditional concept of procedural program code. The text places a strong emphasis on real-world business applications, case studies, and rapid application development to help engage students with discussion of practical programming issues. A full range of supplements for students and instructors accompany the text.

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Great learning book.......2006-12-14

Had to get the book for a programming class and actually enjoyed reading it. Easy to understand, well written, need more textbooks like this for college students.

Had a poor index and no class library in the back :(

Solid introductory work.......2005-05-28

This book is an introductory programming text. To be clear, it is not an introduction to Visual Basic.NET for existing programmers; it is entirely aimed at new and learning programmers with no prior experience. It serves such an audience admirably.

The book opens with an historical overview of programming languages and the nature of problem solving. It then progresses in a methodical and sensible manner through working in the IDE, designing forms using visual components, responding to events, working with primitive data types, handling basic user interaction, conditional statements and branching, looping, procedures and functions, scope, arrays and algorithms, database integration, SQL, file handling, ASP.NET, and classes. This gives the book an excellent depth, with material not usually included in introductory texts but which are highly relevant to the construction of functional software.

An especially nice aspect of this book is the development of a "real-world" financial application at the conclusion of each chapter, giving immediate practical exposure to the theoretical concepts being discussed.

Scattered throughout the book are highlighted snippets entitled "tips from the pros". These attempt to convey wisdom from experienced programmers. Their value is somewhat dubious, as for the most part these do not - as may have been reasonably expected - explain best practices or highlight "gotchas" for new programmers. They do pitch sensible ideas, but which are largely common-sense and hardly revelationary.

Additionally, two other matters are irksome. Firstly, the authors leave abstract data types right to the very end chapter, yet this should perhaps be raised earlier, after primitive data types. Secondly, leading on from the first, the authors title this chapter classes, yet beyond constructing one's own data types there is no real coverage of object-oriented design.

That aside, this is an outstanding and very easily digested work. It is well recommended for beginning coders, giving sound instruction in both the art and science of programming and a solid grounding in a popular and contemporary language.

Visual Basic.NET Programming (2nd Edition)

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Visual Basic.NET Programming (2nd Edition)
Jeffrey J. Tsay , Jeffery Tasay , and Jeffrey Tsay
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