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Title: Using Visual Basic 6.0 (Using) by Bob Reselman, Wayne Pruchniak, Richard A. Peasley, Eric A. Smith ISBN: 0-7897-1633-X Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (6 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Far from complete, even from a beginner's point of view.
Comment: Most probably because it written by a number of people, the book lacks consistency. The first part is quite good and there is a no-nonsense approach. Important things are taught, and without much fuss.

However, the downfall starts from the "Advanced" section of the book. The chapter on API is takes just a cursory glance at VB and API, to say the least. This trend starts here and continues where OOP in VB is introduced. I have no clue why these important chapters were given so little space.

The problem with this book is, it tries to cover too much, with too little detail. In the end, you are left with a very much incomplete book. Example: Important concepts like early binding and late binding were nowhere discussed, at least not with the names.

I think Wrox's "Beginning VB 6" may be a better choice, but the problem with Wrox "Beginner" series is that, they just talk on and on and on till you are completely insane.

Rating: 3
Summary: Using VB 6: Sometimes hard to use
Comment: I used this book as a beginner to VB6 with high hopes of getting a firm grasp on the language. However, I was a little disappointed. There is not a whole lot of sample code to look at. The information on ActiveX was skimpy as well. Some of the Microsoft Common Controls (MSFlexGrid for example) were not explained or illustrated adequately. This book will take your programming skills farther, but not as far as I thought it would.

Rating: 2
Summary: real VB developers don't buy this book!
Comment: This book is tailored for ordinary users of VB only, not developers of VB. This book does not provide the necessary details of programming, and other advanced features. If you need to work on VB, probably this book is not for you. For novice users, this book can give you a smell of what VB is. The examples used in this book is rather small scaled.

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