Beginning Object-Oriented Programming with VB 2005: From Novice to Professional

Senior consultant Clark seeks to provide the information needed to understand the fundamentals of programming with Visual Basic and, most importantly, to give novices the tools they need to master the higher-level concepts of object-oriented programming (OOP) methodology and design. At first he covers concepts that apply to all programming languages, identifying class structures and modeling interaction, working through a case study, then he shows how OOP is implemented in Visual Basic, including creating classes and hierarchies, implementing object collaboration, working with collections and developing applications with visual Basic. Finally, he describes developing applications with Visual Basic for business, windows and the web. Clark's examples are very useful and the logic of his step-by-step approach is practical and considerate of both ends of the experience spectrum. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Daniel Clark is a Microsoft "Most Valued Professional," Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, and Microsoft Certified Database Administrator. For the last 7 years, he has been developing applications and training others how to develop applications using Microsoft technologies. Daniel's training experience runs the gamut from training novice programmers to training experienced developers on the nuances of COM programming. He finds particular satisfaction in turning new developers on to the thrill of developing and designing object-oriented applications.