Learning to Program with VISUAL BASIC.Net - Softcover

McKeown, Patrick G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471229717 ISBN 13: 9780471229711

Publisher: Wiley, 2003

Synopsis

This is a true introductory programming book, appropriate for the first programming course. Most other books do not teach programming but teach the syntax of VB or highlight the "gee whiz" features of the VB interface. Visual Basic has been replacing COBOL as an introductory programming language for CIS/MIS students due to its ease of use and the near universal move to the Windows operating system. McKeown's text addresses the need for a text that offers an adequate balance between the demonstration of the Visual Basic interface and teaching programming logic that the student must know regardless of the language. The goal of this book is "to achieve a balance between demonstrating the power and excitement of Visual Basic and the need to teach traditional programming logic."

About this title

About the Author

Patrick G. McKeown is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Management Information Systems at the University of Georgia. He is the author of over 30 other textbooks in the areas of management science, information systems, and computer programming and has taught all over the world including Finland, Portugal, South Africa, and New Zealand. He is a member of the Council of Fellows of the Text and Academic Authors Association.

From the Back Cover

Master programming logic, while harnessing the power of Visual Basic.NET!

With Patrick McKeown’s Learning to Program with VB.NET, you’ll not only discover how to create exciting and powerful interfaces, you’ll also gain valuable programming skills that you can apply to other computer languages. Together, the book and its accompanying Web site provide the knowledge and tools you need to take advantage of the .NET platform, as well as numerous opportunities to use what you’ve learned to create fully functioning programs.

Key Features

• Rather than just explaining how to use the VB.NET interface, McKeown helps you develop a fundamental understanding of programming logic, concepts, and techniques including the use of object-oriented programming.
• McKeown’s highly effective approach to learning programming first discusses why you would want to write a program, then shows you how to do it, and, finally, asks you to actually write the program.
• Each chapter contains discussions of specific concepts, screen captures, helpful tips, a chapter summary, key terms, and projects and exercises.
• A running case allows you to create a fairly sophisticated information system for a DVD rental store.
• Step-by-step instructions and It’s Your Turn exercises, along with code boxes at the end of each section, help you develop programming skills by actually writing programs.
• All of the code included in the text can be downloaded from the book’s Web site at www.wiley.com/college/mckeown. This site also provides data files that that you’ll need to use in order to complete various exercises.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471229717
• ISBN 13: 9780471229711
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544