(Pearson Education) Gives the working programmer guidelines for writing better code and designing better systems, addressing general practices and critical issues in working with COM. Also discusses databases and effective data access, and other important uses of Visual Basic, and using XML, IIS, and ASP in Web applications. Softcover. DLC: Microsoft Visual BASIC.
Dr. Joe Hummel is an assistant professor of Computer Science at Lake Forest College, a trainer of .NET for DevelopMentor, and an avid sailor. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine, and has been working with DevelopMentor and Visual Basic since 1993. Joe lives in the Chicago area with his wife Marybeth, their two dogs, and their sailboat.
Ted Pattison is an independent contractor living in Los Angeles, California. Ted has worked in the software industry as a developer and educator since 1990. His primary focus over the last decade has been teaching software developers how to use technologies and tools associated with Microsoft's development platform. Ted is the best-selling author of Programming Distributed Applications with COM+ and VB 6.0 (Microsoft Press, 2000) and is a regular contributor to MSDN magazine, where he writes the Basic Instincts column. He also plays in the notorious Band on the Runtime along with David Chappell, Don Box, George Bullock and Francesco Balena. Go to SubliminalSystems to find out more about the services that Ted can provide to your company.
Justin Gehtland is the director of information software at DevelopMentor, where he also teaches VB/COM+ and Web Client Development courses. Justin Gehtland is also a consultant specializing in middle-tier and data application work. Justin has been working with Visual Basic since 1994 and is a coauthor of Effective Visual Basic (Addison-Wesley, 2001). Doug Turnure is an instructor at DevelopMentor and an occasional speaker at software conferences. Through his company, Aggelos Incorporated, Doug provides services to help companies develop and deploy software solutions. Brian A. Randell is an instructor and researcher at DevelopMentor specializing in COM+ and VB. Brian is also a senior consultant at MCW Technologies, a Microsoft Solution Provider.
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