visual basic

I am currently working towards a BA in Information Technology and Diane Zak's VB 6.0 Enhanced Edition was the assigned text for my Programming for Windows course. It was actually not the choice of the college, but the instructor insisted this be the one we use; it's great. Diane's writing style is clear and concise. The lessons build at a good pace and the questions, exercises and discoveries really help me absorb all the information. The hands on practice, practice, practice approach is truly the best way to learn. Diane makes it all very easy to follow and understand, and I'm even having fun creating the projects. I haven't been able to say that about any other programming texts (C, C++) I've read in the past. I'm going to check out Diane's C++ next.

Excellent book. Thanks Diane Zak for your innovative method of dealing with Visual Basic programming. Frankly, I have read many books about VB and failed to understand intricacies of the language. I always thought I would fail as a programmer. After going through her book and working on most of the tutorials I am now a confident programmer!!

I would recommend this book to every person like me out there!

I finally feel like a programmer after working with this book.
So often I read programming books and become lost in the theory part. It's nearly impossible to get lost in Diane Zak's book. She will 'hold your hand' and step you through everything while explaining what's going on. In each chapter you will program the example with the author. Following the lessons are loads of great sample problems and questions. My instructor said this is the best text book she has ever used -for any class. I agree 100%. I'm hoping other books by Diane Zak will live up to this one.
Buy this book!