--- product_id: 46335958 title: "Hardcore Visual Basic: Version 5.0" price: "2824 Ft" currency: HUF in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.hu/products/46335958-hardcore-visual-basic-version-5-0 store_origin: HU region: Hungary --- # Hardcore Visual Basic: Version 5.0 **Price:** 2824 Ft **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Hardcore Visual Basic: Version 5.0 - **How much does it cost?** 2824 Ft with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hu](https://www.desertcart.hu/products/46335958-hardcore-visual-basic-version-5-0) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description An advanced programmer's guide to the new 5.0 version of Visual Basic. Includes a core set of utilities, shortcuts, and solutions to problems to achieve a wide range of functional programs. The CD-ROM contains sample code and compilation tools, including the Windows PI type library, the VB Core function library, Bug and Collection wizards, and other utilities. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Review: The ultimate VB 5 tome - I learned BASIC as a child, and needed to upgrade to Visual Basic as a teen. I learned it from two sources: Learning Visual Basic in 21 Days, and this book, Hardcore Visual Basic. I learned some very simple things from the former, but the latter taught me what the compiler was actually doing and how the programs were structured. It's not a book for those that are beginners with computers, but for someone already familiar with computers, this book is invaluable. If you already understand Visual Basic (4, 5 or 6, but not .NET) and want to learn how to make it do something difficult, you are the target audience. I suspect I was unusual in using it as part of learning the language, but it worked. Either a good working knowledge of a computer or of Visual Basic are required to get much out of the book, but it works with either to work on the other. The reason the price is devalued is that Microsoft included the text in many versions of their MSDN documentation. Not all version include it, and those released over the last few years no longer contain it. I learned from the online copy, but have now picked up a hard copy as they are far nicer to read. Review: The CD is worth the price of the book - Definitely not for beginners. For a VB book, a lot of API stuff is well-covered. Also includes a very clear, if high-level, discussion of COM. The examples are well thought-out and executed. The real gems are the Windows type library and his VBCore and VisualCore DLLs. Win32 is essentially VB-unfriendly and Bruce McKinney has solved that problem for you. Just the time saved Declaring and cutting from win32api.txt cost-justifies this book. He's written a VB wrapper for almost everything that you would want to use. He even shows you in the sample code how to build your own vtables in VB. This book comes on the MSDN disk for VB6. Updates to the type library and his DLLs that work with VB6 can be found in his article. Buy it anyway and read it cover to cover. You'll be a better developer for it. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #6,212,675 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #9,213 in Computer Programming Languages #16,388 in Programming Languages (Books) #20,571 in Computer Software (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 19 Reviews | ## Images ![Hardcore Visual Basic: Version 5.0 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31cFQs+5-EL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The ultimate VB 5 tome *by N***Z on December 30, 2007* I learned BASIC as a child, and needed to upgrade to Visual Basic as a teen. I learned it from two sources: Learning Visual Basic in 21 Days, and this book, Hardcore Visual Basic. I learned some very simple things from the former, but the latter taught me what the compiler was actually doing and how the programs were structured. It's not a book for those that are beginners with computers, but for someone already familiar with computers, this book is invaluable. If you already understand Visual Basic (4, 5 or 6, but not .NET) and want to learn how to make it do something difficult, you are the target audience. I suspect I was unusual in using it as part of learning the language, but it worked. Either a good working knowledge of a computer or of Visual Basic are required to get much out of the book, but it works with either to work on the other. The reason the price is devalued is that Microsoft included the text in many versions of their MSDN documentation. Not all version include it, and those released over the last few years no longer contain it. I learned from the online copy, but have now picked up a hard copy as they are far nicer to read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The CD is worth the price of the book *by S***S on February 22, 2000* Definitely not for beginners. For a VB book, a lot of API stuff is well-covered. Also includes a very clear, if high-level, discussion of COM. The examples are well thought-out and executed. The real gems are the Windows type library and his VBCore and VisualCore DLLs. Win32 is essentially VB-unfriendly and Bruce McKinney has solved that problem for you. Just the time saved Declaring and cutting from win32api.txt cost-justifies this book. He's written a VB wrapper for almost everything that you would want to use. He even shows you in the sample code how to build your own vtables in VB. This book comes on the MSDN disk for VB6. Updates to the type library and his DLLs that work with VB6 can be found in his article. Buy it anyway and read it cover to cover. You'll be a better developer for it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not for beginners, but... *by D***T on May 22, 2014* This is a textbook which should be studied and read in an orderly fashion. It's got all the info you need, but is not really a "how to" book. Great if you have the time and willpower to really learn the subject. 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