Question about a VB.net Textbook

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by turnershells, Jan 14, 2005.

  1. turnershells

    turnershells Guest

    As a quick background, I've registered for a community college course that uses "Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .net" by Diane Zak, 2nd edition. It apparently comes with Standard VB.net disks, but I've already bought VB.net from Business Depot.
    Has anyone dealt with the first edition, and is it any good? Is the software on a timed destruct? And, lastly, since the only real interest I have in Visual Basic is in programming AutoCad and Inventor 8, is this course worthwhile? There are no AutoCad courses being offered this term, and I'm already working on several topics independently - I'd like to be taking at least one structured course.
     
    turnershells, Jan 14, 2005
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    Norman Yuan Guest

    It all depends on your programming skill level and your goal. I'd say,
    unless you are very advanced Acad developer and is focusing on routine Acad
    programming (VBA/Lisp), there is no immediate need to learn .NET (either
    VB.NET, or C#). You must know that .NET is entirely a different thing from
    VB/VBA. Currently, you cannot use VB.NET/C# inside Acad like VBA (Since
    Acad2005, there is .NET interface for ObjectARX, but it is in its infant
    stage, and it is not for most Acad programmers for their routine work, at
    least for now).

    If you are already very good at Acad VBA and VB (not VB.NET!), you may want
    to extend your programming skill on MS technology by learning .NET and it
    will help your programming on Acad, especially on integrating Acad with
    other office, database applications. Then, your programming would be
    focusing more on entire information system than just Acad.

    BTW, AFAIK, so called "Standard Edition VB.NET/C#" is only good for beginner
    to learn (That is why it comes with book). It is just not enough to do real
    word project.


    uses "Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .net" by Diane Zak, 2nd
    edition. It apparently comes with Standard VB.net disks, but I've already
    bought VB.net from Business Depot.
    software on a timed destruct? And, lastly, since the only real interest I
    have in Visual Basic is in programming AutoCad and Inventor 8, is this
    course worthwhile? There are no AutoCad courses being offered this term, and
    I'm already working on several topics independently - I'd like to be taking
    at least one structured course.
     
    Norman Yuan, Jan 14, 2005
    #2
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