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C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference

By Jose Mojica
April 2002
Pages: 144
Series: Pocket References
ISBN 10: 0-596-00319-6 | ISBN 13: 9780596003197
(Average of 8 Customer Reviews)

Description

The C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference helps you easily make the switch from C# to Visual Basic .NET and vice versa. Differences between the two languages occur in three main areas: syntax, object-oriented principles, and the Visual Studio .NET IDE. A perfect companion for documents and books that don?t have examples using your mastered language, this guide expects that you know one of the two languages, but does not make an assumption about which one.
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Though most programmers use two or more languages, they usually have a mastery of one. Although Microsoft has advertised that the .NET runtime is language agnostic and that C# and Visual Basic .NET are so close that switching between the two is really quite easy, that?s only true up to a point. Some of the differences are obvious, but others are very subtle. C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference helps you easily make the switch from one language to another. The differences occur in three main areas: syntax, object-oriented principles, and the Visual Studio .NET IDE. Syntax concerns the statements and language elements. Object oriented differences are less obvious, and concern differences in implementation and feature sets between the two languages. IDE differences include things like compiler settings or attributes. There is also a fourth area of difference: language features that are present in one language but have no equivalent in the other. These unique language features are also covered in this book. C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference is a perfect companion for documents and books that don?t have examples using your mastered language. Author Jose Mojica expects that you know one of the two languages, but does not make an assumption about which one. He presents the information in a language-neutral point of view so that programmers from either background can read a section and feel that it is targeted to them.

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Fly in the Pocket !, September 30 2006

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Learning it converts it:), September 30 2005

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Submitted by Eduardo C Lunardelli [Respond | View]

Good I really vi that this book has important resources, but as I am not much adept of vb.net, but my students always come with questions of this language are seeing this book.

Some things I already obtained to make with vb.net but I have still much to learn....

But for who already valley dominates vb.net the penalty to see, therefore it encloses many legal and important resources.

Useful for syntax reference as well as conversion, January 09 2005

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Submitted by cscoder [Respond | View]

Could use an index. It's probably also my most useful syntax quick reference book, outside the conversion aspects. I come from a C++ background, and I am now just as comfortable in VB.NET as in C##, largely thanks to this book.

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C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference Review, March 31 2003

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Submitted by Anima [Respond | View]

Great book... exactly what I was looking for

I have a ton of C# books and now that I have to learn VB.Net I can use my same C# books and convert the syntax to VB.Net when needed

C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference Review, March 12 2003

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Submitted by Doug Domeny [Respond | View]

Good book. Nice layout. Decent TOC, but would benefit from an index. Covers the important differences between the languages. Points out helpful tips like adding [assembly: System.CLSCompliant(true)] to your C# projects to ensure they are VB.NET compatible (see page 4).

I'm using both C# and VB, so this book is very valuable.

I also bought C# language and VB.NET language pocket references. The C# one is great, but the VB.NET Language Pocket Reference IS USELESS.

C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference Review, December 02 2002

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Submitted by Jason Bunting [Respond | View]

Perfect

This book is great, it is hard to put into words, but it is perfect in size and the way it is laid out. Not bogged down with meaningless filler in the least, just the facts. I actually use it not only as a reference, but I actually enjoyed simply reading it from page 1 onward.

C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference Review, October 30 2002

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Submitted by reserai [Respond | View]

this is a good book

C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference Review, August 16 2002

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Submitted by Ferran [Respond | View]

Very useful for NET beginners, and as a quick-reference.
Handy format.

Well-written.

Media reviews
"[Consumers] will find the fine 'pocket references' produced by O'Reilly to be compact and affordable."
-- James Cox, The Computer Shelf: Midwest Book Review

"All-in-all, I predict that this little gem of a book is going to be a hot seller. It's concise, it's clear, and best of all, it's laid out in such a way that...you'll be able to find what you need even when you don't know what word to type into the Search textbox. Highly recommended!"
--Peter Bromberg, www.eggheadcafe.com, March 2002

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