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Title: WebClasses From Scratch by Jesse Liberty ISBN: 0-7897-2126-0 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 14 October, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99

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Average Customer Rating: 3.7 (23 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Leverage your VB skills to provide db web content.
Comment: We all know how difficult it is to find a book that is truly worthwhile. I have purchased several books on different but related topics and have been trying to synthesize the information into practical steps for a project I am working on.

Then along comes Jesse's book *Webclasses from Scratch* ! Jesse demonstrates how to use VB6, webclasses, SQL,ASP,ADO, and Javascript to produce a web-enabled database application.

I had become frustrated with getting my replacement tags to process properly. I even called Microsoft for help and the tech gave me an answer that did not work... I now see the one key element that was missing and my development schedule is back on track.

This is the ONLY book in print that *specifically* covers webclasses and Jesse does it in his own inimitable style: he assumes you are a novice VB programmer and takes it from there.

I think this is a 5 star book because it covers exactly what the title says, the example is fully functional and useful, and the style makes it very easy reading while teaching you what you want to know. Most importantly because the author demonstrates how the various technologies available to the modern VB programmer can be combined to accomplish a task.

Thank you Jesse, and I encourage you to write another one so you can cover things like how to handle rollbacks with or without MTS.

Rating: 4
Summary: Web Classes from Scratch - a Good Start
Comment: There are not a lot of books out there on the use of web classes. I'm glad to see one that focuses on the basics of WC technology. While the author may be a better C++ programmer, he certainly does not treat VB with disdain, as some have implied. Quite the contrary, he praises VB for it's ability the develop COM without the complexities needed in C++. Some of the code could be written a little differently, but for most part I found it to be sound. If you want to get up and running using WC technology for your web programming, this book will fill the bill.

Rating: 4
Summary: From Scratch - a teaching manual
Comment: When I started studying WebClasses (May 2001) I looked at a lot of different places, the web, training sites, magazines, and books. In my research, I read just about everyone of the reviews on this book and also on Wrox Press VB6 Web Programming. I bought both.

I don't need to repeat the drawbacks of this book that the other reviews already have mentioned. However, I do wish to emphasize one item that some one else brought out. This book is a mainly a teaching book. Not in the since of giving exact instructions (1. Do this. 2. Do that) as you would find in a high school/jr college class room (I've taught in both); however, it is useful if you need to teach yourself this technology and you don't have vast experience in the area.

I did experience problems because of some of the drawbacks misprints and such, but if I had looked at the author's web site, I would have found fixes for the ones I found and saved myself time and frustrastion.

Even with the drawbacks, my overall experience was positive. I now feel I understand what WebClasses are and how to use them. I'm no expert, of course. That only comes with practice.

If you are looking for a book to teach the information needed for WebClasses, this one is a good one. If you are looking for a more comprehensive approach that teaches you about all areas of VB on the web, look at Wrox Press's VB6 Web Programming.

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