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Title: MCSD Microsoft Visual Basic 5 Exam Cram: Exam: 70-165 by Michael MacDonald, Michael D. McDonald ISBN: 1-57610-236-X Publisher: The Coriolis Group Pub. Date: 30 January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99

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Average Customer Rating: 2.83 (24 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Tremendous Resource for VB 5.0 prgmrs. Lots of code samples
Comment: This book lives up to its assertion that it is "the perfect supplement to all certification study guides". It never gets bogged down in jargon. Michael MacDonald explains thoroughly yet concisely each of the major concepts of VB 5.0 programming.

There is no shying away from difficult concepts and no reverting to techno babble to explain them. The chapters are sensibly laid out; starting from VB datatypes, coding, collections and objects and then moving on from there.

Also provided in the front is a Handy Cram Sheet - things you should know before taking the test. There are also lots of example exam questions. Watch out for those typos though. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is that there are quite a few typos in code samples. Most are obvious to experienced programmers.

Regardless of certification requirements this book should be part of any serious VB programmer's library. Forget Microsoft Press. Buy this one.

Rating: 3
Summary: Good book, but use many sources to prepare for 70-165
Comment: I read this book 3 times and then took the transcender practice exam. WHOA!! This book is missing some very important substance that the author seems to dismiss as trivial or "unlikely to appear on the exam". For instance, the first question on the Transcender exam had to do with implementing asynchronous processing. This book has next to no information on that topic, much less an in-depth look at all the concepts surrounding it (needless to say, I missed THAT question). That is just a sample of what I would term the 'shallowness' of the book. I do, however, think that the author does a good job detailing the topics that ARE included in the book. Bottom line: DEFINATELY buy and use the Transcender exam also before you waste $100.

Rating: 3
Summary: I passed the exam, but errors in the book drove me crazy!
Comment: As for all books in the Exam Cram and Exam Prep series, this book covers all information necessary to pass the exam thoroughly and at the right level of depth. Unfortunately, this book had errors on over 10% of the pages -- giving it a "Dog-Ear Factor" of POOR. Look for the recordset method "MovePrior" which should REALLY be "MovePrevious". I consider this type of technical error to be unacceptable -- particularly since it was repeated throughout the entire book! Many practice questions also had errors -- again, very disconcerting. Overall -- if you're planning on passing the exam, definitely get this book and read it through TWICE, but don't panic if you spot something wrong -- it probably is!