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I am new to programming in general and my first contact (except actionscript and javascript) was VB.NET and ASP.NET. After i took some official MS cources on VB.NET, ASP.NET and ADO.NET I was looking for a reference book to have in hand.

The intro part of this book was of no use to me because I already knew the stuff, but even if I had no previous knowledge of .NET it would be of no use(could anyone use a validator control for example after reading this intro, or at least get a picture of what it is?). My point is it is neither for those who know something neither for those who don't. Certainly not a tutorial.

The second part on the other hand was a bit frustrating. It assumes very good knowledge of OOP which not only a beginner programmer doesn't have but (as far as I know) neither many VB6 programmers. That said it didn't give me a better insight into the object orientation of .NET. It reads rather like academic definitions compilation than a applicable knowledge. It didn't help me clarify anything.(in sharp contrast with your other book "VB.NET in a nutshell" which struck me with its clearcut examples and crisp explanations even on things I barely knew).

The last part I cannot say much about since I haven't used it yet. I liked the UML illutrations though.