VB.NET Book

[mackrackit]

Trent,
I was just giving you a hard time

What about a chapter telling how to interface a game on a PC with an external gizmo (home made joy-stick, or some other controller)?

[T.Jackson]

Thanks for the good suggestions ...

An RPG (role playing game) -- would probably be the easiest introduction to scrolling techniques I think. Tile graphics with maps, and as such, Pacman uses a map, but without the tile graphics.

I have some good joystick routines actually, and perhaps a chapter which deals strictly with IO could be some food for thought.

I have nothing set in concrete at the moment, besides around 90% of 3 of the games completed.

Trent Jackson

[Ioannis]

Any book, e-book or whatever, will be most welcome to enter the world of VB. I still would want to see some relation to PIC, connecting maybe as a peripheral device to the VB program.

Ioannis

[Acetronics2]

Any book, e-book or whatever, will be most welcome to enter the world of VB.
Ioannis

Hi, Ioannis

these ones exist ....

http://www.elektor.com/products/book...ng.12244.lynkx

http://www.elektor.fr/products/books...pc.12589.lynkx

Alain

[T.Jackson]

Looks like an interesting book.

I tell ya I would never go back to VB5 / 6 after using .NET

Trent Jackson

[mackrackit]

Looks like an interesting book.

I tell ya I would never go back to VB5 / 6 after using .NET

Trent Jackson

The last time I used any VB, 5 was fairly new.

What are the advantages and or disadvantages in using .NET?

[T.Jackson]

What are the advantages and or disadvantages in using .NET?

.NET is very similar to Java. VB.NET is half of C# in my opinion.

:: Advantages ::

# Fully object orientated ...
# Built-in libraries replace the need for quirky Windows APIs
# Just as powerful as Java

:: Disadvantages ::

# Framework is 20MB, VB6 is ~1.2
# Windows XP users need to acquire it
# GDI+ libraries are slow compared to discrete APIs


Trent Jackson