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Query: Fantastic Book

This is the first VB.Net book I've found that really explains the language. I own about 8 other VB.Net books and I'm constantly asking questions like, "why am I typing ByVal and what does it mean?," or "what's really happening when I call a function?" So many of the books I currently own have left me with too many unanswered questions. I'd be willing to bet that as he wrote this book, Purdum was constantly asking himself what kinds of questions the reader would ask. Every new concept is given a thorough explanation. The book gets very detailed about how things work in VB.Net, but it is written so well it is easly understood by a beginner. Purdum definitely doesn't gloss over anything.If I had to purchase just one VB.Net book as a beginner, this book would be it. I do wish there were more programming exercises, but if you are creative, you can make up your own...