|  | Authors: Rob Bovey, Dennis Wallentin, Stephen Bullen, John Green
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 1176
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.1 x 2.5
ISBN: 0321508793
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.54
EAN: 9780321508799
ASIN: 0321508793
Publication Date: May 16, 2009
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Best of its kind September 6, 2005
TriState VBA Guy (NJ, USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is on a different level than all other Excel development books. It starts off with the not so crazy assumption that Excel may be the best development platform available today,the rest of the book goes a long way in showing you why that may be true. Everything from worksheet UI design to creating components using VB6 is included. The only subject given less coverage than it deserves is Data Access, but there are plenty of other books for that. If you're serious in using Excel as a programming platform, buy two copies-1 for your office and 1 to keep at home.
Finally! The sequel to Walkenbach for developers is here! August 31, 2005
Roberto Pippalada (La Crescenta, CA)
56 out of 57 found this review helpful
If you cherished the Walkenbach's book for years and were longing for the advanced part to follow some day, you are there. So what if it is by different author.
Once I got the book and browsed through for couple of hours I already was eager to share my excitement. But... decided to do some more reading to make sure that the quality holds throughout the book. And I am still impressed immensely. This is an outstanding book
Buy the book even just for Chapter 20. Combining Excel and Visual Basic 6.
The rumors about the death of VB6 are highly exaggerated. Even if you believe otherwise, the techniques described for using VB forms in VBA will give you a good grasp how to achieve the same thing with other languages.
Basically, if you are a developer and were looking for a book to let you outgrow the limitations of VBA, this is THE BOOK.
If you are a power user and would like to stay in confines of Excel and VBA, then most probably Walkenbach's book will be sufficient, although reading this book will give you an incentive to do more.
These authors are the very best among the best August 6, 2005
William H. Benson (Upstate New York)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is written by authors who are highly recognized as preeminent among Microsoft MVP's and Office solution developers. They share profound professional insights, which proves that when you are truly outstanding in your field, you have nothing to fear by making others great also.
If you want only to learn the power of VBA -- and VBA is tremendously powerful as a development tool -- be sure you have books like Excel 2002 Excel VBA Programmer's Reference (WROX Programmer-to-Programmer series) and John Walkenback's Excel 2003 Power Programming with VBA (John Wiley
The Best Excel Book Ever July 23, 2005
Edgar A. Barnwell (Jacksonville, Florida USA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is the only book I have found that truly shows "the how and whys" needed to develop all aspects of a professional application. Most notably, the information is provided in an easy to follow format and you don't have to be an expert programmer in order to understand it. This is welcome difference that is rarely seen in other books but a feature difference that all non-experts will greatly appreciate. Best of all, it is not a regurgitated version of some previously published book but truly new and innovative material. I cannot emphasize enough just how refreshing that is.
This book provides you with a step by step methodology that, if followed, TEACHES you how to produce consultant level applications, start to finish. Through this one book, you can learn how to provide your applications with those professional features you've always dreamed of but never knew how to do.
I have a large bookcase filled with programming books but this is the only book review I have ever posted. If you are like me, you expect the books you purchase to great but ultimately such expectations are rarely realized. THIS BOOK, on the other hand, has exceeded all of my expectations and has raised my future expectations significantly. Words cannot express my sincere gratitude to each of the authors for providing the best Excel book ever written. If you are thinking about purchasing this book, don't hesitate, it's worth ten times the price.
A remarkable book on creating complete Excel-based apps April 13, 2005
R. Lodato (Boston, MA)
137 out of 141 found this review helpful
Over the years, I've read a number of books on Excel programming. Each one seemed much like the previous one, generally talking about writing macros and creating data-entry forms. Professional Excel Development takes the concept quite a bit farther. Rather than giving you the same old tired lessons, this book goes into detail on exactly how to build professional level applications. It even explains how to make your Excel-based application look as though Excel had nothing to do with it. Suffice it to say, this ain't your daddy's Excel book.
The authors, Stephen Bullen, Rob Bovey, and John Green, show a level of sophistication well beyond the norm. They'd rather teach you the proper way to program instead of teaching you how to use Excel. In fact, the first thing they do is distinguish five different levels of usage: Excel users, Excel power users, VBA developers, Excel developers, and professional Excel developers. The book is written for the highest level, so expect a lot of depth. The entire structure of the book builds around a time-entry application that is developed from a simple spreadsheet to a full-blown, production quality program. A CD-ROM is also included with all of the source code and multiple examples that are scattered throughout the book.
Reading Professional Excel Development is not something to be taken lightly. The authors have done a fine job putting together a cohesive methodology for using Excel as an application development platform. I know of no other book that covers this platform in such depth. At times I found myself lost in the details, but I suspect a "professional Excel developer" (which I am not) would be delighted in the depth of description and copious examples provided.
Professional Excel Development is an extremely well-written book that covers the use of Excel to a depth few authors have dared to tread. The text gives you the tools to build applications that are much more than automated spreadsheets. Almost any program your imagination can devise can be created using the techniques given, which is a testimony to the power of Excel. Bash Microsoft if you want, but they do sometimes come up with a winner, and Professional Excel Development allows you to take full advantage of its capabilities. I highly recommend this book.
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