|  | 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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..it really sets the standard for VBA programming February 12, 2005
Garry Sansom (Toronto, ON Canada)
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
I've been using Excel since version 4 and only started programming with VBA just over a year ago. I started with books by John Walkenbach, followed by more than a dozen other books, ..whatever I could find. I learned more reading this one book than I did reading several other books because this book really hits the target with its topics, and it's rich content. From start to finish, this book lays out the application development process in a step-by-step, matter of fact fashion. The authors have shared their unquestionable knowledge and skills in this no-nonsense approach to developing a sample application, exposing many well explained examples of what I would call 'absolutely brilliant concepts'. Although there is no 'handholding' style used in this book, they have done an incredible job of making sense of some pretty complex subject matter.
Since I am a machinist by profession, and familiar with machine code, I didn't have any problem learning VBA because it was similar to what I already knew. What I did have a problem with was the myriad of rules, methods, properties, objects, collections, functions, and operators. The books I had found so far were very helpful in understanding all these things, but they didn't give me what I was looking for as a standard for application development. This book takes that to a whole other level, ..it really sets the standard for Visual Basic for Applications programming, period!
Before reading this book, I read Excel 2002 VBA Programmer's Reference, also by these same authors. It caters more to beginner and intermediate level programmers, but it started me along the path I was looking to take my programming and application development. Applying the things I learned from this book has enabled me to turn my amateur VBA projects into professional quality applications. This book solidified my decision to follow these authors and their work because they are clearly the greatest Excel/VBA minds on the planet. I urge anyone reading this review to buy this book because you just won't find the kind of information found in this book anywhere. This book is a must have for your desktop library. I can't wait to see what these authors are working on next!
This Is The Best Excel Development Book Ever! February 12, 2005
Paul Katz (Boulder, CO)
9 out of 16 found this review helpful
Stephen and Rob are clearly masters of the art of Excel application development and have an incredible ability to explain the advanced techniques they use in a way that makes them seem easy. "Professional Excel Development" sets a new standard for Excel technical books and looks to become the standard reference book for the industry. Mastering the techniques in this book has already helped me move toward the head of the Excel development pack! I highly recommend it.
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