This book is focused on "getting the concepts" as well as teaching how to apply OOP concepts in the new version of Visual Basic. The reader is not expected to have any mastery of a given OOP language. In fact, the stress of having to learn the syntax of an OOP language, without first having a strong conceptual foundation about the OOP paradigm, often prevents the programmer from doing effective Object Oriented Programming at the language level. However, a beginner's knowledge of the Visual Basic language is a definite plus.
About the Author, Richard J. Simon
Richard J. Simon is the co-founder of MillenniSoft, Inc., a software development and consulting company that specializes in custom application development with the latest technologies for Windows and the Internet. Before starting MillenniSoft, Richard was a CTO for over eight years in a software development company that specialized in client/server development with n-tier technology.
In 1985, Richard started consulting and developing custom PC software applications. By 1989, he was developing Windows applications for some of the largest Fortune 100 companies in the US. Richard has always been on the cutting edge of technology and spends his time researching and developing new technologies to bring to market. He has authored and tech edited several books on Windows development including the Win32 API Super Bible (Sams Publishing).
