"It's good to see a book that is based on real-world experience, rather than a re-write of the manual."

– Matt Nicholson, Editor, DNJ

"Written from the heart by someone who' s been there, seen that, noted that it didn' t work, worked out why it didn't work, fixed the problem, re-coded it, seen it work and then moved on to the next problem. This is experience and 'hard knocks' distilled, and I consider it an essential read."

– Peet Morris, Head of Technology, The Mandelbrot Set

"When I'm looking to get into the guts of VB, Mark Hurst is one of the first people I think of. His articles are concise, elegant and reliable. But don' t take my word for it."

– Graham Parker, Chairman, VB User Group