best starting point for complete newbies?

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I've been coding for so long I know that I'm probably a lousy instructor for
the basics; nonetheless it is now occasionally my business to teach
regardless of level of experience. I am currently working with someone who
doesn't yet understand what a variable or a class is and I'm suddenly at a
complete loss as to how to begin. We began with some introductory books, but
after doing the exercises, my student can now design forms but still doesn't
have a solid grasp of what a variable or loop or a class is. We need to back
up. I'm looking for a book that teaches introductory coding in VB.Net, but
without using the WinForms designer. I'm after something that will give him
a solid grounding in theory without it being too esoteric or advanced. Any
suggestions for books, exercises, links?

Thanks,
Paul
 
Here is a book by an author that I really like. I have several of his 'more
advanced' books and really like his style. This particular book has nothing
to to with .Net but deals with the more general case of 'How Computer
Programming Works" written from the perspective of "Have you ever tried to
explain to someone what you do for a living?" You can check out the
introduction and the table of contents from this page:
http://www.desaware.com/products/books/other/computers/index.aspx
 
I've been coding for so long I know that I'm probably a lousy instructor for
the basics; nonetheless it is now occasionally my business to teach
regardless of level of experience. I am currently working with someone who
doesn't yet understand what a variable or a class is and I'm suddenly at a
complete loss as to how to begin. We began with some introductory books, but
after doing the exercises, my student can now design forms but still doesn't
have a solid grasp of what a variable or loop or a class is. We need to back
up. I'm looking for a book that teaches introductory coding in VB.Net, but
without using the WinForms designer. I'm after something that will give him
a solid grounding in theory without it being too esoteric or advanced. Any
suggestions for books, exercises, links?

Thanks,
Paul
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Sam's Publishing books on Classic VB were always very fundamental.
They have a title for VB Net. If it's along the lines of the older
series and your student still has difficulty, your student may want to
consider a different career.

http://www.samspublishing.com/title/0672320665

Gene
 
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