Without tools, we would all still be living in caves.

Creating your own Internet marketing tools can move you from the cave to the mansion. Not only will it allow you to get ahead with your own marketing, it will also equip you with a product to market to others.

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Do you want to program but don’t know where to start?

I have good news for you, because I recently stumbled across a series of books that make programming seem easier than brushing your teeth.

Programming is best when you can get your hands on live, working code and have someone explain it to you. Until recently, I thought that was an impossible task. All I found were examples that seemed to be missing one thing or another and required that I read the whole book to understand a single concept.

Then I found two books that gave me everything I was looking for…and more.

Here are some cool things about Visual Basic 2008 How to Program (How to Program (Deitel)) and Simply Visual Basic 2008 (3rd Edition):

• Live Code: Each new concept is presented in the context of a working Visual Basic program. Each program is designed to make the concept it illustrates easy to comprehend.
• Syntax Coloring: The authors use a syntax color in all the Visual Basic code, so that it easy to distinguish the various elements of the code. The colors they use correspond to those used in popular code editors. This means you won’t get confused when you move back and forth between the textbook and live code.
• Code Highlighting: Key code segments stand out because they are highlighted.
• Programming Tips: Programming tips are included to help you focus on aspects of the program development. The tips are gleaned from six decades of programming and teaching experience.

In addition to books on Visual Basic, Deitel also has books on Java, C, C#, C++, and other common Internet oriented programming languages.