Rush job, LOTS of mistakes

Originally, I had purchased a WROX book of the same subject matter. It was horribly painful to read. So, I made sure that I spent time reading some of this book prior to buying it.

The good news is that Sarknas does a really great job at explaining the high-level theoretical concepts and gives a great walking tour of VWD. However, when it comes to the details and the tutorials, this book breaks down. I found a dozen errors in the few few pages, some crucial errors. I wrote to the publisher listing a lot of the errors and asked if there was an online update. Their reply was basically to wait for the 2007 edition.

I think Apress rushed this book out before Microsoft even finished delivering the product because some features of the software don't even exist - Microsoft changed direction and does not support SQL Server Express Manager, for example. So, I'm stuck trying to figure out alternative techniques and procedures to accomplish certain tasks so I can stay up with the tutorials.

I think by the time I'm finished I could probably write my own tutorial. I've found myself going back and forth between the Wrox book and the Apress book in an attempt to piece things together. Rick Delorme, the technical reviewer, obviously didn't go through the tutorials.

Very disappointing. My two star rating is generous.

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