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Seeing Data: Designing User Interfaces for Database Systems Using .NET Review by Douglas J. Reilly
A Great Book for Windows Forms Developers.
Seeing Data: Designing User Interfaces for Database Systems Using .NET is an amazing book for anyone designing a user interface (UI) to allow users to display and edit data. It is very specifically focused on .NET WinForms development, however much of the information is useful for all developers.
Starting with coverage of the basics, like fonts, colors, etc., the book moves on to how to display and allow proper editing of various data types. This is very much a needed book, since the Microsoft User Interface standards book has not been updated since 1999. A lot has happened since 1999 in the Microsoft world, and the advice Rebecca offers comes from a lot of hard-won experience.
I do not do a great deal of Windows Forms development, but when I do, I will keep this book nearby.