Getting to Know ArcObjects (With CD-ROM)

This book teaches you the core of what you need to know to get around in VBA and ArcObjects. I had already read the Sam's VB 6 in 21 Days book, but the VBA section helped reinforce what I had already learned, and most importantly, taught me how to understand and use ArcObjects, even the Object Model Diagrams, which is really important for a beginner to grasp.This is a great tutorial and reference to have for anyone with no computer programming background, because it really teaches you from the ground-up, and contains easy-to-follow exercises. I doubt more advanced programmers would find the book too helpful, and they should probably stick to Zeiler's "Exploring ArcObjects," which is a reference book, not a tutorial.

So I just got done reading this book for a class in ArcObjects. I have to say that I was very impressed. Each chapter introduces a new concept and contains exercises that the reader can easily follow along with. The beginning of the book focuses on Visual Basic ...errr basics, then the reader gets introduced to object-oriented concepts, before launching into using ArcObjects. This book is definitely a good starting point for the budding ArcObjects programmer, but by no means teaches you everything. As you will find out when you lay eyes on your first ArcObjects model diagram, there is a lot of ground to cover!

Great book on ArcObjects, but the information is EXTREMELY dated. Beware of the formatting changes that have taken place over the last decade. I wish Esri Press would print out an updated version for ArcGIS 10.x.

I found this book to be an excellent companion to "Getting to Know ArcGIS". I have some programming background, but knew little about Arcview. These two books will get most novice programmers and Arcview users off and running so that they can create useful scripts and user forms to automate frequent tasks, and make ArcGIS a powerful tool for others in their office who have little familiarity with the software.

Even though this book was written for an earlier version of ArcGIS, it does not seem to matter. The beginning of the book is very basic, but I grew to appreciate that the author took a very thorough approach. ArcObjects are fairly complex, so having pretty straightforward programming methodology is helpful. The most clearly written programming book I have ever read.

Excellent.

I orderd this book over a weekend. Within 24 hours, I had an email stating it was shipped. Within 3 days of the email, I received the book (Getting to Know ArcObjects (With CD-ROM) by Robert Burke, Andrew Arana). I paid standard shipping rates, and received it in the same amount of time that the "express shipment" (with a higher charge rate) stated as their timeline. It is a brand new book, with a CD-ROM that's never been opened for reasonably less than my college's bookstore was selling it for. Thanks again to the Amazon peeps that, in this economy, help us keep money in our own pockets!

This book exceeded my expectations as a beginner. It is simple to follow yet stimulating enough to maintain my interest. Persons without experience and needing to do customization will find this extremely useful. Recommended for young entrants in the field of GIS who are focused on application development.

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.... wer aber mehr will (sprich in die Materie eintauchen will) wird enttäuscht sein. Hier wird nur der völlige ARCGIS-Programmier-Anfänger angesprochen. Weiterführende Themen sind hier nicht drinn, außer den Basics (wie erstelle ich ein Shape, usw.).

最初、「VBAによるArcGISプログラミングガイド」手にしたんですけど、内容の大半がArcのVBAのことなんてふれてないし、少ない解説とおもむろに載せてあるサンプルコード･･･。ArcのVBA初心者の私には理解するのか難しかったんですが、こちらを買って読んだら、ていねいでわかりやすい。"i～"のiの意味もやっとわかりました(笑)。この本で一通り学んで、もっと細かいこと知りたいと思ったら、「Exploring　ArcObjects」とヘルプ使えばなんとかなりそうです。