A completely integrated, low-cost self-study system. Everything needed to learn BASIC programming is in this package. The book/disk package includes the full-featured Microsoft QuickBASIC Interpreter for the Macintosh. Also included in this package are dozens of sample programs, a step-by-step companion book that teaches BASIC programming and helpful review questions and programming exercises for the reader to complete.
Michael Halvorson has written more than 35 books, including the popular Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step, Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step, Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step. A former Visual Basic localization manager at Microsoft, Michael is an associate professor at Pacific Lutheran University. His current work is in Visual Studio; he is also writing a book on the history of innovation in Western societies. [Source: O'Reilly Media author site]