Beginning ASP.NET 1.1 with Visual C# .NET 2003

Paperback: 888 pages
Publisher: Wrox (March 19, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764557084
ISBN-13: 978-0764557088
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches







What is this book about?

This hands-on guide teaches you how to build custom ASP.NET Web sites from the ground up. An expert team of authors uses their extensive ASP.NET programming experience to give you hands-on instruction in the best way to create Web sites with ASP.NET and C#. This completely updated edition features new examples, and all code is written and tested for ASP.NET version 1.1.

What does this book cover?

Here are some details on what you'll discover in this book:

• Fast ASP.NET site construction using Microsoft’s new, free Web Matrix tool
• How to install and configure ASP.NET
• Basic programming principles for C#, such as variables, control structures, and procedural programming
• Techniques for applying these principles as you develop ASP.NET pages
• The minimum amount of object-oriented programming necessary to work successfully and efficiently with ASP.NET
• Key differences between ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1, how to use the examples in this book with either version, and how to move from 1.0 to 1.1
• Techniques for extending your ASP.NET sites to incorporate related tools and technologies, such as using ADO.NET for data source access, Web Services for inter-site communication, and Server Controls to facilitate code maintenance and reuse
• How you can make your ASP.NET site production-ready through proper debugging, optimization, and security

Who is this book for?

This book is for beginners who have no previous experience with ASP, C#, XML, object-oriented programming, or the .NET framework. A little knowledge of HTML is useful, but not essential. All the concepts you need to create dynamic ASP.NET Web sites are presented and explained in full.

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I have always been happy with the Wrox series, and this one is no exception.

The book starts out explaining about .net and getting you up and running with some "Hello World!" stuff and basic controls on a webpage. It then goes into various datatypes and describes some of the fun data structures built into .net and some basic stuff on how to use them. It then explains some basic c# functionality, and goes on to explain the object-oriented nature of it. After this, databases are discussed and how to connect to them. Much of the remainder of the book is spent developing a faux application which explores some of the more complex controls, some useful objects, asp.net security and how to use assemblies.

I found the style of presentation to be very clear. A concept is presented. A try-it-out section is given where you copy the code from the book, using the IDE etc. The code is then gone over line-by-line explaining what is going on.

The .net framework is huge, and I appreciated having this book so that I could learn the most important stuff first. There is so much that the book does not talk about, but it sets your feet correctly at the beginning of the path.

At times I would have liked more depth in the explanations of some of the code - things can get a little hand-wavy and you see stuff that just kind of plops there (why does he cast that object now, when before he didn't?).

But really, you can learn what you need quickly from this.

*Caveats*

1) The book assumes you are using the free WebMatrix IDE from Microsoft. Some others in the same book in VB complained that they got confused when they used Visual Studio. You have been warned.

2) The book claims to be "for beginners who have no previous experience with ASP, C#, XML, object-oriented programming, or the .NET framework. A little knowledge of HTML is useful, but not essential." - This is a joke. You need to know SQL, HTML, and have some kind of programming experience (VB or C++ - I know both) for this book to be useful. You don't have to know them very well, but you do have to have a clue. This book is *NOT* for people trying to create webpages with no previous experience.


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Beginning ASP .NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005: From Novice to Professional

Paperback: 704 pages
Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (September 18, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590594681
ISBN-13: 978-1590594681
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.6 inches







You will learn how to build a complete e-commerce web site, following the entire design and build process. The website will be constructed following industry best practices in a modular manner&emdash;with a new module introduced and completed in each chapter.

Topics include an online catalogue and shopping cart, product searching and recommendation, and checkout/payment functionality. A distinguishing feature of this book is that it explains handling payments via PayPal, DataCash, and VeriSign Payflow Pro. By the end of the book, you will have created a fully-functioning e-commerce site, allowing you to sell merchandise and accept money from customers, at low cost to you.


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If you're reading this then you're probably new to ASP.NET 2.0 or you want to build an online store using ASP.NET. This is money well spent. This book is an excellent step-by-step tutorial for building an online store. AND it's just packed with ASP.NET, C# and SQL Server programming tips. I bookmarked these tips as I was building my web site and now I find myself turning back to it to implement these goodies.

The authors have outdone themselves. I really really like this book. I own the 2002 Wrox version as well so I can tell you that "ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005" has been completely updated! It is a fantastic tutorial for anyone new to ASP.NET and the best reference for more experienced programmers who may be new to e-commerce. The authors will walk you through (in detail) the creation of a fully functional online store.

One nice feature is that the authors don't assume anything. They explain each step as the book progresses. Are you in a hurry? No problem. The first few chapters are enough to get a basic store up and running. Subsequent chapters continue to build onto this existing solution. So you can get started fast and then add on features as you learn or have time.

I also find this book to be a valuable reference to more experienced programmers because it is chock full of developer tips. There is a great example of building a key word search, and search ranking system with SQL Server. The authors touch on error handling and how to show custom error messages in a way that anyone will find helpful. Other handy tips include:
* Real-word examples of how to use SQL OUTPUT parameters.
* How to send automatic email alerts when the application encounters an error.
* How to use C# static classes to cache information and improve performance.
* How to build an order pipeline!

The information on using PayPal's payment gateway, PayPal API and credit card processing is worth the cover price alone. There are five chapters on how to wire up your own order processing system. There's even a whole chapter devoted to integrating your ASP.NET web site with Amazon's web services.

I highly recommend this book for anyone new to ASP.NET or new to e-commerce. It's hands down the most thorough ASP.NET e-commerce book I've ever read. And I can also recommend it to more experienced programmers who are looking for a good e-commerce reference. Don't let the title fool. It's a great tool for anyone who wants to make money using ASP.NET. I cannot say enough good things about it so I'll close with the table of contents...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Starting an E-Commerce Site
2. Laying Out the Foundation
3. Creating the Product Catalog: Part I
4. Creating the Product Catalog: Part II
5. Searching the Catalog
6. Improving Performance
7. Receiving Payments Using PayPal
8. Catalog Administration
9 . Creating a Custom Shopping Card
10. Dealing with Custom Orders
11. Making Product Recommendations
12. Adding Customer Accounts
13. Advanced Customer Orders
14. Order Pipeline
15. Implementing the Pipeline
16. Credit Card Transactions
17. Integrating with Amazon
A: Installing the Software
B: Project Management Considerations


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Beginning Ajax with ASP.NET (Beginning)

Paperback: 500 pages
Publisher: Wrox; 1 edition (September 5, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 047178544X
ISBN-13: 978-0471785446
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches







Ajax has the power to revolutionize the way web-based applications are designed. This book provides you with a thorough working knowledge of what Ajax has to offer and how to take full advantage of it in your application development.


Following an exploration of how Ajax works with .NET, you'll get acquainted with DHTML, the role of JavaScript and the Document Object Model, and the XMLHttpRequest Object, which is the foundation of Ajax. Then you will examine the Ajax-type features built into ASP.NET and explore the Ajax.NET Professional Library in detail. Finally, you will explore client scripting as well as building and using controls with Microsoft's Atlas. With an entire chapter devoted to debugging, you will have all you need to use this cutting-edge technology.

What you will learn from this book

• What you can do with the open source Ajax.NET Professional Library
• How to use the corresponding functionality, Asynchronous Client Script Callbacks, that comes with ASP.NET 2.0
• Techniques for using the XMLHttpRequest Object to communicate between the client web browser and the server
• An overview of XML, XSLT, and other ways to send data between client and server
• How to integrate Microsoft's Atlas with many of the services available in ASP.NET 2.0

Who this book is for

This book is for programmers who use ASP.NET and are just starting to use Ajax technologies to create more responsive, modern applications.

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.


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GREAT INTRODUCTION to implementing custom AJAX solutions.
Starts with a detailed review of some of the technologies used in AJAX; CSS and Javascript in particular. The intro alone is likely to increase your coding efficiency for these technologies.

The book then goes on to give the nuts and bolts for creating roll-your-own AJAX scripts that are not locked into a specific vendor tool. By understanding these basics you can realize what some of the vendors are providing in way of RAD tools. While the design tools offer a developer great productivity gains, old-school developers will appreciate knowing the under the hood mechanics.


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Beginning .NET Game Programming in VB .NET

This highly-anticipated title provides a clear introduction to game programming for you, VB.NET programmers! Microsoft insiders have written an easy-to-read guide, so you can start programming games quickly. This book even includes an introduction to Managed DirectX9, and other advanced .NET features, like animation and sounds

Code examples are actually complete games, and include .Nettrix , .Netterpillars, River Pla.NET, Magic KindergarteN., D-iNfEcT, Nettrix II (for the Pocket PC), and a version of the classic game, Spacewars


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My biggest complaint with VB.NET game programming books so far (and I've read a few) has been that they either: A) try to teach elementary VB.NET using game flavored examples (but nothing about actual game development) or B) try to take existing game programming material and shoe-horn it into a VB.NET book. Sadly this book falls squarely into the second category (so far).

It's quite obvious that ALL of the sample code was originally written in C#. No big deal, it's easy enough to convert. However, if you aren't a VB.NET guy, don't you dare write a freaking book with VB.NET in the title. There are more differences between VB.NET and C# than just syntax!! For the love of god, 85% of the code samples (encountered so far) do NOT work as printed in the book. Some have glaring C# syntax still in them, but only in places... often sharing a line with VB.NET syntax. The tech editor should be drawn and quartered, on TV.

To make matters worse, the main author seems somewhat condescending (arrogant?) for someone who's never actually published a game in his/her life, ever (and had to have TWO other people write the book with him... neither of whom have ever published a game either.) This is an actual quote, immediately after some collision detection code that DOES NOT work as printed... If you think this is too much math, this is probably the place where you should take this book back and take up something less mathematically demanding, like nuclear physics! Ok... seriously? That comment would be a lot more impressive if your code ACTUALLY WORKED!

So far I have nothing positive to say about this book, so let me see... ok well, the girl on the back cover is kinda cute (allegedly one of the authors, although I have no idea which sections are written by whom... is that good or bad? You tell me.) Oh yeah, and the price I paid was 40% off, although sadly I still feel ripped off!

FWIW, I did eventually get the collision detection code to work on paper, although NO explanation is made for why the algorithm handles things a certain way, and the reader is told to perform a simple Google search for more info (I kid you not!!). I'm guessing this is because they don't actually know why the code they "borrowed" (from the net?) did things that way either.

At this point, I'm almost considering this book as a possible alternative energy source. I can't believe anyone at one of my favorite publishers actually read this book prior to printing it and selling it for $50 a copy. By the time you rip out the index, table of contents, foreward, introduction, recommended reading and 'about the author' section... it's barely 350 pages. Yes... I know it's not about page count, but when quality is already out the window, what other metric is there?

I'm not going to tell you the name of this book or the publisher (yet), because even though I've managed to work up this much bile and stomach acid over it, I'm only on page 35. God help me, I hope it gets better quickly.

It's funny, every truly good tech book I read makes me less inclined to try writing my own. This book, however, has convinced me that I still have a pretty good chance at getting published.



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ASP.NET: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Web Applications on the .NET Framework

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Visual (November 15, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764536176
ISBN-13: 978-0764536175
Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.1 x 1 inches







ASP.NET: Your visual blueprint for creating Web applications on the .NET Framework shows you everything you need to create dynamic Web applications. Each step is displayed with callouts so you can see exactly where the action takes place on the screen. Arm yourself with detailed coverage of over 100 tasks and other ASP.NET functions, including easy and advanced web forms, accessing data, application management, and migrating from other languages. Also included is a special appendix on .NET language reference that explains Visual Basic.NET, C#, and Jscript.NET and an e-version of the book with tons of usable code, the latest SOAP toolkit and reference library for .NET platform.

From the Back Cover
Read Less, Learn More

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 130 key ASP.NET tasks, including:

• Creating a simple ASP page
• Declaring and initializing variables
• Manipulating text with the ASP:Label Control
• Inserting data into a SQL database
• Testing a Web service
• Creating a three-tier Web form
• Using application directives in the Global.asax
• Configuring multiple sites
• Setting up encodes
• Migrating JavaScript to Javascript.NET syntax

Development tools on CD-ROM!

• Complete source code for all applications in the book
• Trial version of Vmware Workstation
• Evaluation version of XML spy IDE
• Antechinus C# Editor and TextPad shareware
• Plus an e-version of the book
• Extra — Apply It
• "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips
• Succinct explanations walk you through step-by-step
• High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

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This is an absolutely fabulous intro to .Net. I do agree with the other readers the title of this book is slightly misleading given that it concentrates only on C#. However the beauty of .Net is that it really doesn't matter what you're coding in, your money will still wind up in Bill's account.

What I like about this book is that it starts out with building applications on the command line witch gives the reader a bottom up view of how C# applications work. The reader is then transitioned to web controls. All of the examples shown are practical applications that only a web developer would be interested in so there is no wasted time on the learning curve. This book really doesn't get too deep into the .Net environment or language but it makes a good intro, especially for people like myself who are only interested in the web application side of C#.

Another thing that really works for me is the examples are laid out very clearly and the reader sees the code as it actually exists, so there are no difficulties with assembling the examples into a finished product. I am a visual learner and if you are as well you will find that this book's format works well. Less talk...more work. Great book.


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This book was a major disappointment after having read other Maran Graphic books. There are alot of errors and the screen shots have been reduced down in size to the point where they are barely legible. Instead of putting the related subjects together, the book jumps around. For example, the book should put all of the "Request" statements together and all of the "Response" statements together. The authors were either in a hurry to get this book to press or just didn't know ASP.Net as well as they should have. You cannot teach a subject unless you know that subject like the back of your hand.


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ASP.NET Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004

Paperback: 424 pages
Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (April 12, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590593480
ISBN-13: 978-1590593486








This concise, no-nonsense book teaches you how to develop accessible, standards-compliant ASP.NET-driven web sites with the latest technologies: ASP.NET and Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004. Real-world tutorials will help you achieve results quickly as you plunge into the text.

You'll learn the fundamental concepts of the .NET Framework, then quickly move on to the workings of ASP.NET within the Framework. You will explore databases and the SQL language, in preparation for handling ASP.NET databound controls. Next, you'll explore the core role that XML, and XML web services play in .NET. Finally, you'll learn about Dreamweaver's extensibility and coding efficiency features&emdash;two of the most important aspects of developing with Dreamweaver.

About the Author
After graduating with various engineering degrees, Costas Hadjisotiriou switched to working with web design, databases, and gadgets. For Costas, ASP.NET is a big fascination, almost as much as PDA programming. Costas keeps busy with various web programming contracts, while trying to be a good family man as well. For the last 4 years he has been successfully working from home in Spain, and advises everyone to do the same.

Kevin Marshall lives in Perth, Scotland. He is a senior programmer with WebXeL.com Ltd and is also IT manager with Spectraglass Ltd&emdash;both companies are based in Perth, Scotland. He has been involved in computer programming since 1990, has been doing web-based programming using ASP since 1997, and has been building ASP.NET applications since ASP.NET Beta 2 was released in 2001. He has been an avid Dreamweaver user since version 1 was launched and with the release of MX has moved into developing extensions. WebXeL.com Ltd launched a new website in November 2002 dedicated to the development of free and commercial Dreamweaver MX extensions for ASP.NET.Kevin is also a regular contributor to the Macromedia newsgroups, providing advice and assistance to other Dreamweaver users. , the company web site also being home to various "web standards"-focused articles and Dreamweaver extensions. Rachel is a member of the Web Standards Project on the Dreamweaver Task Force, and she hopes to encourage best practices in the support and use of W3C standards in Dreamweaver.When not writing code, or writing about writing code, Rachel spends time with her daughter, tries to encourage people to use Debian GNU/Linux, studies with the Open University, and enjoys a nice pint of beer.


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I saw this book at Borders and I was not too impressed. But hey, that was me and you might be different. This is not a comment about the book as much as I don't feel that ASP.NET is best done in DreamWeaver and DreamWeaver doesn't have the best support for ASP.NET so I usually stick to VS unless the pages don't require server side code.



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ASP.NET Web Developer’s Guide

Paperback: 736 pages
Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (December 15, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1928994512
ISBN-13: 978-1928994510
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.7 inches







Aimed at the working ASP developer who wants to move to Microsoft .NET, ASP.NET Unleashed: Web Developers Guide offers an excellent example-based programming tutorial. With its strong practical focus, this title offers an excellent choice for learning ASP.NET quickly.

Most every computer book uses examples illustrating programming concepts, but this text does an exceptional job at efficiently presenting key examples that will be necessary for anyone moving from ASP to ASP.NET. After a brief tour of the history of ASP since version 1.0 and a quick overview of the advantages of ASP.NET, the author turns to essential APIs and programming strategies. Useful material here includes some valuable techniques for working with session and application objects (and new events available with these classes), plus a nicely comprehensive guide to all the XML configuration settings used in ASP.NET and what they're good for. A series of chapters on the built-in ASP.NET (and simpler HTML) server controls will give you a working vocabulary of basic Web programming techniques.

Later chapters explore specific areas of .NET functionality like ADO.NET, XML support (including a solid introduction to the often bewildering world of XML standards and the classes used to manipulate them in .NET). Coverage of Web services shows off this brand-new option for creating distributed Web applications.

This volume's final sections present three small, complete applications (for a guest book, shopping cart, and message board). Besides illustrating essential ASP.NET APIs and techniques introduced earlier on, the sample code can serve as a basis to add these features to your custom applications.

With such a large number of new ASP.NET APIs to master, this title strikes a great balance between describing essential APIs and real code that shows them at work. In all, its efficient format makes this title a perfect resource for busy working developers who want to get up to speed on the new ASP.NET fast. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered: History of ASP standards (versions 1.0 through 3.0), overview of ASP.NET, tutorial to common ASP.NET namespaces (including the Microsoft Visual Basic APIs, data types, collections, Web services, and XML); ASP.NET server controls (and postback support), HTML server controls, validation with validator classes; databound list Web controls (including the Repeater and DataGrid components), in-depth description to ASP.NET configuration (including security guidelines), managing state, using global.aspx, the Application object, handling application and session events; caching options (output, fragment, and data caching), case study for an address book using ADO.NET, introduction to XML (validating, navigating, and querying XML); techniques for debugging ASP.NET applications (including Visual Studio .NET's debugging support), programming Web services, sample case studies for guest book, shopping cart, and message board, and Visual Basic .NET sample code.

What is ASP.NET ASP.NET is a revolutionary new programming framework that enables the rapid development of powerful web applications and services. Part of the emerging Microsoft.NET Platform, it provides the easiest and most scalable way to build, deploy and run distributed web applications that can target any browser or device. ASP.NET (formerly referred to as ASP+) is more than the next version of Active Server Pages (ASP); it is a unified Web development platform that provides the services necessary for developers to build enterprise-class Web applications. ASP.net Web Developer's Guide will teach Web developers to quickly and easily build solutions for the Microsoft.NET platform. Programmers who are expert in asp and other languages will find this book invaluable. - This book will appeal to all web developers - regardless of what language they are using or what platform they will be using - You can take it with you. The book comes packaged with Syngress' revolutionary wallet-sized CD containing a printable HTML version of the book, all of the source code examples and demos of popular ASP.NET programming tools - Comprehensive Coverage of the Entire.net Framework for B2B commerce


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I have been through most of the chapters in the book and I can confidently say that this book gives a wholesome picture of ASP.NET.Some chapters, especially XML in .NET framework has a good collection of examples and description of most of the XML classes used in .NET framework.The ASP.NET server controls and data access chapters provide a good perspective of the power of ASP.NET.The soul of ASP.NET, autopostback and stateful server controls are illustrated well with effective examples.On a whole, I feel this book would be a good source for developers as well as newbies to .NET programming!


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ASP.NET Professional Projects

Paperback: 656 pages
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade; 1 edition (January 2, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1931841217
ISBN-13: 978-1931841214






Learn how you can use ASP.NET to accomplish real-world, professional tasks. Incorporating five hands-on projects, Microsoft ASP.NET Professional Projects is your key to unlocking the power of ASP.NET. Each project is based on a real-world situation. Work your way through as you build a Web-enabled personal finance manager, develop an inventory management system, and master the Visual Studio development tools. You will be able to use the skills that you develop throughout the book to modify the projects as needed to fit your professional needs.

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This book offers intermediate to advanced IT professionals the chance to learn the inner workings of new SOAP/XML developments by working through a real-life application. Readers will design an accounting product for the Web using ASP .NET and Web Services. The application can be written in any .NET language and all communication is over the Internet. Readers will walk away feeling confident about developing real-life projects using ASP .NET.



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I think this is the best book available on ASP.NET on the market.Unlike some of the other books that I have read this book is not a rehash of the .NET documentation. This book brings a lot of clarity to some of the stuff I had been struggling with. The writing style is very clear and crisp. Advanced topics are covered with excellent examples. Again unlike other books, the projects and samples presented are not "toy" samples but real code that you can use. I simply love the GenEditAdd custom control described in this book and I am already using this in my projects. Basically this custom control hooks onto the DataGrid and allows you to edit and insert rows into the grid. It automatically builds an input form by reading the SQL behind the DataGrid. It allows you to have drop-down columns (which is not possible with the DataGrid) and quite a few other features. The book is strong on web services and completely describes a Quicken like accounting application and an inventory application using web services. Visual studio is described in detail and again I like the authors approach of first describing and then looking at each detail under the magnifying glass.


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ASP.NET for Web Designers

Paperback: 648 pages
Publisher: New Riders Press; 1 edition (September 2, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 073571262X
ISBN-13: 978-0735712621
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches





Teaching ASP.NET in a non-linear format that creative thinkers can easily grasp and understand without the typical programming jargon. Provides clear and concise, hands-on, real-world examples right from the beginning of the book. The book contains a natural progression by providing foundational information in the opening chapters. Content will be presented with "hands-on" examples so the opening chapters will also be laying the groundwork for more advanced subjects by not only presenting the information but by writing code as well. The middle section of the book covers the key cast members on the .NET stage including HTML Controls, Web Controls and List Controls. The third and final section of the book covers more advanced issues in ASP.NET including data access and security issues.



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When the .NET Framework came out of Beta and into final public release, I bought "ASP.NET Weekend Crash Course". Already well advanced in traditional ASP, I figured all I needed was a "Crash Course". Wrong!

I purchased another (better) book, "SE Using ASP.NET", This book was excellent, but had a huge section on "the old way". Learning the differences between ASP and ASP.NET is neither relevent to a new student nor is it necessary for a veteran ASP developer.

I started over with "ASP.NET for Web Designers". For me, this book was very straight forward. A little on the beginner side, but then again, ASP.NET is (relatively) new. Who isn't a beginner?

This book instills confidence in myself and my students, that one CAN actually create a useful Web page (or site) with ASP.NET. The author lays an EXCELLENT ground work for Object Oriented Programming (What is an object?, etc.). So well and so simple, in-fact, that one of my students who has struggled for years with the concept, now "gets it" completely!

By far the best of the three books I've read so far on ASP.NET, but be aware: You will NOT learn all about the CLR. You will NOT learn all about the .NET Framework. What you WILL learn is a SOLID foundation upon which to build and gain confidence in your .NET skills by following examples that actually WORK!

Obviously a pre-requisite for learning any server-side technology is a solid understanding of XHTML (or HTML, at least).

I highly recommend this book to anyone new to server-side technology of ANY kind, or just new to the new .NET way of doing things vs. ASP.

PS. Peter Ladka has a wild sense of humor. Aside from being really useful, the book is a trip to read as well.


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ASP.NET Evolution

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Sams (May 29, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0672326477
ISBN-13: 978-0672326479
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches







Vast numbers of people are attracted to ASP.NET because of the relative ease with which Web applications can be developed. However, many beginning developers often have no experience in building a full-scale application. They quickly run into problems as the complexity increases. This book addresses the desire among these developers for solid example code by giving them a completed application that they can personalize to their own needs, rather than having to start from scratch.

The application is an online community -- the type of application that most novice ASP.NET developers want to build. Features such as dynamic news, updateable image galleries, Web logs, email newsletters, forums, events calendar and polls are all included. The example application is used as the basis for a variety of learning activities. After being introduced to the application, readers are guided through making progressively bigger changes to the code and adapting it to their own needs. This unique teaching style instills a sense of ownership that will give each reader the confidence to make further changes. By the time they have finished the book, each reader will have adapted the example application, making it their application.


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