Programming Microsoft ASP.NET

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 1198 pages
• Published by: Microsoft Press July 9, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0735619034
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0735619036
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Weighs: 4.1 pounds

Product Description
More advanced than many other books on the subject, this title uses a task-based approach to craft a balanced presentation of the inner workings of ASP.NET technology and to provide extensive hands-on code examples. Programmers can plug these code examples into their own projects to learn the ins and outs of the technology and to build and deploy ready-made solutions quickly#151;making it the ideal comprehensive resource for developers who want to learn ASP.NET and start building ASP.NET-based applications right away.

Reader Reviews
This book is the perfect reference for any Intermediate/Advanced ASP.NET programmer. It may not be as helpful if you are a beginner because the coverage is too wide and too deep to keep the interest of a beginner. But it is a must-have as a desk reference when you get past the beginner stage. We looked at many books on the general subject of .NET and the specific subjects of VB.NET, ASP.NET, and ADO.NET to learn how to successfully create Web Applications that users love. There are a lot of books out there on .NET that are more confusing than helpful. And most books - just touch the basics, don't give detailed explanations, or don't have sample code that works. There are a few exceptions and this book is one of them. It doesn't have any of the above mentioned problems. What is most impressive about this book is the readability of the material. If you are interested in the details of how something works in ASP.NET, you will find that once you pick up this book and start reading it, it is difficult to put it down. The explanations are clear, concise, yet detailed and the different topics are all very neatly interconnected. If your primary interest is in finding a book with code to modify for your own project situation, this is NOT the book. There are other excellent books for that purpose. 'ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook' by The ASP Alliance is one that we prefer(despite most claims, the code in this book does work after you find workarounds to Visual Studio .NET problems first). The book being reviewed here can be best used for accomplishing the purpose of gaining a COMPLETE working knowledge of ASP.NET. It will obviously take many months of dedicated effort (at least 10-15 hours a week) to master this subject. And there isn't a better book in the market that is so effective in the long run. This is the preferred Desk Reference that all of us use at our company. One more thing - doing a price comparison, we found that this book also offers the best value since it's priced around the same range as most ASP.NET books but covers the subject end to end while the others only addres a few topics. The high price of .NET books has been a disappointment to us especially due to their general low quality. Enjoy this complete desk reference to programming in ASP.NET! You will really see the return in a few months. Comment | | (Report this)