Beginning ASP.NET 3.5: In C# and VB (Programmer to Programmer)

Beginning ASP.NET 3.5: In C# and VB (Programmer to Programmer)
Authors
Imar Spaanjaars
ISBN
047018759X
Published
04 Mar 2008
Purchase online
amazon.com

This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to build rich and interactive web sites that run on the Microsoft platform. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you create a great foundation to build any type of web site, ranging from simple hobby-related web sites to sites you may be creating for commercial purposes. Anyone new to web programming should be able to follow along because no prior background in web development is assumed.

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Customer Reviews

Kelson Philo said
A great way to get started with the ASP.NET framework. Useful at home and work. Well thought out, well written. Informative without being overbearing.

Kenneth Sumerford said
This book on ASP.NET 3.5, VB.NET and C# is very good. I have about 5 other books on ASP.NET 3.5 and VB.NET but this is the best. Another good book in this area is Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Web Site Using C# and VB, 3rd Ed. by Sitepoint.

This book is very good because it has -both- beginning and intermediate ASP.NET 3.5. Later I purchased Professional ASP.NET 3.5 In C# and VB but have used it only a few times for reference. Spaanjaars's book works about 95% of the time for me. One problem we often find with Beginning books is that they do not help us transition into more complex programming and design. This book includes plenty of intermediate code and theory to provide most of what I need. This book is 5 stars, with the article on SQL Server and 4 ½ without it.

The only major weakness I found was that there was not a good description of using ASP.NET 3.5 and VB with SQL Server 2005. I Emailed Spaanjaars and he gave me a link to the needed article.

Since I have over 7 years experience in VB, I like the use of VB.NET in this book. It seems that most of the books on ASP.NET 3.5 do Not use VB.

Since other reviews have talked about the chapters I will not re-work their descriptions. Chapters 1 and 2 give enough basic info to get you started in ASP.NET 3.5. The other chapters cover all the needed areas including: designing Web pages; working with ASP.NET 3.5 controls; navigation; databases; LINQ; security; exception handling and debugging; and deploying your Web site.

C. Yack said
I was able to get through the book, programming in most of its samples and getting exposure to what ASP.NET can do. It exposes you to what ASP.NET does, for certain. What it does NOT do, however, is give you a strong basis for retaining what you're being taught. The introduction to every subject feels so rapid that after I was finished with the book and thought about what I would do to make my own site, I felt lost. ASP.NET does so many things automatically with its many data controls and LINQ methodology, it actually gets in the way of building a site that your code has tighter control over.

In short, this book is good for a fast tour of ASP.NET. You're going to need more sources, however, and a much better reference, if you plan to use it to develop anything custom.

This book was my only introduction to ASP.NET. I didn't learn about ASP.NET from any other source prior to this book. I'm a classic era programmer that usually picked up new languages very quickly (including ASP). ASP.NET is a very different animal.

Brittany E. Webb said
this book was my textbook for an ASP.NET class I took. It provides good exercises and covers a lot of topics. It's excellent for showing you how to do something and walks you through, but it can lack on explaining. I'll be holding on to it for future reference.

Cort Johnson said
Asp.net is not easy. In fact, I, a laymen website developer - have found it incredibly complex - which is why I thank God for Imar's book. This book is not an easy either. Spanjaars aims high in his effort to introduce as much material as possible and this book is filled with information.

What saves it from being overwhelming for rank beginners such as myself is that it is exceptionally well organized and well-written. For this kind of complex material I need several books and I have half a shelf full of asp.net books. Others I turned to because they were easier or because they are stronger in one area or another.

This is the book, though, that I keep returning to again and again because there's just so much in here and it's so well explained. I love how he has both C# and VB examples as well. It is my core asp.net book and right now it's so bedraggled I need a new copy. I hope Imar will keep his pen wet and keep writing texts.

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