ASP.NET: A Beginner's Guide [Paperback]

David Mercer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0072195126 | ISBN-13: 978-0072195125 | Edition: 2nd

Essential skills for first-time programmers! This easy-to-use book explains the fundamentals of ASP.NET and the .NET Framework. You'll learn to create Web Forms and Web Services and program interactive Web sites and distributed applications. The modular approach of this series--including drills, sample projects, and mastery checks--makes it easy to learn to use this powerful programming language quickly and easily.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

These two titles represent the spectrum in ASP.NET guides. Both will be useful in conjunction with guides on related languages such as Visual Basic .NET (see Computer Media, LJ 4/1/02) and C#. A Beginner's Guide lives up to its name; the first two chapters explain how to set up .NET and how ASP.NET fits into the entire framework before teaching general programming basics. That information sets the stage for the discussion of topics such as using Visual Basic .NET to program for ASP.NET, web services, and ADO.NET. Mastery checks at the end of each chapter make this a useful self-study resource for all public libraries. Intended for those with previous experience in ASP or Visual Basic, The Complete Reference spends little time on programming basics but is much more thorough than A Beginner's Guide. It will serve as a helpful reference for advanced developers. Appropriate for large public libraries and college libraries supporting programming curricula.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Back Cover

Learn the essentials of ASP.NET programming using the hands-on examples in this accessible guide. Inside, programming instructor Dave Mercer explains how to program interactive Web sites and distributed applications with ASP.NET -- from simple responses and server components to complete database manipulation and e-mail applications. You'll also get important details on using HTML, XHTML, XML, JScript, VB.NET, and other related languages and technologies. This is the ideal resource for the first-time ASP.NET user.

This Beginner's Guide is Designed for Easy Learning:

• Modules--Each programming concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for individualized learning
• Goals--Each module opens with the specific programming skills you'll have by the end of the module
• Ask the Experts--Q&A sections throughout are filled with extra information and interesting commentary
• 1-Minute Drills--Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress
• Annotated Syntax--Example code annotated with commentary that points to the particular technique illustrated
• Projects--Coding exercises contained in each module show how to apply what you are learning
• Mastery Checks--End-of-module reviews that test your knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questions

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Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 2nd edition (December 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072195126
• ISBN-13: 978-0072195125
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,955,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is the worst asp book you can buy, March 31, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: ASP.NET: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

Dont buy this...its mostly ASP and its clear the author really doesnt know much about ASP.NET. The tutorials are misleading and especially the chapter 4 VS example is way off the mark..Its a normal table not the web form one ,hello?
But the worst part of all is this author coding style is so bad its not even funny..I program for a living and if my boss saw something like this he'd fire the guy....
What a waste of money

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Total garbage, March 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: ASP.NET: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

I can not believe they released this book. This entire book is about ASP (classic), with little footnotes about .NET. If you are beginning ASP.NET, why would you want to learn about ASP? HMMMM??????

This book is so bad.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid it - especially as your first ASP.NET book., October 7, 2003

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Max (Chicago, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ASP.NET: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

This book doesn't even attempt to teach you ASP.NET.
First of all the book is not even close to be "A Beginner's Guide". It's a good thing that I have a descent background in programming and it didn't take me much to understand what the author "tries" to say. However, I don't think that beginner could easily comprehend the content.
From a teaching style that author uses you get the feeling that he attempts to make an idiot out of everybody (the terminology + explanations makes you say "WHAT?!!!")
And of course, this book is as far from .NET as you can get. ASP maybe but not .NET. The author doesn't even attempt to take object-oriented approach in tackling the applications.
Oh yeah, by the way most of the code doesn't even work.