ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook [Paperback]

Steven A. Smith (Author), Rob Howard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672325241 | ISBN-13: 978-0672325243 | Publication Date: June 8, 2003 | Edition: 1

Up-to-speed with ASP.NET? This book gives you a topic and the 5 to 24 "recipes" you need to get the common or not-so-common task done using ASP.NET. ASP.NET Developer¿s Cookbook will use VB.NET exclusively but will include both VB and C# examples on the supporting Web site (in both working and downloadable forms). Each recipe has what you need ¿ a brief descriptive name, followed by a description of the task, followed by the technique itself, and finally a "comments" section where the technique is discussed.

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From the Back Cover

Up-to-speed with ASP.NET? This book gives you a topic and the 5 to 24 "recipes" you need to get the common or not-so-common task done using ASP.NET. ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook will use VB.NET exclusively but will include both VB and C# examples on the supporting Web site (in both working and downloadable forms). Each recipe has what you need a brief descriptive name, followed by a description of the task, followed by the technique itself, and finally a "comments" section where the technique is discussed.

About the Author

Steven A. Smith, Microsoft ASP.NET MVP, is president and owner of ASPAlliance.com, LLC, the #1 ASP.NET developer community, which provides articles, forums, listservs, and sample code for ASP and ASP.NET developers. He is also the owner and head instructor for ASPSmith Ltd, a .NET-focused training company. Steve speaks at several conferences each year and has written articles for MSDN and AspNetPRO magazines in addition to his first book, ASP.NET By Example. Steve has a Master's degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science Engineering. When he isn't working, Steve enjoys swimming, biking, and computer games. Steve lives in Ohio with his wife Michelle and daughter Ilyana. Steve can be reached at [e-mail].

Rob Howard is a Program Manager on the Microsoft ASP.NET team. He is on the core infrastructure team and is responsible for features such as caching and session state. Rob is also the author of several books, including: ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook, SAMS; ASP.NET Professional 1.0, Wrox Press; and the upcoming Microsoft ASP.NET Coding Strategies with the Microsoft ASP.NET Team, Microsoft Press. Rob is also a frequent presenter at developer conferences such as: Microsoft TechED, Microsoft PDC, and ASP.NET Connections. You can email him at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (June 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672325241
• ISBN-13: 978-0672325243
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,416,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ASP.NET Developer's CookBook Review, July 5, 2003

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Anand Narayanaswamy "Webhostinghotel.com" (Trivandrum, Kerala, India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook (Paperback)

After a little wait I got a copy of the cookbook. Unlike traditional books, the cookbook provides us with solutions for solving real world problems. For example, if a developer wants to know how to send e-mails with attachments he/she can quickly go to that page by referring to the TOC or the Index and get the right code. I quickly scanned through the TOC and it looks great. Almost all the concepts of ASP.NET have been covered comprehensively. Moreover, the content has been well organized. I didn't test any codes so far since I want to be the first in the world to review this cool book. But when I went through the hot pages of this book, I noticed a problem of unnecessary repetitions. If you go through the comments section of chapter 21, you can be able to see that the first sentence is repeated up to page 348. I wonder how the tech editor missed to detect it. Instead of repeating the sentence, it can be given commonly at the beginning of the chapter.

The code samples are indeed great. In fact, I am learning some new things from this book like retrieving emails from POP3 mailbox etc. I should say that chapter 22 on Graphics is an added bonus to the readers of this great book. It is nice to note that code samples can be downloaded from the Author's website and are provided in both Visual Basic .NET & C#. But the publisher should also give a CD along with these kinds of code intensive books so that readers can quickly get the relevant code/codes for use on their projects.

Another notable limitation (Please apologize me if this is a feature of this book) is that the book didn't have a single screenshot of any examples. Only 5 figures are given on pages 124-126. I don't know whether any developer will use the tool LLBLGEN. But frankly speaking, I learned about the usage of this tool from this book. Great learning!

Overall, this book is 101% valuable and should be on the shelves of all the ASP.NET developers' kitchen - Both current and future.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ASP.NET Tour De Force, November 21, 2003

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William G. Ryan "Uber Book Nerd" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook (Paperback)

If Lance Armstrong was an ASP.NET developer, this is the book he'd write. There are many many great ASP.NET books, and it'd be impossible to say that one is the 'best'. But I can say for sure that this book hits the ground running and just takes off from there.

As far as the recommended audience, I think you need a little ASP.NET experience to really appreciate this book (although if you are a total newbie, it's still a superb resource). Everything in here, Everything, is pure gold. Example after Example after Example of just cool stuff, with great implementations, cleary written x25.

There's a lot to ASP.NET and I think you need to read more than a few books before you really 'get' it, but if you are developing professional ASP.NET apps, this book pays for itself by the time you hit page 30.

If you aren't into 'cookbooks' and you want an academic discussion of ASP.NET, then this book isn't for you. However, if you want some great practical examples, you'll fall in love with this book quickly.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Cookbook has already paid for itself!, July 24, 2003

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"sockdaddy" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook (Paperback)

As an aspiring ASP.NET developer, this book fills a void that I've had in my bookshelf since I began learning ASP.NET. I've been searching for months for a concise, in depth resource to turn to when I have those specific "how-to" questions. Unlike many other titles, this book focuses only on solving specific problems - which may save you hours of scouring the web looking for "just the right example."

In the first week that I've had the book, I've used the following recipes: sending email with attachments, validating credit card numbers, encrypting and decrypting strings, and creating graphic thumbnails. The code samples are clean and direct, and are available as a .zip download from the book's website. In instances where an error or omission was made in the code, the support team and author have been very quick to respond with corrections and updated examples.

As a tool to help the intermediate ASP.NET developer find quick, specific solutions, this book is great. Considering the number of times I've already used it to solve application issues, this book has already paid for itself 3 times over!