ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart [Paperback]

Paul Sheriff (Author), Ken Getz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672323575 | ISBN-13: 978-0672323577 | Publication Date: April 18, 2002 | Edition: 1

The purpose of ASP.NET JumpStart is to show readers the practical applications of .NET and ASP.NET by illustrating how to build Web-based applications using Web Forms and Web Services. Emphasis will be on good programming standards and practices. The reader will be taken from an introduction of the VB .NET language to intermediate topics through a step-by-step approach, which gives the reader the opportunity to try out the practices presented in each chapter.

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The purpose of ASP.NET JumpStart is to show readers the practical applications of .NET and ASP.NET by illustrating how to build Web-based applications using Web Forms and Web Services. Emphasis will be on good programming standards and practices. The reader will be taken from an introduction of the VB .NET language to intermediate topics through a step-by-step approach, which gives the reader the opportunity to try out the practices presented in each chapter.

About the Author

Paul D. Sheriff has over 17 years experience programming businessapplications. Paul is considered one of the leading Visual Basic programmers inthe industry. Paul has also been very active in the Visual Basic community. Hehas been the president of the Orange County Visual Basic User Group. He haswritten over 60 articles for many different publications and is a contributingeditor to Advisor magazine, writing many articles on Visual Basic 3, 4, 5, 6 and now VB .NET. Paul is the author of the Que book Paul Sheriff Teaches VisualBasic 6.0. Paul also speaks at the Advisor Publications Developer'sConferences, Microsoft Tech-Ed, and Microsoft Developer Days. Paul currently isthe Microsoft Regional Director for Southern California.

In 1991, Paul started PDSA, Inc., a high-level computer consulting companyspecializing in high-quality custom software. PDSA, Inc. is a Microsoft ManagedPartner. Since starting PDSA, Inc., Paul and his team have consulted in manydifferent industries, such as aerospace, real estate, medicine, hotel, andgovernment.

PDSA, Inc. is available for consulting work and onsite training in Visual Basic, SQL Server, and Internet/intranet applications. Contact PDSA, Inc. toll-free at (888) 899-PDSA (7372) or at [phone]. Fax: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]. Visit the PDSA Web site at http://www.pdsa.com.

Ken Getz is a senior consultant with MCW Technologies and splits his time between programming, writing, and training. He specializes in tools and applications written in Visual Studio .NET and Visual Basic. Ken is coauthor of several bestselling books, including Access 2002 Developer's Handbooks with Paul Litwin and Mike Gunderloy, Visual Basic Language Developer's Handbook with Mike Gilbert, and VBA Developer's Handbook with Mike Gilbert (Sybex). He cowrote several training courses for Application Developer's Training Company (http://www.appdev.com), including VB .NET, ASP.NET, Access 2000 and 97, Visual Basic 6, and Visual Basic 5 seminars. He has also recorded video training for AppDev covering VB .NET, ASP.NET, VB6, Access 2000, and Access 97. Ken is a frequent speaker at technical conferences and has spoken often at Microsoft's Tech-Ed conference. Ken also is a technical editor for Access-VB-SQL Advisor magazine and a columnist for Informant Publications' asp.netPRO magazine. You can reach Ken at [e-mail], http://www.mcwtech.com, or at http://www.developershandbook.com.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (April 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672323575
• ISBN-13: 978-0672323577
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,423,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Author's Comments, March 17, 2003

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Kenneth N. Getz "kengetz" (Grass Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart (Paperback)

As a co-author on this book, I feel compelled to respond to Andres' review. I've never done this before, but this review is so slanderous as to cause both Paul and me great distress.

Every book has typographical errors--that's the way the business is. If we're alerted to them, we're That's the great part about not having a CD--the samples can be updated "on the fly".

As opposed to Andres' comments, the samples DO work, if installed correctly. Getting ASP.NET up and running prior to installing the book samples is crucial. Many, many readers have used the samples without incident, and have told us so.

In addition, either Andres contacted other authors, or sent email to the wrong addresses--both Paul and I respond to each and every email we get--usually, within minutes, if not seconds. Implying that we ignored his email is, to us, quite painful. One might accuse us of many things, but not answering email is NOT one of them.

We welcome user comments and questions, and have corresponded with many readers of the book. Our email addresses are prominently displayed within the book itself, and in many other places online. Please, if you're one of the very small minority who is having trouble installing or running the sample applications, let us know. With ASP.NET and Visual Studio .NET set up correctly, the samples install and run without a hitch.

Obviously, this is not the correct forum for discussions involving these reviews, but being incorrectly accused of ignoring a reader's email is inexcusable.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best ASP.NET book I found for a VB'er, September 22, 2002

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Jim (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart (Paperback)

I looked at well over a dozen ASP.NET books at the bookstore before buying this one. Contrary to the other reviewers, I had not heard of Getz or Sheriff before this book. I'm a longtime developer, but have not created a full blown website yet. I was looking for a book 1. organized in a step by step, read & type format, 2. with examples in VB, and 3. that leads to the creation of a full website. This book fit my objective the best, and I'm happy to say that after reading it cover to cover it accomplished those objectives.
The website you create in this book is based on the Northwind traders database many of us are already familiar with. It's not the prettiest or most functional site you've ever seen, but it does cover the core components very well, and does provide the A-Z web development experience I was looking for. Some sections are redundant with general VB books (error handling, stored procedures, IDE stuff), but others that address ADO.NET, State management, web security, deployment, & XML web services are web development specific & I found them very educational.
There are errors in the text, but certainly below average for a 600 page technical book. I counted 11, and only 1 was major or really frustrating.
I envy the people with the time to tackle this book in a week or two... it took me nearly 3 months of on & off effort. Rarely did I do more than one chapter (30 min - 2 hours) in a day, and there are 31 chapters. Fortunately most chapters are stand-alone chapters that work well in my undedicated approach.
The coding standards appendix in the back is also helpful & well thought out.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a step by step intro for ASP/VB programmers, June 13, 2002

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"kfarley01201" (PITTSFIELD, Ma United States) - See all my reviews

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

I have about 1 dozen books on .NET, generally focused around ASP.NET and VB.NET, but also with Troelsen's C# and Wahlin's XML books. Almost all of the books are written from a .NET framework perspective with no VS.NET IDE. That's fine, but since we want to work in the VS.NET IDE AND come up to speed in .NET then we need something else.

Of the books that do post-date the release of the IDE, this one is the best I've found that you can simply follow sequentially, load the samples, make the edits from the books and see it all work.

This is what I expected from PDSA since they are notable instructors in the .NET world, and this is what I got (finally).
I'm about half-way thru the book thus far. I expect to complete it in a week.

There are some minor editting issues, and mis-matches between text and sample code but nothing earth-shattering. The sample code directories take a bit of getting used to but they do work as advertised.

Bottom line: Buy the book, spend a week or 2 or 3, going thru it and Voila, you will finally have some logical, hands on mentoring for building apps in .NET. Then move on to some other books that have more in depth discussions, examples etc.