ASP.NET Evolution [Paperback]

Dan Kent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0672326477 | ISBN-13: 978-0672326479

If you've ever been a part of an online community, you are aware of all the great features it offers. Dynamic news, forums, calendars and polls are just a few of the elements that you can benefit from in an online community. Now is your chance to learn how it's done and create your own online community. ASP.NET Evolution will show you how to take what you already know about ASP.NET programming and apply it to building a full-scale web application. With solid example code, you will be guided through the building process, making progressively bigger changes to the code as you move through the chapters. The entire example application is available for download and an online forum dedicated to this book will be available to you to discuss the book with the author and other readers. Develop your ASP.NET knowledge with ASP.NET Evolution.

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About the Author

Dan Kent has been interested in online communities since he first discovered the wealth of information and arguments to be found on Usenet in the mid-1990s. After studying artificial intelligence, he went on to become part of the "dotcom bubble," building online community sites that empowered newcomers to the Web to create a Web presence.

Like many programmers involved in the Web at that time, Dan became another victim of big plans that didn't quite work out. He decided to leave frontline programming and concentrate on passing on some of his know-how. His desire to be involved with books was kindled by some work as a technical reviewer for Wrox, and he went on to join them as a technical editor. While at Wrox, Dan developed the Problem-Design-Solution concept, which pioneered the approach of presenting readers with real-world solutions in the context of a real application. He also worked with the Microsoft ASP.NET team to help programmers learn more about the fantastic technology they created and contributed as an author to the highly respected Professional ASP.NET Security, which is now sadly out of print. Two years, four job titles, and far too many books later, Dan decided to leave Wrox. He accidentally timed his exit to perfection — Wrox finally succumbed to the pressures of the post-dotcom market and went out of business on the day that Dan was due to finish work.

Dan was keen to continue to develop the ideas that he worked on while at Wrox and, fortunately, Sams was looking for a new series. Thus, the Evolution series was born. Dan now edits the Evolution series for Sams, builds sites that support community regeneration and performs cutting-edge video shows as half of the VJ duo Syzygy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Sams (May 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672326477
• ISBN-13: 978-0672326479
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,224,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some Errors but worth the trouble, August 10, 2004

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B. Hicks (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASP.NET Evolution (Paperback)

I encountered some of the problems mentioned below but found that working through these problems actually increased my knowledge of the application. Having said that, this book was not meant for beginners, in fact I consider myself somewhere between a beginner and intermediate developer and I find much of the material over my head. But that is why I bought this particular book. I wanted something that would take me beyond the simple controls and pages that my current library provides.

True, I would be a lot happier with the book if there were fewer errors but the challenge of getting things up and running was somewhat worth it and once it is setup the code all seems to work fine.

I should also note that this is a VB.Net book, which you wouldn't know if you read the back cover which states you should have a general understanding of C# to use this book. That is an example of the apparent sloppiness that went into putting this book together that you'll find as well as those already mentioned but I wouldn't necessarily write the book off because of that ..... yet. (I am about a 1/4 of the way through it)

Hopefully they will get a errata page up real soon and fix some of the sloppiness in the next revision.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hmm..., August 10, 2004

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M. Paul (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASP.NET Evolution (Paperback)

Not exactly sure what problems these other two guys had installing the sample application, but I got it up in running in about 10 minutes with no problems. I can see where the one fella got confused about the scripts, since one is labeled 'createdatabase.sql' and 'populatedata.sql'.

Seriously, the book does a good job of explaining some core asp.net and architecture techniques, and one of the first books that I have read that uses an O/R Mapper component. Dont let the other posts fool you. Once you get that initial ten minutes out of the way for installing the app, you wont be disappointed with the book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you are ready for a big fight, got the book, February 27, 2005

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Qixiang Yao - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASP.NET Evolution (Paperback)

The book is not for anybody that wants a smooth drive! I have spent 2 weeks, 60 hours on the book and you know what, I haven't seen the output of the initial program.

The idea to learn from real porject is very appealing but this book did an extremely horrible job in explaining basic concepts and providing any help in troubleshooting. As has been mentioned by other guys, there is no forum to get help. Out of despair, I even wrote a personal message to the author one week ago to ask for help, but yet to get any response.

The problem I have in setting up the initial application:
1. Some errors in the source code. for example, we shall use findobject rather than find when calling from facade.
2. Some problem with the mapping file(repository). The file is supposed to map the database schema to the class in VB.Net code. I got errors pointing to the file.

what I am doing now is debugging line by line after download the OJB.net source code, hoping to locating the problem in the mapping file.

The terms and concepts adapted by the author to "decribe" an online community is also twisted, making the book even harder to digest.

I got the book at around $10(used), I was so happy that I got a good deal, now you shall know why I have had the book so cheap!

Mr. Dan Kent will be removed from my future books' author list.