Customer Reviews

Beginner's ASP.NET in C# 2003 on DVD

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The content was good but it was painful to watch and listen to. The code samples are not available. The web site doesn't exists.

This DVD was great. Unlike what other reviewers say, this is a very good introduction to NEW Asp. As you all know, Microsoft is pushing C# as their new top language. So, if you are a programmer and want to prolong you stay in the U.S for at least 2 more years, you better switch to C#. Why? Because it's a new language, and it gives you a better chance of competing with out-sourced programmers who heavily use Vb.net. All in all, if you want to learn CASP# by tomorrow, buy this one.

Very good to get an overview over ASP.NET with C#. The only downside is the really bad audio quality. If your time is worth more than $5 an hour, buy this DVD. It can save you a lot of time.

It is not really for a beginner. If you are a programmer and want to learn ASP, this will save you time. You will want to review sections of the dvd or use after doing a little reading. Glad it uses C#, much better langauge the VB.net. Tech instruction is useless unless you write code, so write some code too.

The guy just rambles on and on... Audio quality is horrible...

If you are very new to C# and Visual Studio you might learn a few basics... but it's hard to get through. This is the only reason why I didn't give it only 1 star

I wish I had listed to the first reviewer.

I wish I could give this a better rating because I had high hopes. I am only 1 hour into it and I am already frustrated. This is entitled "Beginner's ASP.NET" right? The sound quality is not good. The instructor seems to know his stuff, but his speaking style is not very dynamic and he sounds like he's talking through a cheap Radio Shack microphone installed in a cardboard box. After 30 minutes of 10-minutes-worth of rambling background information about ASP and ASP.NET, I find out that he is going to use C# for his examples.

Given that this is BEGINNING ASP.NET, and the ENTIRE population of ASP programmers has been using VB Script, you would think they would use VB for the code examples. Instead they are using a language that few have mastered yet. If you have already mastered C# then the likelihood is that you are not going to purchase a "beginners" DVD. So what were they thinking?

Don't buy this DVD unless you are already proficient in C+ or C#, and like DVDs with poor sound quality. Otherwise stick with a book until someone else does a better job.