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C# Fast & Easy Web Development

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If you can still find one of these out-of-print books at the clearance prices, grab it. I program in a lot of different languages and am moving to C# & .Net for my job. I find when I go to more advanced books which have the information I need there are lots of little items that are assumed you know that really slow me down. But most beginner books are a waste of time.

For me this book is a great aid. I'm finding it allows reading through quickly without boring you with minor programming details while still filling in the stuff that gets left out in top level books, all of which seem to assume experienced developers would already have some level of C# & .NET experience. (After going through this easy to read book, you will have the experience.)

Two Problems:
1.) For those of us who find ourselves depending on reading glasses, the code text in the graphic examples tends to be a little small. So having the code to download and review is a real plus.
2.) The book is out of print and the original publishing company's website is no longer available. So the download links are no good. But ...

As of 10/22/2005: I found a copy of the code to download from Thomson Course Technology. If interested in this book you should probably grab a copy of the download before it disappers too.

I am a show-me person and the step-by-step instructions with illustrations were just what I needed. I was able to write a program within the hour.

I might have given this book a higher rating as it does not seem like a bad book, but the fact that I have to use a magnifying lens to see the code is a bit ridiculous. Taking screen shots and using them as the code for a book is really a poor way to write a book. Hopefully this author does not do this on any newer books.

This is a good book to get started with ASP.Net development. However, it's from a classic ASP type of development. There is little code behind and a lot of javascript. It will get the job done but the real power from ASP.Net 2.0 comes from the expanded code behind capabilities and rendering classes. If you're just wanting to get a site up quickly, this book is for you. Good walk through and good samples. If you're really wanting to leverage code-behind in 2.0, this is not the book for you.

If you've experience programming with any language other than VB Script, skip this book. I suggest a book that explains fundamentals and principles of .Net framework; and C# language.

I'm a Coldfusion programmer and I've been trying to learn ASP.NET for years now. Every time I picked up a book I've gotten bored with the dense detail of most books. They tell you things that you will never need or will forget when you need it. Many like to go on and on just to beef up the size. I can easily say that bigger is not always better.

This book does a great job at giving you just the basics. Just the fact I need no more no less. It's taken me 2 readings to get to a point where I can understand how to construct a very basic web application.

The book focuses on illustrating each concept by walking thru working code nothing too detailed but enough to understand what is happening.

It's true that the book samples are way too small so you should get the code. A previous posts tells you where to get it. Also grab MS Visual Studio Web Developer Express Edition to run the code.

It's out of print now. But it's only a bit out of date but the basics are there. You have to understand the basics before you do anything. I've always meant to use one of the more detailed book to get what I need. I would pair this book with a reference book and that would be enough to get started. I wish the author would update it but I suspect that won't happen.

I wish I would have found this book years ago. I now feel that I can pick a project and by using this book and a more advance book I can get to a point were I can deliver it in ASP.NET.

Bottom line, buy one of the used copies. It's an oldie but a goodie.

Far from an average book, the author just compiled some essencial stuff and commented (poorly) some code, repeating over and over again the same lines like "this creates an object of..." and skip other lines much more important for statements where type cast (e.g.) is present. Also, the "on-line shop" she advertise as "Develop an Oline Store!" is nothing more than MS's "GrocerToGo" sample and even on this sample, her comments to some code lines aren't enought to explain the inner works of that shopping cart classes, she skip again some crucial lines, maybe because she can't understand what they mean. That shopping cart code comments also end in rush (maybe she just wanted to finish the book quick). My two stars goes to the effort in collecting the content.

C# Fast & Easy Web Development by software specialist Aneesha Bakharia is a through, comprehensive, accessible guide to learning and applying C# to a personal or corporate website. C# basics are provided for programmers new to the language; subsequent chapters cover how to create web forms, handling exceptions, object-oriented programming, working with cookies and much more. Superbly organized for looking up specific tasks and features, learning how to employ them properly, and then applying that information through step-by-step instructions, numerous black and white screenshots, flow charts, and more, make C# Fast & Easy Web Development truly live up to its title. Strongly recommended for novice C# users, C# Fast & Easy Web Development has a great deal of value to offer even the more experienced C# user.

I have read 7 books on C#. I obtained Aneesha Bakaharia's book from the library, read it, liked it so much that I had to purchase.

This book teaches you what you need to learn quickly. I like the "visual" aspect of seeing the program. This book is 530 pages long - but has more pertinent information - with no "filler" than other C# books that are 1,000+ pages.

If I had to be critical, there is not much in this book about Visual Studio.net. The approach to completing some of the samples is different and more productive when using Visual Studio.Net.