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CodeNotes for ASP.NET

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This is the best book I've read in the CodeNotes series and a superb introduction to ASP.NET. The CodeNote authors have really mastered their craft by now and it shows with this book. All major aspects of ASP.NET are covered including security, caching, web forms, and session storage. What is most impressive about this book is how well written it is, which makes it easy to digest all the new technical topics. I wouldn't recommend this book as a reference, but as a starter guide I can't imagine a quicker way to ramp up on the technology.

Started reading this book today and at first thought it may be a good read but it didn't take long for me to realize that the book was 'very' dated. The book was making refs to things you could do once the .net server is released. That only the beta version was being used during the time of writing. The first version of the .Net server was released in Feb of 2002. I guess I should have paid attention to the publishing date (August 13, 2002) for this book. As I kept reading though the book I was finding many things that were dated and, in many cases, no longer in use. I didn't want to spend my time going over old technology and having to parse through what is still relevant today. I'll remember to pay attention to the publishing dates from now on.