Introducing Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 (Pro Developer) [Paperback]

Dino Esposito (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pro Developer | Publication Date: August 25, 2004

About the Technology: ASP.NET is a leading-edge tool in Web development. According to a recent survey performed by Microsoft, there are 2.1 million professional Web developers and 1.8 million hobbyist Web developers (Developer Sizing, 9/01). According to the latest Dev Tracker report, 54% of Web developers use ASP, and 19% of Web developers use ASP.NET (Dev Tracker Q4, 2002). The ASP/ASP.NET community is therefore an estimated 2.8 million Web developers. The next version of ASP.NET, ASP.NET 2.0, is planned as part of the Whidbey release of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, which is currently slated for fall or winter of 2004. In the meantime, the ASP.NET team will be making the beta widely available--the Tech Preview is slated to be released at PDC, which is scheduled for the last week of October in Los Angeles, CA. This book will have a natural life of approximately one year--from the release of the Tech Preview through to the release of the final product.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dino Esposito is a well-known ASP.NET and AJAX expert. He speaks at industry events, including DevConnections and Microsoft TechEd, contributes to MSDN® Magazine and other publications, and has written several popular Microsoft Press books, including Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (August 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735620245
• ISBN-13: 978-0735620247
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,913,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dino Esposito is a well-known ASP.NET and ADO.NET expert at Solid Quality Learning, a global provider of advanced education and mentoring for Microsoft technologies. He speaks at industry events, including Win-Dev and Microsoft TechEd, contributes to MSDN Magazine and other publications, and is the author of several Microsoft Press books.

Customer Reviews

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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Watch out! This book is out dated - Beta 2 broke most it., July 10, 2005

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Bruce J. Mack (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introducing Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 (Pro Developer) (Paperback)

This book must have been written to ASP.NET beta 2 because a large portion is out right wrong and the companion content online is just as bad. Even worse most of the things that broke are the cool new stuff like themes & the new data view control. I could go on but you get the point. I contacted Microsoft press and got just an auto response. I also went to Wintellect's web site and there is no mention of the book at all. I'm sure Dino could fix up without to much trouble but I don't event know if he is aware of the situation and I haven't found any contact info for him. That was over a month ago a still no contact.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Samples don't work - no recourse, January 24, 2005

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R. Way (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introducing Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 (Pro Developer) (Paperback)

Samples don't compile. There are a significant number of errors. I tried to contact MS Press but didn't receive a response. I then tried to contact the author using his "Contact Me" section on his web site. I also received no response (waited 3 weeks).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Published in August 2004, January 15, 2006

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J. Barlow (Denver Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introducing Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 (Pro Developer) (Paperback)

I have the Dino Exposito book, Introducing Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, and I recommend everyone to stay away from it. The company I work for received 2 of these books from a Microsoft rep and I understand why they are giving them away, it sucks. I do have experience with ASP.NET. I have been working with ASP.NET since the release of Beta 2 of ASP.NET 1.0. I started reading this book today and have realized that the content is based on the Beta. After readng the first chapter I have decided to find another book on ASP.NET 2.0. Based on Amazon's and Microsoft's Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/6962.asp) this book was published in August of 2004.