Microsoft ASP.NET Setup and Configuration Pocket Reference (Developers Pocket Consultants) [Paperback]

James Avery (Author)

Book Description

Series: Developers Pocket Consultants | Publication Date: May 21, 2003

Portable and precise, this pocket-sized reference is the Web application developer’s fast-answers guide to ASP.NET configuration architecture, settings, and custom settings. Zero in on key ASP.NET configuration details and techniques using quick-reference tables, lists, step-by-step instructions, and real world tips, including coding examples for version 2003 of Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET and Microsoft Visual C#® .NET. This handy, one-stop guide delivers the focused, streamlined direction you need to get your Web solutions up and running quickly.

Get fast facts to:

• Exploit ASP.NET configuration file inheritance
• Customize applications by manipulating configuration settings
• Configure the System.Web namespace with reference on all sections, settings, and values
• Use .NET configuration settings for system diagnostics, .NET Remoting, proxy settings, and just-in-time compilation
• Tweak ASP.NET mobile controls for the unique needs of mobile devices
• Configure CLR settings, including garbage collection and cryptography
• Use Microsoft IIS settings to manage application pools and implement Windows® authentication
• Build and use custom sections and section handlers

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About the Author

James Avery is the founder and owner of Infozerk Inc. which runs The Lounge advertising network and provides .NET and Ruby consulting. James has been working with .NET since 2001 and has been a web developer since 1996. He has written books for Microsoft Press®, Wrox, and O'Reilly Press. James has written articles for MSDN Magazine and Dr. Dobbs, most recently doing a three month stint writing the Toolbox column in MSDN® Magazine. James is a Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider and has spoken at a number of user groups and conferences.'

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (May 21, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735619360
• ISBN-13: 978-0735619364
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,766,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Delivers nothing over the docs, September 10, 2004

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Troy Parsons - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft ASP.NET Setup and Configuration Pocket Reference (Developers Pocket Consultants) (Paperback)

I got this book on the cheap, and for that I'm thankful.

This book is little more than a re-hash of the existing MSDN documentation. And as far as being a pocket reference, well it's not that small, and a good deal of the size/weight is wasted on guff in my opinion. If there were an O'Reilly equivalent, it would be a third the size and at least thrice as useful. (Any one who has read or owns one of the O'Reilly pocket reference series will scoff at this book.)

I find this book marginally useful not having to look up the MSDN documentation - so if you're working on configuring new servers and surfing the net is not an option you may find this handy. But the content lacks, the writing style is poor, and the examples are not particularly helpful.

Not a succinct pocket reference.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference Book!, June 16, 2003

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Ronald Green "Ron Green" (Kansas City MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft ASP.NET Setup and Configuration Pocket Reference (Developers Pocket Consultants) (Paperback)

Let me state up front that this is not a book you read from cover to cover. That said, this is a really comprehensive manual on configuring ASP.net. It gives complete coverage of all the settings in web.config and machine.config related to ASP.net. This is one of those books to keep on your desk and refer to often.