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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good summary and reference
In the past year and a half I have purchased several Murach books on various programming subjects, and I find them to be quite helpful and I refer to them often. The format makes it easy to look up concise information and code snippets on specific topics. This book is no exception. To remain a concise reference, there are bound to be omissions. For...
Published on November 27, 2008 by Randy Lent
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Don't purchase if you're new to .net and C#
I'm new to .net and also C# and I bought this book in hopes to learn the basics as well as more complicated applications as I get further into the book. But it appears this book assumes you already have experience with both so you feel lost at times. For example, one of the very first exercises says to create a checkout page. It has 7 or so items they...
Published on December 29, 2009 by Chris Doyle
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good summary and reference,
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This review is from: Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with C# 2008 (Paperback)
In the past year and a half I have purchased several Murach books on various programming subjects, and I find them to be quite helpful and I refer to them often. The format makes it easy to look up concise information and code snippets on specific topics. This book is no exception.
To remain a concise reference, there are bound to be omissions. For example, the text gives good information on the HTML structure of tables, but does not mention that a table may be added to a web form by using the drop-down menu in the Visual Studio IDE. On a positve note, the one page summary of regular expressions is the most helpful and useful summary of regular expressions that I have seen. For professional programmers, this will not be the only book on ASP.NET that you will want in your library, but it is a very good concise reference. For someone totally new to ASP.NET I would recommend reading Beginning ASP.NET 3.5: In C# and VB (Programmer to Programmer) before moving on to the Murach book.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
outstanding book,
By Chuck Easttom (north america) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with C# 2008 (Paperback)
I recently completed this book and I was quite impressed. I have been using asp.net for sometime and wanted to see the new features of VS 2008. What I consider the strongest points of this book are:
1. The book explains the basics so that a beginner can follow along and learn. 2. At the same time the book gives in depth 'why's' for various things (not just how's) so that the reader will finish the book with a reasonably deep understanding. 3. The book is replete with solid code samples, that all work as written (not always the case with all computer books) I highly recomend this book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the best reference book I have ever seen!,
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This review is from: Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with C# 2008 (Paperback)
I can't help writing the comments for this book after I read it. This book is the best reference book in ASP.NET I have ever seen.
First, if you have NO knowledge of ASP.NET or C# programming, it might be difficult for you to understand some of the concepts in the book. I think that is the reason some people give it a rating in 4. THEREFORE, if you have NO knowledge of ASP.NET or C# programming, I highly recommend you to read some books like <ASP.NET for dummies> or <Head first, learning C#>, or <Apress, Beginning ASP.NET>. HOWEVER, if you have read preliminary knowledge of ASP.NET and start to build your own website, NO BOOK IN THE MARKET right now can surpass the quality of this book when you use it as the reference. IT IS CONCISE, EASY TO READ, CLEAR TO THE DETAIL. IT can guarantee you to have a very good understanding of ASP.NET applications. FINALLY, this book is also THE BEST REFERENCE book for people who may not read ENGLISH very well. English is not my first language. I can't master programming in ASP.NET without the help of THIS book. For Non-native speakers, DON'T BUY those RED COVER WILLEY BOOKS. I spend a lot of time reading them and doesn't help me a lot. TRY to buy a reference book also in your own language.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Don't purchase if you're new to .net and C#,
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I'm new to .net and also C# and I bought this book in hopes to learn the basics as well as more complicated applications as I get further into the book.
But it appears this book assumes you already have experience with both so you feel lost at times. For example, one of the very first exercises says to create a checkout page. It has 7 or so items they want you to do, but don't really give you any tips on how to accomplish them? If you get stuck you have no where to go, to look for help on the exercise. It wants you to add code to your pages, but I have no idea what the code will be! As I've been reading this book, I feel like I jumped into an already started project and being asked to complete someone else work, and not sure how to do it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Murach's ASP.NET 3.5/C# 2008,
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This review is from: Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with C# 2008 (Paperback)
This tutorial approach to learning the latest version of ASP.NET will get you up to speed in a hurry. The two-page text and graphical tactic which uses a two-pronged approach to learning from both auditory and visual channels - helps both types of learners absorb the material and each approach reinforces the other.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Murach's book are the best.,
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For an experience programmer these books are the best. I don't need to know all the little details but they're there if I do.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent ASP.NET Book,
By Greek Geek (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This is my third Murach book and I must admit I am, once again, extremely please with it. What makes this book great is the format: left page detailed information, right page summary. It's not easy to memorize 1,000-page books, so the proper summary references are a must, especially in the development book series.
The numerous and detailed examples explain in great detail how to use controls methods to do tasks. The little tables found in various pages in the book are of great help.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Asp.Net book,
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Great book and very informative, although if you are just starting on C# then this book would be difficult to follow.
-Joel
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most helpful .NET book I have purchased.,
This review is from: Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with C# 2008 (Paperback)
I am a .NET book junky. I normally do not take the time to review them; mostly because I spend all of my time reading and coding these days. Although I have an entire book case of .NET books next to me, there are only two that have really delivered big for me. This book and another one that Anne wrote: ADO.NET 2.0 with VB 2005. The ADO.NET book got me through my capstone course for my degree and the ASP.NET 3.5 book is going to help me get my next job. These books provide substantial examples and you do not have to read through excessive text. Also, Anne was very helpful in helping with a coding example via email. She replied quickly and I am now moving forward strong. One specific thing that really sets these books apart (for me) is that it includes the 3-tiered architecture that is very professional and robust.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but not for beginners,
By Gr M "avi0l" (Spring Valley, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with C# 2008 (Paperback)
I had this book for my Web development class; even though as promised it does teach you how to start up a web-site development quickly, it doesn't explain all the features it uses. I had to go constantly to MSDN web-site to find out more about the classes and methods are used.
I also suggest mastering ADO.Net and C#.Net first--not just basic level--to be able fully appreciate the book. I also agree with other reviews that say that the book is disjoint in its structure, and having too many assumptions on what you know about Web developing; even though there is a crash-course in the book, it doesn't fill up the gap between the beginner's level of knowledge and the book's one. |
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Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with C# 2008 by Anne Boehm (Paperback - October 10, 2008)
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