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.NET 2.0 Wrox Box: Professional ASP.NET 2.0, Professional C# 2005, Professional .NET 2.0 Generics, and Professional .NET Framework 2.0

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In my opinion, Wrox puts out some of the best books for coders, and as a .NET developer this pack is perfect. Between the 4 books they cover in detail the .NET framework, C#, ASP.NET, Windows development, higher-level OOP concepts (including generics), and ADO.NET, plus a slew of other things; with plenty of great examples and code snippets. Pretty much anything to do with .NET developed in included in the boxed set, with the exception of VB.NET -- there are many VB.NET samples in some of the books, but it's predominantly a C# centric package.

I think for intermediate to senior .NET web/windows developers, this is a definite must-have. Probably not for new coders as they do assume you understand coding basics, OOP concepts, and already have some experience with .NET.

In my opinion this is one of the best values out there. These guys know how to write clear and concise examples. I know Wrox books can be intimidating for their geek factor. I mean they really don't go out of their way to have their covers designed. Instead they just choose to slap whatever balding team of programmers that wrote the book right on the cover. Still, I want to say that this set of books was a really nice read. It got me up to speed with .net 2.0 features in a matter of a week. The .net Framework 2.0 book is not a reference book by the way...it's more of a guide as to the *new* features. Keep in mind that this set seams to assume you have previous .net 1.0/1.1 experience but the C# book that it comes with is pretty much from the ground up. Don't get this set if your language of choice is VB.net.

Books inside this box are very good.
Congratulation for Wrox! Packing books about same product or technology is a good idea. Specialy, when there is a better price.
It would be nice, to see a SQL-Server Wrox box offer.

I used these books a lot and they were all very good. I just gave away the last one, Profession ASP.NET 2.0. I have a generally positive opinion of Wrox books.

this set of books are very very complete. i use it like reference books.
they are very usefull

This collection is another must have product from Wrox Publications. All the books in this box are full of details and examples which helps you understand the topic under consideration nicely. I will suggest these books to any one who needs to master .NET

The ultimate 2.0 box, where maybe the thick C# book is best to start with, with many useful examples.

But again, a month to deliver this is far too slow.

WHy this is good according to me? Because Every detailed topic had told step by step in this book. Why THis book is bad, because The examples in the book is not enough.

On the other hand, you can buy this book.

Overall the Wrox collection is an excellent reference collection. It covers a very braod spectrun of ASP.NET 2.0 material. It is a little less effective as a tutorial. At times the order of topics and the examples don't do a great job of leading the novice to a full understanding. Still, it is a valuable contribution to your reference library.