Pro Dynamic .NET 4.0 Applications: Data-Driven Programming for the .NET Framework (Expert's Voice in .NET) [Paperback]

Carl Ganz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 143022519X | ISBN-13: 978-1430225195 | Publication Date: January 20, 2010 | Edition: 1st Edition.

Pro Dynamic .NET 4.0 Applications provides an essential guide to building cutting-edge .NET 4.0 applications that make end-users as independent of the application’s developer as possible. This approach enables users to have more control over the way that their application functions whilst simultaneously reducing the frequency with which developers need to issue service patches and support updates – saving time and money for both the user and developer.

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About the Author

Carl Ganz, Jr. is president of Seton Software Development, Inc., a provider of software design and development services located in Raritan, New Jersey. He has an M.B.A in Finance from Seton Hall University and is the author of three other books on software development as well as dozens of articles on Visual Basic, C#, and Microsoft .NET technology. Carl has created numerous solutions over the years using the Crystal Enterprise and BusinessObjects XI .NET and RAS SDKs. He is the president and founder of the New Jersey Visual Basic User Group and has been a featured speaker at software development conferences in both the U.S. and Germany. Carl and his wife Wendy, live in Raritan, New Jersey, with their son Carl III, their dog Elke, and their cats Jack and Jake. Contact Carl at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st Edition. edition (January 20, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 143022519X
• ISBN-13: 978-1430225195
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #782,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this book, February 17, 2010

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T. Tosello (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pro Dynamic .NET 4.0 Applications: Data-Driven Programming for the .NET Framework (Expert's Voice in .NET) (Paperback)

I purchased this book in hopes of learning some new techniques for writing dynamic, data driven applications. However, this book simply explains methods for interrogating SQL Server meta-data and then using that information to manually create forms.

Not only is this book light in context, but it is seriously lacking samples and the author doesn't seem to be the most inspired developer. If you are an experienced application developer then this book will offer you very little in the way of new knowledge. Avoid this book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but limited., April 12, 2010

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Oscar Azmitia (Moreno Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Dynamic .NET 4.0 Applications: Data-Driven Programming for the .NET Framework (Expert's Voice in .NET) (Paperback)

I thought this book was ok, it follows good practices for dynamic approach but it didn't really apply to what I was hoping. I was hoping that it would provide a universal way of Data-Driven Programming but instead it splits up the technologies. You have to double or triple the work depending how many different platforms you're targetting. It did, however, have some good ideas on getting you started.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Where is the 4.0?, February 21, 2011

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Robert Scott Conroy (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pro Dynamic .NET 4.0 Applications: Data-Driven Programming for the .NET Framework (Expert's Voice in .NET) (Paperback)

First off... I don't understand what makes this content relate to 4.0 whatsoever. Sorry man, nothing new going on here. These techniques are old, come on man; where is the T4, LINQ, Entity framework? Not to mention "Dynamic Data" isn't even mentioned?

Case and point, download the companion source code for this book it's in 3.5 (WTF?).

I'm not denying the authors is knowledgably, but I think perhaps this book is titled inappropriately.

I'm hugely disappointed.