Professional ASP.NET Web Services with VB.NET [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Andreas Eide (Author), Christopher Miller (Author), Brandon Bohling (Author), Kevin Hoffman (Author), Matthew Reynolds (Author), Mike Batongbacal (Author), Mike Clark (Author), Robert Eisenberg (Author), Russ Basiura (Author), Brian Loesgen (Author), Srinivasa Sivakumar (Author), William Sempf (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2002

Please note this is a VB.NET version of our existing book Professional ASP.NET Web Services ISBN 1-86100-545-8

This book will show you how to create high quality Web Services using ASP.NET. It describes the standards that are core to the Web Services architecture and examines how these standards are integrated into ASP.NET. The processes involved in building and consuming Web Services are discussed along with in-depth code examples. The book concludes with three case studies, each examining a different application of Web Services, and presenting a complete solution.

XML-based Web Services are seen by many as the next big step in the progress of distributed computing. Promotion by a range of companies across the computing industry is creating a lot of interest in this emerging set of technologies and standards. Microsoft is one of the leading advocates, building support for Web Services into ASP.NET.

This book covers:

- Building and consuming Web Services in ASP.NET

- Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

- Web Services Description Language (WSDL)

- Discovering Web Services with UDDI

- Exposing data sources through Web Services

- Performance techniques

- Securing Web Services

- Transactional Web Services

- .NET My Services (Hailstorm)

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book is for intermediate or experienced ASP.NET programmers who want to take advantage of the opportunities that are presented by Web Services standards.

Web Services are being hailed as a leap forward in distributed computing. Web Services evangelists foresee a future where functionality can be programmatically discovered and accessed over the Internet, as and when it is required. Of course, some commentators disagree, seeing Web Services as nothing more than a standardized iteration of older distributed computing systems.

Whether or not we see Web Services as a big step or a small evolution, we must all agree that they are generating a lot of interest. The technologies and standards behind Web Services are being adopted by a wide range of companies in the computing industry. At the forefront of the drive for acceptance of these standards are IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Microsoft.

ASP.NET makes exposing functionality through a Web Service very straightforward. That is not to say, however, that there is little to learn about developing Web Services in ASP.NET. Although Web Services can be seen as an evolution of previous distributed computing standards, they do have new considerations which must be taken into account if we are to harness their full potential.

The code and syntax examples in the book are all in VB.NET. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• ISBN-10: 1861007752
• ASIN: B0000B0T0A
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,420,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars now in VB.NET - and for version 1, October 29, 2002

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Simon Greening (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional ASP.NET Web Services with VB.NET (Paperback)

I reviewed the orginal version of this book which was in C#. I've been lucky enought ot get my hands on the new VB.NET edition and it is even better than the original. I am more used to VB as it is, and I spent quite a lot of time translating some of the code snippets in the original, but now I don't have to! The book has changed a bit, it looks better than the first edition, and it is now completely 1.0 compliant. I've used the first book a lot, it's told me more or less everything I've needed to know. If you need to know about web services and you prefer VB then this is the only book you'll need!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Download Code for this book, January 16, 2006

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This review is from: Professional ASP.NET Web Services with VB.NET (Paperback)

Since the book has moved to Apres, the link to download the code for the book has moved to http://support.apress.com/books.asp?s=0&bID=1861007752

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat outdated, but otherwise worthwhile, January 9, 2005

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Adam F. Bergen (Williamstown, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional ASP.NET Web Services with VB.NET (Paperback)

I'm always hesitant buying books written by multiple authors. I often find the writing annoyingly inconsistent and the overall structure lacking in cohesiveness. I'm happy to report that this book does not suffer from these conditions. It is a pretty smooth read and provides some insight into the ASP.NET world not provided by standard MSDN documentation. I realize this book is quite old at this stage, but for those still working in that environment it is still worth considering. Overall, I had few complaints with the book. Let's hope a second edition will be made available with .NET 2.0.