Pure Asp. NET [Paperback]

Robert Lair (Author), Jason Lefebvre (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 067232069X | ISBN-13: 978-0672320699 | Publication Date: October 7, 2001 | Edition: 1

Pure ASP.NET is a premium reference for Active Server Pages development in the new Microsoft .NET Framework. Like all books in the Pure Series, Pure Active Server Pages.NET is comprised of 3 parts. Part I Conceptual Reference is a fast-paced primer that covers ASP.NET fundamentals and concepts. Part II Techniques Reference is full of well-commented, commercial-quality code that illustrates practical applications of ASP.NET concepts. Examples are presented in both Visual Basic and C# to appeal to a wide variety of programmers. Part III Syntax and Object Reference contains detailed coverage of .NET Namespaces such as System.Web and System.Data that are invaluable to ASP.NET developers.

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From the Back Cover

Pure ASP.NET is a premium reference for Active Server Pages development in the new Microsoft .NET Framework. Like all books in the Pure Series, Pure Active Server Pages.NET is comprised of 3 parts. Part I Conceptual Reference is a fast-paced primer that covers ASP.NET fundamentals and concepts. Part II Techniques Reference is full of well-commented, commercial-quality code that illustrates practical applications of ASP.NET concepts. Examples are presented in both Visual Basic and C# to appeal to a wide variety of programmers. Part III Syntax and Object Reference contains detailed coverage of .NET Namespaces such as System.Web and System.Data that are invaluable to ASP.NET developers.

About the Author

Robert Lair is a nationally known developer, technical writer, and trainer. He studied computer science and engineering at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and has been working in the area of software development for more than five years. His latest achievements in the software industry include his work on IBuySpy (Vertigo Software), the premiere demo application that shows the new features of ASP.NET. Other applications Robert has worked on in his career include ProposalMaster and RFPMaster (The Sant Corporation), OpenTable.com (Vertigo Software), and Shoes.NET (Vertigo Software), the premiere demo application shown at DevDays 2000 to show off the Microsoft .NET enterprise servers. He has worked with a number of major clients, including Microsoft, MCI, Williams Communications, and Prognostics.

Robert has also provided training at technical conferences, discussing a number of topics on Microsoft .NET and ASP.NET, as well as how to increase the efficiency of the software development process by simplifying the maintenance of complex applications. Conferences at which he has spoken include ASP Connections and the ASP DeveloperÕs Conference. He has also presented a number of internal technical learning sessions while working at Vertigo Software and the Sant Corporation.

Robert has written numerous articles for nationally known magazines such as Visual C++ DeveloperÕs Journal, Visual Basic ProgrammerÕs Journal, and .NET Developer. His articles have covered a wide variety of topics, including C#, Microsoft .NET, ASP.NET, and Visual Basic.NET. Robert is also the author of a monthly column in .NET Developer that takes an in-depth look at the IBuySpy application.

Jason Lefebvre is currently working as a developer at the direct marketing services company Protocol (www.protocolusa.com). He studied mathematics and computer science at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He has been working in the area of software Development for more than five years. His latest achievements in the software industry include his work on IBuySpy (Vertigo Software), the premiere demo application to show the new features of ASP.NET. Other applications Jason has worked on in his career include ProposalMaster and RFPMaster (The Sant Corporation), OpenTable.com (Vertigo Software), and Shoes.NET (Vertigo Software), the premiere demo application shown at DevDays 2000 to show off the Microsoft .NET enterprise servers. He has worked with a number of major clients, including Microsoft, MCI, and Williams Communications. Jason has written numerous articles for nationally known magazines such as Visual C++ DeveloperÕs Journal on a wide variety of topics, including C#, Microsoft .NET, ASP.NET, and Visual Basic.NET.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (October 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067232069X
• ISBN-13: 978-0672320699
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 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: #4,523,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Quality and code mistakes, January 3, 2002

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"someone70" (New-York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pure Asp. NET (Paperback)

The quality of this book is the lowest.
Its boring, code won't run, sentences repeat themselves.

I don't think there was any QA reading done on it.

It looks like trying to be quick outside at the market
with a .NET book without making sure that the code supplied
in the book actually runs.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Generally disappointing, January 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Pure Asp. NET (Paperback)

Before buying this book, I was encouraged by the previous reviews and the marketing hype in the title itself. Who could argue with a "code-intensive premium reference"?!? Unfortunately, this book contains little that isn't already available free to the public online at MSDN both in the form of a simple framework reference and in the form of quality examples. The last third of the book is merely a rehash of the .NET framework docs on the classes most relevant to ASP.NET developers. The earlier content is decent, however, and does a fair job of demonstrating the basic ASP.NET controls and in demonstrating some of the interesting configuration aspects of ASP.NET applications. The examples never touch more than the surface, however, so once you hit a wall, you're back at the (generally good) MSDN documentation anyway. The moral of the story here is that this book is a fair reference, ideally suited for someone who wants a concise, ASP.NET-oriented subset of the MSDN docs/tutorials in an easy-to-hold-in-your-hand format. If you like to read printed documentation, this book will be good for you. If you're happy with HTML-based documentation online, then you won't find much value in this book -- certainly not enough to justify the cover price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not great to be Advanced Level, December 31, 2001

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Satyam Tuttagunta (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pure Asp. NET (Paperback)

Book's back cover says user level is Advanced. If you are a VB.NET programmer or C# programmer (or atleast know anyone of these) oly half of the book is for you. Most irritating part of this book is that, each example it repeated twice. Once for C# and once for VB.NET. It even repeats the HTML part, which, ofcourse, does not change with language.

Another part is, Reference part. It has a good idea of explaining all class memebers. But this just repeats whatever is in MSDN. It should include explainations to things which are not trivial, after all, this is why anyone buys a book for. If we try to convince that its alternative to MSDN, we anyway need MSDN because many of explanations were not detailed enough to be understood.

Its a good book to start with and if you are in a hurry to learn in a short span, its a good option. But certainly not for Advanced users and users who wanna know in-depth