Sams Teach Yourself C# Web Programming in 21 Days [Paperback]

Phil Syme (Author), Peter Aitken (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672322358 | ISBN-13: 978-0672322358 | Publication Date: November 18, 2001 | Edition: 1

Learn how to how to use C# for Internet programming with the hands-on techniques and clear explanations. This book discusses some C# features that allow rapid development of solutions such as garbage collection, simplified type declarations, and scalability support. The book explains key concepts in a simple and practical manner. Web Forms and Web Controls usher in an elegant way to make dynamic Web pages. The book covers these topics with how-to code examples and projects. One of the newest developments in Internet programming is the use of XML and the SOAP communication protocol. .NET Web Services harness these two technologies, and is covered in later sections of the book.

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clear explanations. This book discusses some C# features that allow rapid development of solutions such as garbage collection, simplified type declarations, and scalability support. The book explains key concepts in a simple and practical manner. Web Forms and Web Controls usher in an elegant way to make dynamic Web pages. The book covers these topics with how-to code examples and projects. One of the newest developments in Internet programming is the use of XML and the SOAP communication protocol. .NET Web Services harness these two technologies, and is covered in later sections of the book.

About the Author

PHIL SYME has been writing applications with C++ and Visual Basic since the release of Windows 3.1. He has helped create several enterprise scale projects developed for Fortune 500 companies that use Microsoft technologies. Phil has also co-authored articles published in IEEE symposiums. Phil lives in Baltimore, Maryland, and can be reached at [e-mail].

PETER AITKEN has been writing about computers and programming for more than 10 years, with some 30 books and more than 1.5 million copies in print as well as hundreds of magazine and trade publication articles. His book titles include Sams Teach Yourself Internet Programming with Visual Basic in 21 Days and Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days. A regular contributor to Office Pro magazine and the DevX Web site, Peter is the proprietor of PGA Consulting, providing custom application and Internet development to business, academia, and government since 1994. You can reach him at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (November 18, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672322358
• ISBN-13: 978-0672322358
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,688,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Heavy on ASP, light on Visual Studio, May 9, 2002

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Constance Barton "CBDenver" (Littleton, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself C# Web Programming in 21 Days (Paperback)

Before there was ASP.NET, there was ASP. This book is clearly a "Teach Yourself ASP" book that has had the ".NET" moniker added to the title. All the code examples show embedded code withing ASP pages rather than the newer (and clearly superior) "code behind" model of Microsoft's Visual Studio product. I am most disappointed that there are no explanations of how to use the Visual Studio environment to build the web pages. The authors seem to be of the "I've got notepad to enter my code and that's all I need" school of programming. To be honest, the title did not say anything about Visual Studio, so I guess the joke's on me.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Examples Work - Concepts Build Gradually, January 23, 2002

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David K. Allen (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself C# Web Programming in 21 Days (Paperback)

I'm half-way thru (p250) so far, and very impressed.
I have experience with traditional Active Server Pages, but I wanted to learn how to build websites using the Microsoft.NET technologies.
This book lays down concepts in a sensible order, one on top of another, the way I like it. The example programs actually work fine with .NET Release Candidate. The book contains just the right mix of info on ASP Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML, and related issues to give me that overall comfort level I needed to be productive.
With this as a starting point, I feel much more comfortable learning the advanced details of these various technologies.
Also worth noting: the author Aitken was kind enough to respond promptly when I asked for a link to the source code. I wish the Sams people would get around to updating the website with that information. Maybe they are overwhelmed with site updates or something.
I highly recommend this as a hands-on, self-study book for programmers building web apps using C#. If you prefer VB.Net, there are other books out there.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed with the title of this book..., June 7, 2002

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Darren Neimke "_digory" (Adel. South Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself C# Web Programming in 21 Days (Paperback)

:-) This book actually took me nearly forty (40) whole days to read! O.K. Poor humour aside, I'd recommend this book for several reasons...

Firstly - and this is the most important one - when you invest the time to read ~600 pages of book you need to be sure that the time is being well spent. I purchased this book to get a heads-up on the constructs of the C# language having come from a VB background. I wasn't disappointed -

THIS BOOK WILL TEACH YOU C#!

I learnt quite a lot of stuff about *languages* that I simply did not think that I had the time to learn just by reading this book. For example, the author takes the time to teach you about polymorphism and inheritance and also the simple things such as reuse and how to lay out your code modules.

The author - Bradley L. Jones - obviously has a very strong command of languages and that comes through by reading this book. He shows you those little language *tricks* that you only get from someone who knows, and obviously enjoys, programming.

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This book is obviously aimed at someone either new to programming or somebody looking for an introduction to the C# language and I would heartily recommend it for that purpose. If you're serious about .NET, and you enjoy programming, take the time to read this book - I couldn't do it in 21 days, but, I'm glad I did it :-)