ASP.NET and VB.NET Web Programming (Addison-Wesley Microsoft Technology Series) (Paperback)

by Matt J. Crouch (Author)

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Amazon.com Review
Active Server Pages (ASP) has been the backbone of server-side programming in the Microsoft environment for several years. Visual Basic has been that company's toolkit for developing client-server applications in a hurry. Now, with the release of the ASP.NET specification and the VB .NET development environment, the two technologies intersect more than ever. ASP.NET and VB.NET Web Programming explains how each of these technologies works on its own, and explains in implementation-level detail (i.e., lots of code listings) exactly how they work together to provide Web services under the .NET Framework.

Matt Crouch uses a nifty technique for annotating his code. Rather than comment long listings extensively, or repeat sections later for commentary, he attaches a number to interesting lines in long listings. Then, in the commentary sections that follow the listings, he refers to lines by number (so-and-so happens in line 84 because we did thus-and-such in line 56, for example). The effect is like reading an analysis of poetry. The technique works well, except for the fact that you sometimes end up flipping back and forth between commentary and listing. Overall, this is a fine choice for someone familiar with VB 6 or old-style ASP who wants to learn about Microsoft-style Web services with the help of numerous code samples and careful commentary. --David Wall

Topics covered: How to create Web sites under the Microsoft .NET Framework. The author covers techniques for creating HTML interfaces with ASP.NET, shows how to build managed components for COM+, and explains how to create Web services under VB .NET. It's a comprehensive guide to Web services and HTML page generation for VB .NET programmers.

Product Description
Provides developers with the practical information and step by step guidance they need to become productive with .NET. Tutorial offers a comprehensive yet approachable introduction to the .NET framework, ASP.NET programming, and XML Web Services development. Softcover.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (May 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201734400
• ISBN-13: 978-0201734409
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #918,363 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough introduction to ASP/VB.NET, June 6, 2002

By A Customer

At 740 pages this book provides an excellent introduction to using VB.NET for web development. It's well-illustrated with many examples. And the author responded to my e-mail inquiry about the book's source files within 24 hours. VB.NET is a steep step up from Visual Basic 6; this text eases the transition considerably. If you're already familiar with previous versions of VB you can pretty much skip Chapter 2. Otherwise that chapter presents a concise crash course in some essential VB functions.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Experienced C++ or Java Programmer, July 18, 2002

By	Larry J. Martin "[e-mail]" (Moore, OK United States) - See all my reviews

I have many years of experience designing and implementing C++ and Java OO applications and bought the book because I wanted to learn both VB.NET and ASP.NET.

I was very happy to find that I had made an excellent choice when I bought this book. The VB.NET crash course was exactly what I needed to start to understand both VB and the principles behind .NET.

I found the rest of the book lived up to the very good start. I especially liked the fact that the examples were closely related to real life kinds of business problems.

I highly recommend the book for anyone in a similar situation.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and consciece, June 3, 2002

By A Customer

I recently purchased this book to get up to speed on .NET technologies, as i'm now engaged in some new development at work that requires some Web Services and ASP.NET applications. As a long time VB programmer, i was looking for material on VB's new object-oriented language features, plus how .NET fit into the existing COM+ component model. I found all kinds of useful stuff regarding that, plus great and numerous code samples on the most important parts of the .NET Framework.

All in all, well worth the buy.