.NET 2.0 Wrox Box: Professional ASP.NET 2.0, Professional C# 2005, Professional .NET 2.0 Generics, and Professional .NET Framework 2.0 (Paperback)

by Bill Evjen (Author), Christian Nagel (Author), Joe Duffy (Author), Tod Golding (Author), Scott Hanselman (Author)
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Product Description
The professional developer's best buy on .NET 2.0!

Includes

• Professional ASP.NET 2.0
• Professional C# 2005
• Professional .NET Framework 2.0
• Professional .NET 2.0 Generics
• CD-ROM with more than 700 pages of bonus chapters from 10 other .NET 2.0 and SQL Server(TM) 2005 Wrox books
• DVD with 180-day trial version of Microsoft(r) Visual Studio(r) 2005 Professional Edition

Master ASP.NET 2.0's power and time-saving features
With more than 50 new server controls, the number of classes inside ASP.NET 2.0 has more than doubled and the changes are sometimes dramatic. This book teaches you

• The pivotal role of the server control in ASP.NET development
• How to create templated ASP.NET pages with the master pages feature
• Debugging and error-handling techniques
• Frameworks that help you extract, create, manipulate, and store XML

Revolutionize the way you program
Get the fundamentals of C# plus essential background on the .NET architecture. Here's what you must know to write dynamic Web pages, an XML Web service, a classic Windows desktop app, and more, including

• Principles of programming in the .NET environment
• How to use existing COM components with .NET applications
• Techniques for manipulating XML using C# 2005
• How to access databases with ADO.NET

Explore underlying platform commonalities you can use
Here's an in-depth look at Common Language Runtime (CLR) fundamentals, Base Class Libraries (BCL), and the more advanced Framework libraries used in most managed applications. You'll discover

• Details of the CLR's architecture
• How assemblies work and options for deployment
• Specific portions of the BCL and advanced Framework libraries, including transaction libraries
• The secure programming model and forms of isolation and concurrency

Examine what you can achieve with generics
Generics bring a new dimension of type-safety, expressiveness, and performance to data types. Here's comprehensive information on generics and the rules governing them, BCL generic types, the Power Collections library, and more, such as

• How to use generics to improve the type-safety of your code
• Steps for extending classes and introducing derivative generic types
• Guidelines for applying generics
• Ways to achieve runtime efficiencies

From the Back Cover
The professional developer's best buy on .NET 2.0!

Includes

• Professional ASP.NET 2.0
• Professional C# 2005
• Professional .NET Framework 2.0
• Professional .NET 2.0 Generics
• CD-ROM with more than 700 pages of bonus chapters from 10 other .NET 2.0 and SQL Server™ 2005 Wrox books
• DVD with 180-day trial version of Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Professional Edition

Master ASP.NET 2.0's power and time-saving features

With more than 50 new server controls, the number of classes inside ASP.NET 2.0 has more than doubled and the changes are sometimes dramatic. This book teaches you

• The pivotal role of the server control in ASP.NET development
• How to create templated ASP.NET pages with the master pages feature
• Debugging and error-handling techniques
• Frameworks that help you extract, create, manipulate, and store XML

Revolutionize the way you program

Get the fundamentals of C# plus essential background on the .NET architecture. Here's what you must know to write dynamic Web pages, an XML Web service, a classic Windows desktop app, and more, including

• Principles of programming in the .NET environment
• How to use existing COM components with .NET applications
• Techniques for manipulating XML using C# 2005
• How to access databases with ADO.NET

Explore underlying platform commonalities you can use

Here's an in-depth look at Common Language Runtime (CLR) fundamentals, Base Class Libraries (BCL), and the more advanced Framework libraries used in most managed applications. You'll discover

• Details of the CLR's architecture
• How assemblies work and options for deployment
• Specific portions of the BCL and advanced Framework libraries, including transaction libraries
• The secure programming model and forms of isolation and concurrency

Examine what you can achieve with generics

Generics bring a new dimension of type-safety, expressiveness, and performance to data types. Here's comprehensive information on generics and the rules governing them, BCL generic types, the Power Collections library, and more, such as

• How to use generics to improve the type-safety of your code
• Steps for extending classes and introducing derivative generic types
• Guidelines for applying generics
• Ways to achieve runtime efficiencies

Product Details

• Paperback: 3600 pages
• Publisher: Wrox (May 8, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470048409
• ISBN-13: 978-0470048405
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.6 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #678,267 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent all-around .NET 2005 pack, July 13, 2006

By	D. Cameron - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In my opinion, Wrox puts out some of the best books for coders, and as a .NET developer this pack is perfect. Between the 4 books they cover in detail the .NET framework, C#, ASP.NET, Windows development, higher-level OOP concepts (including generics), and ADO.NET, plus a slew of other things; with plenty of great examples and code snippets. Pretty much anything to do with .NET developed in included in the boxed set, with the exception of VB.NET -- there are many VB.NET samples in some of the books, but it's predominantly a C# centric package.

I think for intermediate to senior .NET web/windows developers, this is a definite must-have. Probably not for new coders as they do assume you understand coding basics, OOP concepts, and already have some experience with .NET.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can't go wrong with this set, June 29, 2006

By	Ralph Caraveo III (California, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In my opinion this is one of the best values out there. These guys know how to write clear and concise examples. I know Wrox books can be intimidating for their geek factor. I mean they really don't go out of their way to have their covers designed. Instead they just choose to slap whatever balding team of programmers that wrote the book right on the cover. Still, I want to say that this set of books was a really nice read. It got me up to speed with .net 2.0 features in a matter of a week. The .net Framework 2.0 book is not a reference book by the way...it's more of a guide as to the *new* features. Keep in mind that this set seams to assume you have previous .net 1.0/1.1 experience but the C# book that it comes with is pretty much from the ground up. Don't get this set if your language of choice is VB.net.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Choice!, July 19, 2006

By	Marcos O. Cabral (DF Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Books inside this box are very good.
Congratulation for Wrox! Packing books about same product or technology is a good idea. Specialy, when there is a better price.
It would be nice, to see a SQL-Server Wrox box offer.