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Building Web Services and .NET Applications (Paperback)

by Lonnie Wall (Conductor), Andrew Lader (Author) "In the past several years, the Microsoft Windows platform has evolved from a traditional client/server platform with distributed data to one capable of supporting heterogeneous..." (more)
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Written by real-world developers, this professional resource is the definitive guide to building and deploying .NET applications and Web services. You'll learn to create applications with XML, XSLT, and SOAP; write .NET classes; and develop interfaces using the examples and practical advice contained in this authoritative resource.

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Create high-performance distributed applications and Web services

Get professional-level advice for developing innovative three- and n-tier applications from this definitive resource. In one volume, you'll get an overview of XML and the .NET Framework, as well as hands-on coverage of Web services and .NET application development. Written by seasoned developers, this comprehensive guide will save you hours of development time and provide you with all the knowledge and know-how you need for building powerful .NET applications.
*Gain an in-depth understanding of XML--from XML schemas, to the Document Object Model (DOM), and XML Templates (XSLT)
*Design and build large-scale distributed applications using XML and SOAP
*Tour ADO.NET and SQL Server 2000 and develop distributed, data-centric applications using DataSets
*Explore the Common Language Runtime and learn how the Common Type System plays a critical role in the development of .NET applications
*Fully examine ASP.NET--from building Web applications and consuming Web services to developing user-defined composite controls
*Build .NET Windows Forms applications that take advantage of the distributed programming model with .NET
*Integrate .NET applications with Java applications through Web services

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Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 1st edition (March 18, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0072130474
ISBN-13: 978-0072130478
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Where is the Web Service content?, November 8, 2003

By	David L. Silverlight "XML Geek" (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just coughed up $50 plus $17 overnight shipping thinking that I was buying a good book on application develpment with a focus on Web Services. When I recieved the book, I was very dissappointed. Chapter 2: What is XML....Chapter 3: What is a schema.. Chapter 5: What is XSLT? on and on..... It is possible that this book may be well-written, but I feel duped into thinking it was a book on Web Services. The title is completely misleading!!!! I suspect that having "Building Web Services" in the front of the title will gain more sales and more frustrated customers at the same time.

It is simply wrong to title a book "Building Web Services and .NET applications" if only chapter 8 and chapter 14 of the 17 chapter book have anything directly to do with Web Services. The title for this book was apparently written by the marketing dept.

To be honest, I have not read the book, I have just skimmed through it. However, I am not inclined to read the "What is XML" chapter or "What is XSLT" chapter. I was not under the impression that I bought a book with so many filler chapters. I will be returning it today.

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1.0 out of 5 stars This book includes very few examples, February 13, 2003

By	Salvador Aldrett Lee (Katy, TX United States) - See all my reviews

From my point of view this book is overrated, I'm about done with the book, and although it has some very interesting and relevant topics, the way the authors present them is very boring!!. There are not a lot of examples, and when there is an example the authors do not include many portions of the code, instead they direct you to the web site to download it yourself. Personaly I like when the author presents the code and discusses it afterwards, but none of that in this book.
If you are looking for a book that is more of a tutorial on the topic look somewhere else. In addition to having very few examples, they are written in "tutti-fruti" language, some of them in C# and some in VB.NET.
I would not recommend this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Technically superb, May 14, 2002

By	A reader from Washington DC (Vienna, Virginia) - See all my reviews

A technically superb book. This book is best suited for serious Enterprise application developers who are interested in developing .NET applications.

This book covers a wide range of topics about this technology, starting off in Part I with an overview of XML: XML Basics, XML Schemas, DOM, XSLT, SOAP, and Web Services. Part II discusses .NET Framework: Common Language Runtime, .NET Framework Classes, Integrating SQL Server 2000 with .NET, and ADO.NET. Part III goes into greater detail about developing .NET Services and Applications, it even discusses how to debug .NET applications.

Overall it is an a great well written book!

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