Designing Microsoft ASP.NET Applications (Developer Reference)

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ASP.NET, the next generation of Active Server Pages, provides a new programming model based on the Microsoft .NET Framework for writing Web applications. Learn about ASP.NET development—with reusable code samples in languages such as Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C#—in DESIGNING MICROSOFT ASP.NET APPLICATIONS. This book provides an in-depth look at how to create ASP.NET applications and how they work under the covers. You’ll learn how to create Web Forms and reusable components and how to develop XML Web services. You’ll also learn how to create database-enabled ASP.NET applications that use XML (Extensible Markup Language) and ADO.NET (a new version of Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects).

Coverage in this guide includes:

Managed code and the common language runtime
Overview of the .NET Framework and languages
The ASP.NET development model
Creating and using Web Forms and controls
Creating ASP.NET components
Balancing server vs. client functionality
Getting and displaying data: XML and ADO.NET
Creating and consuming XML Web services

INCLUDED ON CD-ROM:

Sample source code in Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# for all the book’s examples

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

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About the Author

Douglas J. Reilly is the author of Inside Server-Based Applications (Microsoft Press, 1999) and Win32 Client/Server Developer’s Guide Addison-Wesley, 1996. Over the past five years he has been published extensively in technical magazines, and is the “Inside Btrieve” columnist for Btrieve Developer’s Journal. Doug develops real-world secure Web and multi-tier client/server applications in the healthcare industry.

Series: Developer Reference
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press (November 23, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735613486
ISBN-13: 978-0735613485
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.4 x 9.2 inches
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Shirkey

Disappointing

February 27, 2002

Format: Paperback

I have to admit that I expected more from MS Press. This book doesn't appear to be simple enough for beginners or advanced enough to help existing developers architect solutions. Most of the information is presented in an elliptical format. Events, methods and properties of core classes are rushed in randomly with little introduction before fading away in obscurity. No detail is given to any important topics: the complete Page lifecycle, how the code-behind and aspx page eventually are compiled together, how state management is being performed on the server, internationalization best practices - essentially how to design an ASP.NET application. The most significant flaw is the use of alternating C# and VB examples, distracting the reader from the topic at hand by switching between the two languages randomly and without notice. Based on the numerous "VB programmers will notice..." references, I have to assume this text may be aimed at just that audience - VB developers with no previous web development experience. Better information on the topic can be obtained from the QuickStart tutorials or MSDN.

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March 29, 2004

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If you're thinking about buying this book, don't. Go with a reputable publisher who puts out quality work like O'Reilly or Wrox. This book is a piece of trash. The only "interesting perspective" it provides is the nearly half of the book that is dedicated to praising the wonderous achievement that the .NET platform is. The author just can't get enough of telling people who already bought the book that .NET is better than Java and actually is an original idea. Well, he does a lot of this and very little of teaching the language. There are very few examples, and those that there are there aren't useful at all. The index is also terrible, making this book also worthless as a reference book. I really can't find any redeeming qualities about this book except that it's printed on fairly high quality paper. Far better than it deserves. If you're completely new to this, it might be useful as an introduction, but there are better books for that as well.

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January 22, 2002

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After working with ASP.NET for more than a year and a half, I am glad to see that the product is very near to its ship date. Perhaps this is why we are finally seeing some good books on the market.
Of all the ASP.NET books out thus far, this is the first that actually follows proper development practice, according to Microsoft. Let me explain:
* While most of the ASP.NET books slap code into the ASP.NET page (which is legal), the paradigm is separation of code and tags using a CodeBehind file. This is the first book that follows that paradigm, over all. The chapter on validation is the most glaring fallback.
* While most of the books on the market are placing their SQL code in the page, this one is actually using SQL stored procedures to create a data tier (thin, but still a data tier).
Now that I have worked through the good, let's look at the shortcomings. While there is a lot of good material, it is rather thin. This can partially be blamed on the breadth of ASP.NET, but it can also be blamed on a tighter focus. This is not a major shortcoming, overall, but, after spending the first few chapters introducing the framework, et al, you would think the author would have some form of object reference somewhere.
Shining moments:
* Validation controls - this is very useful stuff
* Working with Visual Studio .NET - some of the most useful screen shots I have seen.
* User controls - while a bit thin, a great into to real world user controls.
* ADO.NET - while the coverage is not in depth, the material that is there is well worth the read
* XML Web Services - nice, real world perspective
While a beginner might be able to pick up this book and run with it, the material is not aimed at those without programming experience. Keep this in mind if you are planning on using this book to learn your first language.

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July 3, 2003

Format: Paperback

I've read the first 4 chapters twice and started reading part of chapter 5 before I gave up. The writing style is terrible. Do not get this book if you are a total beginner to ASP. Actually, do not even get this book at all. I have taken classes in C++, VB, and Java and it was still difficult for me to follow this book. The author goes into some really unnecessary details and there are many lines of code that he should not even be mentioning in this type of book. Lastly, this book was written with a pre-release version of Visual Studio .NET, so you'll just confuse yourself more. I wanted to learn how to build a web-based database application and figured that using ASP.NET would be the way to go. I think I'll try a book on PHP and MySQL next.

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Jerry M.

Good, informative read from someone who's got experience

January 16, 2002

Format: Paperback

As typical of many technical books, I don't like the title of this book. I didn't feel I was reading a book on how to architect a site built on ASP.NET. However, I did find this book to be a very useful tutorial on ASP.NET. It was an easy read and contained lots of useful tips and gotchas that are the result of the author's experience in working with .NET. The author's writing style is easy to tread through and contains lots of useful nuggets of info.
The other book I have on ASP.NET is Professional ASP.NET from Wrox, and I found this book complemented that book nicely. Where the Wrox book is a bit wordy and allows me to get lost in the details, this book is to the point and lets me see the forest for the trees...so to speak. While it didn't go too deeply into all the technical details of ASP.NET (hey, that's what MSDN is for) it did provide enought information for me to feel much more comfortable in ASP.NET after reading it. I recommend it to anyone looking to get a grasp on what ASP.NET is all about.

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