Microsoft Silverlight Books

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Not a beginner's book.

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book is full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.


K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Terrible book

Typically, a "Step by Step" book from Microsoft Press is considered a "Beginner's Book", introducing you to the topic of the book. For this book, it is not the case. You will need a good background knowledge of both HTML and Visual C#.

Also, as one other reviewer has already pointed out, the code examples in this book are full of errors. If you do purchase this book, refer to the code examples on the accompanying CD which does have the examples coded correctly. You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid frustration trying to debug it.

***Update***
I have now made it to chapter 10 (out of 24) and I am giving up. At this point you are actually instructed to copy the example code files and setup a SQL database for ASP.NET. I tried following the instructions, but it does not work. I will not waste anymore of my time. I am a "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer" (MCSE) and have an Associates Degree in Computer Technology, so I do know my way around a computer. If I find a better book, I will update this review again. (That should be fairly easy!!)

****Final Update****
I found the perfect book. It is "ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed" by Stephen Walther.

K. Williams
02 January, 2010

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Perfect for[...]

Being a Java and PHP developer with nearly ten years experience, and having read two other books about the C# language itself, I have chosen this book as an introduction to ASP.NET.

Surely it is not the all-in-one perfect book for any programmers, moreover it must be very basic for an advanced ASP.NET developer, but for me it seems to be a perfect choice. It gives a fast overview of the philosophy and the most important aspects of ASP.NET, and therefore it is an ideal book for any experienced programmers who switch from any other technologies to .NET, and want to get a rough (and very fast) overview of this huge area.

Attila Marossy
16 August, 2009

Touches on a lot

I gave three stars because it's content is largely ASP.NET 2.0 based. It touches on other unrelated topics like WCF (??) and Silverlight (???) but it does not go over the new 3.5 controls - ListView, DataPager. For anyone on 3.5, the Listview should replace all previous choices for any kind of tabular data (although repeater may still have uses). It is an important omission from a book with the 3.5 title. There is no mention of the LinqDataSource or EntityDataSource controls. As an ASP.NET developer, I try to stay within the declarative framework provided and do as little codebehind as possible. I feel that an ASP.NET book should have detailed examples of all the important ASP.NET controls, and focus on explaining the page lifecycle in detail. It briefly touches on LINQ and WCF and those technologies require their own volumes to explain in depth. The book quickly covers custom controls, web parts, tracing and debugging, authentication, session state, caching, and other fundamental topics. All of the examples in the book are in C#.

What this book does do right is to show you solid techniques and explanations for all of the ASP.NET core functionality, along with a decent section on AJAX, with a few pages of new 3.5 stuff mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who has done C# or Windows Forms development but wants to move into ASP.NET web development. The ASP.NET system is a complex web development platform even without discussing the ASP.NET UI controls. There are very important fundamentals that he explains well (and give example solutions for), that any good ASP.NET developer should have and know.

Michael S. Urvan
30 July, 2009

Touches on a lot

I gave three stars because it's content is largely ASP.NET 2.0 based. It touches on other unrelated topics like WCF (??) and Silverlight (???) but it does not go over the new 3.5 controls - ListView, DataPager. For anyone on 3.5, the Listview should replace all previous choices for any kind of tabular data (although repeater may still have uses). It is an important omission from a book with the 3.5 title. There is no mention of the LinqDataSource or EntityDataSource controls. As an ASP.NET developer, I try to stay within the declarative framework provided and do as little codebehind as possible. I feel that an ASP.NET book should have detailed examples of all the important ASP.NET controls, and focus on explaining the page lifecycle in detail. It briefly touches on LINQ and WCF and those technologies require their own volumes to explain in depth. The book quickly covers custom controls, web parts, tracing and debugging, authentication, session state, caching, and other fundamental topics. All of the examples in the book are in C#.

What this book does do right is to show you solid techniques and explanations for all of the ASP.NET core functionality, along with a decent section on AJAX, with a few pages of new 3.5 stuff mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who has done C# or Windows Forms development but wants to move into ASP.NET web development. The ASP.NET system is a complex web development platform even without discussing the ASP.NET UI controls. There are very important fundamentals that he explains well (and give example solutions for), that any good ASP.NET developer should have and know.

Michael S. Urvan
30 July, 2009

Touches on a lot

I gave three stars because it's content is largely ASP.NET 2.0 based. It touches on other unrelated topics like WCF (??) and Silverlight (???) but it does not go over the new 3.5 controls - ListView, DataPager. For anyone on 3.5, the Listview should replace all previous choices for any kind of tabular data (although repeater may still have uses). It is an important omission from a book with the 3.5 title. There is no mention of the LinqDataSource or EntityDataSource controls. As an ASP.NET developer, I try to stay within the declarative framework provided and do as little codebehind as possible. I feel that an ASP.NET book should have detailed examples of all the important ASP.NET controls, and focus on explaining the page lifecycle in detail. It briefly touches on LINQ and WCF and those technologies require their own volumes to explain in depth. The book quickly covers custom controls, web parts, tracing and debugging, authentication, session state, caching, and other fundamental topics. All of the examples in the book are in C#.

What this book does do right is to show you solid techniques and explanations for all of the ASP.NET core functionality, along with a decent section on AJAX, with a few pages of new 3.5 stuff mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who has done C# or Windows Forms development but wants to move into ASP.NET web development. The ASP.NET system is a complex web development platform even without discussing the ASP.NET UI controls. There are very important fundamentals that he explains well (and give example solutions for), that any good ASP.NET developer should have and know.

Michael S. Urvan
30 July, 2009

Touches on a lot

I gave three stars because it's content is largely ASP.NET 2.0 based. It touches on other unrelated topics like WCF (??) and Silverlight (???) but it does not go over the new 3.5 controls - ListView, DataPager. For anyone on 3.5, the Listview should replace all previous choices for any kind of tabular data (although repeater may still have uses). It is an important omission from a book with the 3.5 title. There is no mention of the LinqDataSource or EntityDataSource controls. As an ASP.NET developer, I try to stay within the declarative framework provided and do as little codebehind as possible. I feel that an ASP.NET book should have detailed examples of all the important ASP.NET controls, and focus on explaining the page lifecycle in detail. It briefly touches on LINQ and WCF and those technologies require their own volumes to explain in depth. The book quickly covers custom controls, web parts, tracing and debugging, authentication, session state, caching, and other fundamental topics. All of the examples in the book are in C#.

What this book does do right is to show you solid techniques and explanations for all of the ASP.NET core functionality, along with a decent section on AJAX, with a few pages of new 3.5 stuff mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who has done C# or Windows Forms development but wants to move into ASP.NET web development. The ASP.NET system is a complex web development platform even without discussing the ASP.NET UI controls. There are very important fundamentals that he explains well (and give example solutions for), that any good ASP.NET developer should have and know.

Michael S. Urvan
30 July, 2009

Touches on a lot

I gave three stars because it's content is largely ASP.NET 2.0 based. It touches on other unrelated topics like WCF (??) and Silverlight (???) but it does not go over the new 3.5 controls - ListView, DataPager. For anyone on 3.5, the Listview should replace all previous choices for any kind of tabular data (although repeater may still have uses). It is an important omission from a book with the 3.5 title. There is no mention of the LinqDataSource or EntityDataSource controls. As an ASP.NET developer, I try to stay within the declarative framework provided and do as little codebehind as possible. I feel that an ASP.NET book should have detailed examples of all the important ASP.NET controls, and focus on explaining the page lifecycle in detail. It briefly touches on LINQ and WCF and those technologies require their own volumes to explain in depth. The book quickly covers custom controls, web parts, tracing and debugging, authentication, session state, caching, and other fundamental topics. All of the examples in the book are in C#.

What this book does do right is to show you solid techniques and explanations for all of the ASP.NET core functionality, along with a decent section on AJAX, with a few pages of new 3.5 stuff mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who has done C# or Windows Forms development but wants to move into ASP.NET web development. The ASP.NET system is a complex web development platform even without discussing the ASP.NET UI controls. There are very important fundamentals that he explains well (and give example solutions for), that any good ASP.NET developer should have and know.

Michael S. Urvan
30 July, 2009

Touches on a lot

I gave three stars because it's content is largely ASP.NET 2.0 based. It touches on other unrelated topics like WCF (??) and Silverlight (???) but it does not go over the new 3.5 controls - ListView, DataPager. For anyone on 3.5, the Listview should replace all previous choices for any kind of tabular data (although repeater may still have uses). It is an important omission from a book with the 3.5 title. There is no mention of the LinqDataSource or EntityDataSource controls. As an ASP.NET developer, I try to stay within the declarative framework provided and do as little codebehind as possible. I feel that an ASP.NET book should have detailed examples of all the important ASP.NET controls, and focus on explaining the page lifecycle in detail. It briefly touches on LINQ and WCF and those technologies require their own volumes to explain in depth. The book quickly covers custom controls, web parts, tracing and debugging, authentication, session state, caching, and other fundamental topics. All of the examples in the book are in C#.

What this book does do right is to show you solid techniques and explanations for all of the ASP.NET core functionality, along with a decent section on AJAX, with a few pages of new 3.5 stuff mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who has done C# or Windows Forms development but wants to move into ASP.NET web development. The ASP.NET system is a complex web development platform even without discussing the ASP.NET UI controls. There are very important fundamentals that he explains well (and give example solutions for), that any good ASP.NET developer should have and know.

Michael S. Urvan
30 July, 2009

Touches on a lot

I gave three stars because it's content is largely ASP.NET 2.0 based. It touches on other unrelated topics like WCF (??) and Silverlight (???) but it does not go over the new 3.5 controls - ListView, DataPager. For anyone on 3.5, the Listview should replace all previous choices for any kind of tabular data (although repeater may still have uses). It is an important omission from a book with the 3.5 title. There is no mention of the LinqDataSource or EntityDataSource controls. As an ASP.NET developer, I try to stay within the declarative framework provided and do as little codebehind as possible. I feel that an ASP.NET book should have detailed examples of all the important ASP.NET controls, and focus on explaining the page lifecycle in detail. It briefly touches on LINQ and WCF and those technologies require their own volumes to explain in depth. The book quickly covers custom controls, web parts, tracing and debugging, authentication, session state, caching, and other fundamental topics. All of the examples in the book are in C#.

What this book does do right is to show you solid techniques and explanations for all of the ASP.NET core functionality, along with a decent section on AJAX, with a few pages of new 3.5 stuff mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who has done C# or Windows Forms development but wants to move into ASP.NET web development. The ASP.NET system is a complex web development platform even without discussing the ASP.NET UI controls. There are very important fundamentals that he explains well (and give example solutions for), that any good ASP.NET developer should have and know.

Michael S. Urvan
30 July, 2009

Touches on a lot

I gave three stars because it's content is largely ASP.NET 2.0 based. It touches on other unrelated topics like WCF (??) and Silverlight (???) but it does not go over the new 3.5 controls - ListView, DataPager. For anyone on 3.5, the Listview should replace all previous choices for any kind of tabular data (although repeater may still have uses). It is an important omission from a book with the 3.5 title. There is no mention of the LinqDataSource or EntityDataSource controls. As an ASP.NET developer, I try to stay within the declarative framework provided and do as little codebehind as possible. I feel that an ASP.NET book should have detailed examples of all the important ASP.NET controls, and focus on explaining the page lifecycle in detail. It briefly touches on LINQ and WCF and those technologies require their own volumes to explain in depth. The book quickly covers custom controls, web parts, tracing and debugging, authentication, session state, caching, and other fundamental topics. All of the examples in the book are in C#.

What this book does do right is to show you solid techniques and explanations for all of the ASP.NET core functionality, along with a decent section on AJAX, with a few pages of new 3.5 stuff mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who has done C# or Windows Forms development but wants to move into ASP.NET web development. The ASP.NET system is a complex web development platform even without discussing the ASP.NET UI controls. There are very important fundamentals that he explains well (and give example solutions for), that any good ASP.NET developer should have and know.

Michael S. Urvan
30 July, 2009

Touches on a lot

I gave three stars because it's content is largely ASP.NET 2.0 based. It touches on other unrelated topics like WCF (??) and Silverlight (???) but it does not go over the new 3.5 controls - ListView, DataPager. For anyone on 3.5, the Listview should replace all previous choices for any kind of tabular data (although repeater may still have uses). It is an important omission from a book with the 3.5 title. There is no mention of the LinqDataSource or EntityDataSource controls. As an ASP.NET developer, I try to stay within the declarative framework provided and do as little codebehind as possible. I feel that an ASP.NET book should have detailed examples of all the important ASP.NET controls, and focus on explaining the page lifecycle in detail. It briefly touches on LINQ and WCF and those technologies require their own volumes to explain in depth. The book quickly covers custom controls, web parts, tracing and debugging, authentication, session state, caching, and other fundamental topics. All of the examples in the book are in C#.

What this book does do right is to show you solid techniques and explanations for all of the ASP.NET core functionality, along with a decent section on AJAX, with a few pages of new 3.5 stuff mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who has done C# or Windows Forms development but wants to move into ASP.NET web development. The ASP.NET system is a complex web development platform even without discussing the ASP.NET UI controls. There are very important fundamentals that he explains well (and give example solutions for), that any good ASP.NET developer should have and know.

Michael S. Urvan
30 July, 2009