ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart

by Paul D. Sheriff, Ken Getz

Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
ISBN: 0672323575; 1st edition (April 8, 2002)

The purpose of ASP.NET JumpStart is to show readers the practical applications of .NET and ASP.NET by illustrating how to build Web-based applications using Web Forms and Web Services. Emphasis will be on good programming standards and practices. The reader will be taken from an introduction of the VB .NET language to intermediate topics through a step-by-step approach, which gives the reader the opportunity to try out the practices presented in each chapter.

About the Author: Paul D. Sheriff has over 17 years experience programming businessapplications. Paul is considered one of the leading Visual Basic programmers inthe industry. Paul has also been very active in the Visual Basic community. Hehas been the president of the Orange County Visual Basic User Group. He haswritten over 60 articles for many different publications and is a contributingeditor to Advisor magazine, writing many articles on Visual Basic 3, 4, 5, 6 and now VB .NET. Paul is the author of the Que book Paul Sheriff Teaches VisualBasic 6.0. Paul also speaks at the Advisor Publications Developer'sConferences, Microsoft Tech-Ed, and Microsoft Developer Days. Paul currently isthe Microsoft Regional Director for Southern California.In 1991, Paul started PDSA, Inc., a high-level computer consulting companyspecializing in high-quality custom software. PDSA, Inc. is a Microsoft ManagedPartner. Since starting PDSA, Inc., Paul and his team have consulted in manydifferent industries, such as aerospace, real estate, medicine, hotel, andgovernment.PDSA, Inc. is available for consulting work and onsite training in Visual Basic, SQL Server, and Internet/intranet applications.

Customer Reviews
A "must-have" book, May 23, 2002
Reviewer: Tim Huckaby from Carlsbad, CA
Having written in 3 books and published hundreds of times, i never thought i'd write one of these amazon.com reviewer things. but, having read paul sheriff and ken getz's book i can tell you that this is a must for beginners and savvy .net developers alike. there are 300+ books published on .net. i bet i have 30 of them. but, this book is top 5. it is really well layed out and covers a main theme (ie: application) and takes it through a lifecycle. it has just enough referency stuff too.

Buy this book ASAP, May 4, 2002
Reviewer: Carlos Guevara from Panama, Central America
I've been reading this book for about a week now, and after reading many other books on .NET, I have to say this is the best layed out description of the .NET Framework as it applies to web technology that I've seen so far.

The way the base classes and namespaces are explained is easy to understand even for a beginner. I've had to try to explain the use of namespaces and base classes before with much trouble, yet this book makes it simple. But it is not just about simplicity but about depth, and this book covers just about everything you need to create well designed, good performing applications.

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