ASP.NET For Dummies

by Bill Hatfield

Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: Hungry Minds, Inc
ISBN: 0764508660; 1st edition (November 15, 2001)

Guide for web designers and HTML coders who are ready to take their web site to the next level and begin building web applications on the .NET platform. For beginning to intermediate users.

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ASP.NET examples, tools, and more on CD-ROM

Create complete ASP.NET applications: Cafe Chat Room and Classy Classifieds

Harness next-generation ASP.NET features to create dynamic Web applications Whether you're a Web development newcomer or a Classic ASP veteran, this friendly guide is just what you need to tap the power of the totally revamped ASP.NET. From Visual Basic.NET fundamentals and object-oriented techniques to using Web Forms to create interactive pages and harnessing ADO.NET to retrieve information and update databases, it's just what you need to take your pages to the next level.

All this on the bonus CD-ROM Complete source code for Cafe Chat Room, Classy Classifieds, Guestbook, and many more examples Eiffellanguage plug-in for ASP.NET Controls and Components: Sax Basic Engine ASP.NET Editors: ASPEdit 2001, Helios TextPad, and Antechinus C# Editor System requirements: PC running an ASP.NET hosting service or Internet Information Server on Windows.NET/XP/2000/NT 4.0. See the About the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

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About the Author: Bill Hatfield is a trainer, consultant, and the author of Active Server Pages For Dummies, among other books.

Customer Reviews
Wow! I understand ASP.Net!, April 9, 2002
Reviewer: holf from London, United Kingdom
I was thinking for a while that it was about time I learnt more about '.Net' technologies. I came across this book in a shop and began leafing through it. Straightaway I knew I was onto something special (in particular, the 'I know who you are section' was uncannily accurate). I read a couple of chapters and was so impressed that I checked Amazon to see if anyone else agreed with me. It was no surprise to see 5 out of 5 across the board. I have since used the rest of the book and now have to add a 5 myself.

Some of the Dummies books are criticised for being too simplistic. Although this one is clear and easy to understand, it really does take you to a point where you can build complex, usable .Net based websites.

I used to do a fair amount of programming using the old 'Classic ASP' and was slightly apprehensive about how the new stuff in ASP.Net, such as Object Orientated Programming would be explained in ASP.Net for Dummies. I need not have worried - it is done brilliantly.

Whatever you (and others - just check the Amazon ratings) think of other Dummies books, this one really is a class apart.

A great introduction!, March 25, 2002
Reviewer: J.J. Kwashnak from Atlanta, GA USA
Lately, I had become more and more interested in the .NET framework and the potential it help. Where I work, we do a lot of development of ASP pages at work so I was particularly curious what this new framework held for shops like ours. After plowing through a detailed book on the .NET Framework, I had a much better idea of how things work, but I really didn't know what it does. Then I ran across this book. This book was the perfect introduction I was looking for - it went step by step through things so that both the beginner, who may not have done as much ASP coding before, as well as the experienced user could see what was going on. Areas compare and contrast "classic ASP" vs. ASP.NET but there is no dwelling on it. Rather the focus is on showing you, coming in cold, what ASP.NET can mean, get your foot in the door with simple examples, and let you go out to the more technical books from there. It's a quick reference for trying to make the transition to a new system, and getting up to speed. Highly recommended, even for the experienced coder who wants to skim and see how implementations have changed (and yes, they are changed - hopefully for the better).

In addition, the companion CD is an invaluable tool in itself, with additional chapters including a very good quick overview of databases and such, as well as actual useful code for projects that lets you match up function with code in a real world situation beyond "Hello World." A great package deal.

Worth its weight in gold!, March 11, 2002
Reviewer: David A Bank from Somerset, MA USA
I cannot imagine learning to program web applications in the .Net environment without this book. It is by far the best written, best organized book I have ever used. The examples are well thought out, fully explained and make what would be otherwise difficult concepts very easy to understand. The CD-ROM contains additional materials as well as all of the examples used in the book. I particularly appreciated the database related chapters "accessing" and "updating". I seriously recommend purchase of this book to anyone entering this arena.

Solid start to asp.net, March 4, 2002
Reviewer: Jonathan Maxwell from Northern Ireland
Hi all Great book to get you/me started in asp.net. I didn't have a clue about the whole MS.net technology but Bill explains it all simply and in an amusing way. His web site now works (hope she has had the baby by now Bill!!) and is great for extra info Always loved the for Dummies series along with Wrox they are by far the best programming studies out there and yes, that includes O'Reilly.

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