Moving to ASP.NET: Web Development with VB .NET

by Steve Harris, Rob MacDonald, Dan Appleman

Paperback: 768 pages
Publisher: APress;
ISBN: 1590590090; 1 edition (April 2002)

Steve Harris and Rob Macdonald have applied their unrivaled .NET exposure and teaching pedigree to make Moving to ASP.NET: Web Development with VB .NET the most comprehensive, yet concise, introduction to ASP.NET development available.

Whereas many .NET books cover only the basics, Moving to ASP.NET leads the reader from simple concepts and development tips through to detailed and informative chapters on ASP.NET architecture, advanced design and scalability considerations, and the multifaceted topic of Web security.

Special chapters that cover creating mobile Web Applications for use with cell phones, learning XML, and building .NET Web Services ensure that the reader is fully informed, not just about where ASP.NET is being applied today, but also about those areas set to become increasingly important in coming years.

The unique structure of Moving to ASP.NET delivers real ASP.NET content starting from Chapter 1, while relegating general .NET and Web programming concepts to a set of carefully designed appendixes. Harris and Macdonald bring years of real experience programming and teaching .NET to bear and deliver ASP.NET programming techniques that really work, explained in a way that makes sense.

About the Author: Steve Harris is an independent software developer, consultant, and trainer. With over 18 years' experience, he has provided expertise and advice to organizations across the globe. Since fall 2000 he has worked almost exclusively with .NET to roll out a number of successful ASP.NET applications. His development projects have involved telephony, hardware control and monitoring, image capture and recognition, plus a variety of Windows and Web-based applications. In 2001, one of Steve's projects was nominated for the prestigious Webby Awards.

Rob Macdonald is an established author, trainer, developer, and consultant with nearly two years' .NET experience. His previous Apress book, Serious ADO: Universal Data Access with Visual Basic, is regarded by many as the definitive source on data access from Visual Basic. He has a long and varied consulting background for international clients and also works with Microsoft to plan, develop, and deliver .NET training material to Microsoft consultants and engineers.

Customer Reviews
A great launchpad for ASP.NET, April 14, 2002
Reviewer: joandawes from Boston, MA
I'm a fan of Rob Macdonald already, and now he seems to have teamed up with an equally talented writer in Steve Harris. I've read a number of ASP.NET books and articles that assume you're going to use notepad to build your applications. This is the first book that teaches how to use ASP.NET assuming you are using the productivity features of Visual Studio.NET. But it is not just about point and click programming. As I expected, the authors take the trouble to explain how ASP.NET works, what techniques to use when, and takes you from a simple start through to advanced topics such as scalability and security.

I recommend this book to anyone coming to ASP.NET either from a Visual Basic programming background or from an ASP background. You'll come out really condfident about building Web sites with ASP.NET.

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