There is quit a bit of overlap with Jesse's Programming C#, but the good thing is that you get to see how it works with ASP.NET.

The one thing that I didn't like about this book is the fact that there is both C# and VB code quoted everywhere in the text. I found it a little distracting initially. As I got used to the idea, though, I ignored the VB and found that it was no longer as much of an issue.

I asked Dan about this and he pointed out that it is tough to get seperate C# and VB versions of this kind of book published and that this was the compromise that was reached. I'll deal with it. The content is worth its weight in gold anyway.

I have also had the opportunity of attending two successive user group meeting where Jesse presented the material in a six hour crash course. It was extremely fast-paced, but I'd worked through the book previously so that having it presented was more of a refresher than anything else.

The insight that Jesse and Dan have on the industry as a whole is clearly from years of experience and I can only say that these are two authors who should be mandatory reading on virtually any subject they choose to write on.

Definitely a "must-buy".