Beginning ASP.NET Using C#

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Beginning ASP.NET Using C#

by Rob Birdwell, Ollie Cornes, Chris Goode, Ajoy Krishnamoorthy, Juan T. Llibre
List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $19.99
ISBN: B0000B0SZS
Publisher: Wrox Press Inc (15 November, 2001)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 795,122
Average Customer Rating: 3.29 out of 5


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Rating: 2 out of 5


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Should have been titled Intro to programming using C#
I purchased this book because I was looking for a leg up with creating data driven web pages with C#. (I found the C# books light on the ASP side.)

This book clearly has some value about ASP.Net using C#, but it should really have been titled Introduction to programming using ASP.Net and C#.

The author spends way too much time educating the reader about topics like how to declare a variable and that SQL means structured query language, and to retrieve data you use the SELECT command. There is actually a whole chapter on what a variable is, and how you declare them. (boring). The first 4 chapters are pretty much useless to anyone but a person learning how to program for the first time.

(note: too many Access database examples..)

That said, there are some valuable topics, and I did get something from the book. There is a pretty good review of Static Class Members and Class relationships. (for those of you moving to Object Oriented programming). Chapters 12 - 17 are really the meat of this book. Covering Database Driven web sites, Server Controls (very valuable), Component building and Debugging/Error Handling.

Bill

Rating: 5 out of 5


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Very good book that is well worth buying.
The best book currently out on the subject as of July, 2002.
has good database access examples.
is generaly very good.

Rating: 2 out of 5


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Missing critical sections and disorganized
At first, this seemed like a good book. It introduced ASP.NET well and brought me quickly up to speed. As a reference, however, this book is sorely lacking. There is no definitive list of all the ASP.NET server controls and their properties for instance. There are only a couple examples of SQL Server connectivity, and the configuration chapter is almost dead last - long after many topics and examples which require knowledge of configuration are covered. I frequently felt left in the dust. I think it is a typical problem of Wrox books. With so many authors it is hard for there to be a consistent message and progressive flow. Different authors assume different levels of knowledge when it gets to their section of the book. The result is a jarring experience that often left me feeling left behind.


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