Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET |  | Author: Zak Ruvalcaba
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ISBN: 0957921861
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Publication Date: March 2004
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Product Description
"Build impressive ASP.Net driven Websites from scratch, using freely available software"
* Learn to obtain, install and configure all the necessary software
* Build a fully functional ecommerce store and shopping cart
* Discover database and programming concepts by creating an Intranet with a dynamic navigation menu and company email newsletter
ASP.NET is one of the most popular Web Development technologies available today. As a Web Developer its becoming increasingly important to learn the ins-and-outs of a technology thats now used by Accenture, Compaq, PC Magazine, AIG, Bank of Nova Scotia, Adobe, Dell, and Ford. "Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET" teaches from the ground-up everything you need to create a dynamic, database-driven Website. All you need is familiarity with HTML, Graphic Design and the Internet basics. The book introduces programming concepts, databases and database design and walks you through obtaining, installing and configuring all the software you need, without having to spend a dime. Then, step-by-step, the book walks through - Building a fully-functional Intranet, including a dynamic navigation menu - Creating a fully-functional shopping cart with PayPal for credit card processing - Developing an e-commerce store with multiple products - All while writing best-practice code, ensuring application security and creating professional error handling routines Unlike most beginners ASP.NET books on the market, youll get the choice of two languages that you can use to develop ASP.NET applications: C# (pronounced see-sharp) and VB.NET. You can choose which one you want to use, and follow-it throughout the book. "Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET" also includes download access to all the code presented in the book in both C# and VB.NET, so theres no need to spend hours retyping code from scratch. You can just take the code and adapt them to your own custom applications, saving you valuable time and effort.
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 Excellent ASP.NET Development Book August 15, 2004
Andrew Sutton (Ripley, Derbyshire, UK)
72 out of 75 found this review helpful
This is the first Sitepoint book I have read and the second on ASP.NET.
The book requires that you have either Windows 2000, XP or 2003 installed and requires .NET Framework Redistributable (1.1 is the version the book is written for but most examples should work in v1.0), .NET Framework SDK, IIS (Or Cassini) Web Server, a modern web browser (e.g. IE v5.5+) and an editor. (Anything from notepad to Visual Studio will be sufficient). Access (JET), MSDE and SQL Server are the databases used in the examples. Instructions are included in the book on how to install and configure IIS and how to install MSDE and Access and how to attach the example database.
No previous knowledge of ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, IIS nor databases is required. However you will need to be familiar with HTML before reading the book.
The format of each chapter is a brief, single paragraph introduction, then straight into the subject matter with a brief summary at the end. Throughout the chapters there is a liberal sprinkling of figures and tables and extensive code examples, nearly all of which are in both C# and VB.NET. During the course of the book a complete intranet application is developed which includes a helpdesk, employee store, newsletter archive, employee directory, address book and admin tools.
Pros
Extensive code samples
A complete intranet application is developed within the book.
Superb range of subject matter.
Liberal use of figures and tables.
Excellent layout.
A good tool for learning both C# & VB.NET.
Cons
Topics covered in each chapter are not listed at the beginning of each chapter.
If you are just a VB.NET or C# programmer the duplication of code examples in both VB.NET & C# may prove to be annoying and a waste of space.
Conclusion
My own opinion is that this is not the book for a casual hobbyist but aimed more towards at least a semi-professional developer. You will get more than a basic grounding in ASP.NET but will have to put in a fair bit of effort to extract everything the book has to offer. But what a lot it has to offer. The range of material covered is excellent. Of the many highlights the chapters on Datagrids & DataLists and Datasets were particularly impressive. The author's enthusiasm for ASP.NET shines throughout the book and his narrative style kept many of the duller topics interesting. The pace of the book is never pedestrian and sometimes quite frantic but always leaving you wanting even more.
At the end of the book you should feel confident to develop your own ASP.NET web sites in either C# or VB.NET. This book is another welcome addition to my bookshelf.
Good book for beginners and intermediate .NET developers April 14, 2005
shopzy (United States)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
If you are looking at learning ASP.NET by hard coding then use this book. If you are looking at developing ASP.NET applications by using all the functionalities of VS.NET then go for ASP.NET KickStart by Stephen Walther.
For beginners I would suggest going for this book since it lets you get into the code which is very essential in understanding how things work in the .NET framework in general and ASP.NET programming in particular.
For intermediate developers (from other fields like Java, Classic ASP etc.) who already know the basics of Web programming and would like to know VS.NET in detail should go for Stephen Walther's book.
This book scores a point more in my opinion since it walks you through building an Intranet application while teaching you to program in ASP.NET.
Great book for beginners! April 14, 2004
Chris Canal (Rutherglen, Glasgow United Kingdom)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
"Build Your Own ASP.NET Website" is a fantastic introduction to ASP.NET. I've read a good number of ASP.NET books over the years, and this is up there with the best. The writing is concise, easy to understand and the examples, especially the PayPal integration, are constructive and informative. One of the few books I've came across that have all the examples in VB.NET and C#, making it easy for someone to chose what language they would like to stick with, instead of what the author prefers
The appendix's will keep this book on my desk. With the most common HTML and Server controls listed, it saves time from trawling through the MSDN documentation that comes with the .NET SDK.
I would strongly recommend this book to any one wanting to learn ASP.NET
Best Introduction to .NET September 6, 2005
Matthew Griffith (Greensboro, NC US)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have been developing software for years. I have been programming in VB since 1991 and BASIC since 1978. I know many old languages like Assembly, Fortran and COBOL, but I have been hesitant to take the time to learn the new VB.NET and have figured C# would have been too hard. That is not the case and this book has made it easy. I read some reviews here on Amazon from other developers who thought the book had too much easy things in the first few chapters, but that is what makes it so good. By the end of the book, you are definitely wanting more meat and are ready to buy the next level of learning book, but you know the core of both languages. Although the accompanying website for the book has all of the code for download, I made sure I typed in all of the code. I did VB.NET first, then C#. By the second or third example, I was able to code the C# example without looking at the book from just seeing the VB.NET example. C# is very similar to VB.NET making it VERY EASY to learn. I definitely recommend this book! If you haven't delved into .NET yet, this is absolutely the best first book you could buy. Thihnk of this as the 101 college intro class to .NET. All other books will become easy after you read this one. The book claims that it was written with both the developer and non-developer in mind. I would have to say that I definitely believe a non-developer could follow it and learn the languages.
Fantastic book for beginners September 24, 2005
John Vo (Los Angeles, CA USA)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
I am pretty well versed in HTML and Javascript coding. I wanted to learn ASP.NET coding and this book was fantastic. What I liked about it was it taught me by walking me through building an actual website from beginning to end.
Each chapter deals with a different subject that builds on what you learned in the previous chapters. After the author lists the code, he goes over every line and explains what each one does and why. This was fantastic as you get to see the code twice and really get it ingrained in your head.
I would suggest this book to anyone new to ASP.NET as it has really given me a good grasp of the technology. Now I need to find a more advanced book to further my skills.
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