Programming ASP.NET - Softcover

Liberty, Jesse; Hurwitz, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0596001711 ISBN 13: 9780596001711

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2002

Synopsis

ASP.NET is the successor technology to Active Server Pages (ASP), the world?s most successful development environment for building server-side web applications. ASP.NET leverages the power of Microsoft?s new .NET platform to allow you to write dynamic, data-driven applications that run over the World Wide Web.In Programming ASP.NET, Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz teach you everything you need to know to write web applications and web service applications. The book focuses on ASP.NET development using both C# and Visual Basic .NET, and coding examples are presented in both languages.Programming ASP.NET includes a detailed tutorial on Web Forms, which, in conjunction with Visual Studio .NET, allow you to apply Rapid Application Development techniques (including drag-and-drop control placement) to web development. Programming ASP.NET includes extensive coverage of each type of server control, including Web server controls, HTML server controls, and custom controls.Since most web applications and web services involve retrieving data and returning it to a client browser, Programming ASP.NET also offers extensive coverage of data access issues. These include topics such as using ASP.NET's list-bound controls; accessing data using the ADO.NET object model, and updating data with or without transaction support.Programming ASP.NET also discusses such advanced topics as:

• Caching and performance
• Security
• Configuration and deployment

The ASP.NET technologies are so complete and flexible; your main difficulty may lie simply in weaving the pieces together for maximum efficiency. Programming ASP.NET shows you how to do just that.

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Review

Chunky and detailed, Programming ASP.NET is a hands-on guide to Microsoft's Web development technology. It is a huge subject, and at over 900 pages, this is longer than most O'Reilly titles. With support for Web services as well as dynamic Web sites, ASP.NET is the most impressive part of Microsoft's .NET Framework, but developers familiar with the old Active Server Pages have much to learn. This title begins at the beginning with "Hello World," but goes well beyond the basics by providing in-depth examples and explanations. There is some coverage of Visual Studio .NET, but most of the content is equally applicable to those who prefer to use straight code editors. There are extensive code examples, almost too many, with most given in both Visual Basic and C#. Some of the code is repetitive, and at some points shorter, more specific examples would help the book's flow and reduce its bulk.

The early chapters introduce the ASP .NET architecture and cover the event model, the different control types, debugging and the essentials of Web Forms. The chapters that follow tackle database development, including validation, data binding, programming ADO .NET and managing transactional data updates. This accounts for two-thirds of the book. The last third tackles Web services both as client and server, caching and performance optimisation, security, and application deployment. A bug database is used throughout as an example application.

Overall the authors do a great job of covering ASP .NET essentials, somewhat slanted towards database applications. The book has a real-world feel to it and does not skim over problem areas. It is nicely written, and working through the examples is a good way both to learn ASP .NET, and to get a feel for what it can do. --Tim Anderson

Review

"....is an excellent resource that mixes good coverage of the APIS with actual programming techniques and advice using Visual Basic .NET and C#...." -- Wireless Developer Network, June 14, 2002

"I don't normally use a ratings system, but if I did, this would have been 4.5 out of 5....This book is a ‘must buy’ for development enthusiasts." -- Jason Salas, guam-asp.net, March 2002

"Programming ASP.NET is the best book I have read on the subject...." -- Salt Lake City ColdFusion User Group, June 2002

I don't normally use a ratings system, but if I did, this would have been 4.5 out of 5... This book is a "must buy" for development enthusiasts. -- Jason Salas, guam-asp.net, March 2002

Users at every level will appreciate this approach. I highly recommend this book to ASP.NET programmers. -- CompuNotes Issue #183

Written by Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz, the book is the best reference I have seen. -- Salt Lake City ColdFusion User Group, June 2002

About this edition

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0596001711
• ISBN 13: 9780596001711
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 960