ASP.Net Developer's Jumpstart

by Paul D. Sheriff and Ken Getz

The authors show the reader a number of practical applications of .NET and ASP.Net by demonstrating how to build Web-based, real-world business applications using Webforms and Web services. The book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672323575
• ISBN13: 9780672323577
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Book is excellent, the samples DO run

I think that Getz and Sheriff's reputations in the VB community are peerless. Their countless magazine articles and numerous books have helped me personally over the past decade, and their names are ones I look for and know I can count on.This includes ASP.NET Developer's Jumpstart. I admit that getting the environment to sit up and beg is tricky, but I'm pretty sure I read in the Introduction that the basics wouldn't be covered. There are many texts and KBs to help with that.If you have ASP.NET installed correctly, the samples run as described. This text was a big help to me, especially with its treatment of VB.NET in ASP.NET. The ADO.NET treatment was equally valuable. I couldn't recommend this book more highly.

Author's Comments

As a co-author on this book, I feel compelled to respond to Andres' review. I've never done this before, but this review is so slanderous as to cause both Paul and me great distress.Every book has typographical errors--that's the way the business is. If we're alerted to them, we're That's the great part about not having a CD--the samples can be updated "on the fly". As opposed to Andres' comments, the samples DO work, if installed correctly. Getting ASP.NET up and running prior to installing the book samples is crucial. Many, many readers have used the samples without incident, and have told us so. In addition, either Andres contacted other authors, or sent email to the wrong addresses--both Paul and I respond to each and every email we get--usually, within minutes, if not seconds. Implying that we ignored his email is, to us, quite painful. One might accuse us of many things, but not answering email is NOT one of them.We welcome user comments and questions, and have corresponded with many readers of the book. Our email addresses are prominently displayed within the book itself, and in many other places online. Please, if you're one of the very small minority who is having trouble installing or running the sample applications, let us know. With ASP.NET and Visual Studio .NET set up correctly, the samples install and run without a hitch.Obviously, this is not the correct forum for discussions involving these reviews, but being incorrectly accused of ignoring a reader's email is inexcusable.

One of the best ASP.NET books!

I don't really know what was on the mind of the first reviewer, but this book is just great and better than the other book he mentioned. Believe me, I have both books, and as a computer science student I know what I'm saying.This book will help you on developing real world applications. It will not waste your time giving you examples of codes, that you will never need or implement in your life. Even though, the book says 'developers jumpstart' you don't need to be experience on with .NET. The book is great for starters with the .NET Framework, as long as the starter is serious and disciplined to learn it. You will just need experience on any object-oriented language. If you know VB it will be great. This book is a most buy!

Clear and Concise!

This book is designed for developers who want to create real world business applications that take advantage of many new capabilities provided by the .NET platform. The book will guide you step-by-step to building a web application using ASP.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, Web Forms, and Web Services.Whether or not you have some previous web programming experience, you will get alot out of this book. To get the most out of the book it is recommended that you have some previous programming experience in either Visual Basic 6 or VB.NET, however it is not required. It is also recommended that you have some familiarity with relational databases, such as Access or SQL Server.The book is divided into four parts. Part one provides an introduction to ASP.NET and the .NET Framework. Part 2 covers data handling using ADO.NET, Web Forms, stored procedures, and other data handling tools. Part three teaches some additional web development techniques. You will learn how to use Crystal Reports to display information from a database, create user controls, state management, web security, and how to create mobile web applications. Finally, Part four shows how to create and consume XML Web Services.I found the book extremely easy to read and understand. After reading the book and completing the ASP.NET sample application, you will have the knowledge and confidence to begin building your own ASP.NET web applications.

Buy this book ASAP

I've been reading this book for about a week now, and after reading many other books on .NET, I have to say this is the best layed out description of the .NET Framework as it applies to web technology that I've seen so far.The way the base classes and namespaces are explained is easy to understand even for a beginner. I've had to try to explain the use of namespaces and base classes before with much trouble, yet this book makes it simple.But it is not just about simplicity but about depth, and this book covers just about everything you need to create well designed, good performing applications.