Real World ASP.NET: Building a Content Management System

By Stephen R.G. Fraser

Book Overview

This is the complete hands-on guide to mastering the art of Content Management Systems (CMS) and Web site development using the .NET Framework. This book also covers ADO.NET, XML, Visual Studio .NET, authentication, authorization, and encryption. Complete source code written in C# and ASP.NET is included, which will enable Web developers to create a dynamic content site at a fraction of the cost.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590590244
• ISBN13: 9781590590249
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Lazy Critics, Fine Book

I have to laugh at the lazy critics of this book who wanted a full blown CMS application in C# done for them. This book makes it clear that it's the "start" of a CMS application explained in an educational style. It has a great foundation for expansion, so role up your sleeves and do it. You can join some of us who are doing exactly that at http://sourceforge.net/projects/cmsnet

Outstanding resource.

Outstanding resource. I rarely encounter technical books such as this that clearly articulate concepts with sufficient detail and substance.

Author offers extensive updates

I really appreciate the fact that the author provides content updates and more on his website, where you can get downloads, fixes, etc. to the content in this book. He's been extremely helpful to me in answering questions. The combination of the book and that has been a boon for our CMS efforts.

ASP.NET Pro Magazine Review

"I was looking forward to reading this book, and thankfully, author Stephen Fraser didn't let me down. He starts off with a bang in his introduction, commenting that the one feature all Content Management Systems (CMSs) have in common is that they are all overpriced. I couldn't agree more. With this book, Fraser attempts to prove this claim by providing readers with the knowledge of building a CMS from the ground up using the Microsoft .NET Framework. So not only do readers finish the book with a fully functional CMS, they also benefit from the experience with a real-world working knowledge of .NET in action.Fraser covers everything from CMS workflow to content conversion and personalization. Although anyone can download and use the complete CMS from Apress' Web site, only those who have spent the time and money to read this book will fully appreciate the author's work. The final CMS certainly doesn't match the capabilities of commercial systems - for example, there were no chapters dedicated to interoperating content workflow with rich client applications such as Microsoft Word - but the system does provide users with a platform to build additional .NET richness into the system. Perhaps Fraser can continue to evolve the system into the PHPNuke of the .NET world." - Mike Riley, ASP.NET Pro Magazine

Better than I expected

When I bought this book, I was expecting pages upon pages of code with little explaining. I thought it would simply be a cheap way of getting a CMS for my site. Boy as I wrong! This book provided me with much of the theory about CMSs that I sadly lacked, and provided details about CMSs that I could not find anywhere else, like what makes up the core of a CMS. I liked the book's detailed explanations about Version control and Workflow, but the coverage of personalization was especially insightful, such as when he showed how the law of diminishing returns applies to it. With a firm backing in theory, the book continued by actually applying it. I wasn't let down: there was a lot of code. But there were plenty of detailed explanations along with it. This is truly Real World ASP.NET