By Jesse Liberty, Dan Hurwitz
February 2002
Pages: 960
ISBN 10: 0-596-00171-1 |
ISBN 13: 9780596001711
(Average of 11 Customer Reviews)
This book has been updated—the edition you're requesting is OUT OF PRINT. Please visit the catalog page of the latest edition.
The latest edition is also available on Safari Books Online.
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. Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz teach everything you need to know to write web applications and web services using both C# and Visual Basic .NET.
Full Description
- Caching and performance
- Security
- Configuration and deployment
Register your book | Submit Errata | Author's Web Site | Examples
Browse within this book
Cover | Table of Contents | Index | Sample Chapter | Colophon
Book details
First Edition: February 2002
ISBN: 0-596-00171-1
Pages: 960
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 11 Reviews)
Featured customer reviews
DADASD, February 16 2007
Submitted by SAM [Respond | View]
What a load of Rubbish!, February 03 2005
This is the worst text book it has ever been my misfortune to buy. Throughout the book the text supports the examples rather than the other way around. It is almost always assumed that the user is coding in the VS.net IDE. The index is not worth a candle and the level of ommissions is staggering. Whats more if you want to find specific information on a give topic, even if the information is included in the book you may never find it.
Programming ASP.NET Review, June 18 2003
An excellent and comprehensive resource. The choice to include most examples in both languages (C# and VB.Net) mystifies me.
Most programmers will be familiar with some derivative of either language and the syntax details are mostly irrelevant to the topic at hand.
Programming ASP.NET Review, May 20 2003
As an experienced ASP developer, this was a great book to get started with ASP.Net. Excellent broad coverage of many topics. Only 4 owls though as it didn't take too long before I was wanting more information than the book provided, like detail about web.config settings or form-based authentication. It covers the basics but not enough for a professional implementation.
This book is a great as a first step into ASP.Net for someone who already knows ASP, but it is not the only book you will need about ASP.Net.
Programming ASP.NET Review, December 30 2002
Good book to get you going in ASP.net. I like the fact that all examples are in both VB and C# (we have both in our shop). We have a group of very experianeced ASP developers that were chomping at the bit to get going with ASP.Net and this book is a good starting point.
Once again, good job Jesse!
Programming ASP.NET Review, August 06 2002
Programming ASP.net, 01 February 2002
Programming ASP.NET Review, July 19 2002
I liked the book and it had an excellent coverage of controls and forms. It wasn't a good choice for me as a beginning ASP.NET developer as I was unfamiliar with some of the language principles that C developers are already aware of, like inheritance. I also found the manual approach to working with the datasets burdenson, more time could have been spent on using the Visual studio UI to accomplish these tasks. Finally, the examples (especial in the ADO.NET section), built upon each other to an extent where I could not get them to work, and thus couldn't be sure I really learned the core material.
Programming ASP.NET Review, July 12 2002
This is my 1st O'Reilly book purchase and I must say this book is an execellent choice. I find this book very interesting and for me learning ASP.Net for the 1st time, transitioning from a client server developer to a web application developer was not so difficult with this book as a resource. I have purchased two more O'Reilly books (ASP.Net in a Nutshell & Programming VB.Net) and I think I am going to enjoy them also.
-Daryl
Programming ASP.NET Review, May 28 2002
I read Programming C# prior to reading this book. Both books cover .NET framework and related material very thoroughly. I now feel comfortable reading Microsoft .NET documentation on the web. The only suggestion I have is to reduce the size of this book by designing and implementing a source code expansion button much like Microsoft does within the VS.NET IDE when it hides IDE's code.
Great job Jesse.
Programming ASP.NET Review, May 21 2002
As with every O'Reilly book I've bought (10+, some I've loaned out have never come back, a sure sign that folk like them...) this one is top notch.
Liberty dishes out the goods in concise style, while leaving enough space for professionals to fill in the gaps.
I'm using his C# book also, and between them I have no problems finding my way around .Net world.
Nice one guys, keep up the good work.
Programming ASP.NET Review, April 22 2002
I spent several hours comparing books on creating Web Forms applications. This one is the best. It covers more material than its competitors; it's better organized; it explains how to create programs using a simple text editor, and then explains how to best create them using VisualStudio.Net; It includes both C# and VB.Net versions of every example; and it's very easy to find what you are looking for. A required tool for .Net developers.
Programming ASP.NET Review, April 15 2002
I went to 3 different bookstores and looked at dozens of books, including several from competitor Wr*x Press. After many hours of searching, this book stood apart from all the rest as the most relevant and complete guide to ASP.N ET. The book even provides all code samples in C# and VB.Net. Highly recommended.
Media reviews
"The Best of 2002: Staff Favorites, Computing & Internet Books"--Barnes & Noble.com
"But there's still a need for a good book on the subject. There are several out there, but 'Programming ASP.NET' by O?Reilly is particularly excellent. One measure I use to decide whether I'll buy a book is if it will solve a problem for me. By using this metric, the book would pay for itself several times over."
--Mark Newton, PC Pro, November 2002
"'Programming ASP.NET' is the best book I have read on the subject. Written by Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz, the book is the best reference I have seen. Chocked full of examples in both C# and VB.NET, the authors make it clear that C# is their language of choice. However, if you prefer VB.NET, the authors do an excellent job of presenting the same quality of material in VB.NET as in C#."
--Salt Lake City ColdFusion User Group, June 2002
"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, amazon.co.uk. March 2002
"A very detailed book that gets right down to the nitty-gritty and never comes up for air. I'd recommend it highly for those programmers who already know C# or VB.NET and want to get down to the details and program ASP.NET."
--Andrew Novick, .NET User Group of Greater Boston, 10/9/2002
"Suitable for most any programmer who wants to master ASP.NET with an eye toward real-world development, 'Programming ASP.NET' is an excellent resource that mixes good coverage of APIs with actual programming techniques and advice using Visual Basic .NET and C#. The combination places it in the forefront of currently available titles on ASP.NET. Written in part by veteran computer author Jesse Liberty, this book offers an excellent mix of coverage of important ASP.NET features that you will absolutely need to use for real-world programming...The pace of this book is just excellent...Illustrated throughout with samples from VB .NET and C#, 'Programming ASP.NET' is a worthy addition to the O'Reilly lineup and one of the best available titles for learning ASP.NET. The authors have achieved an excellent balance of practical, hands-on examples and essential programming techniques with the most important APIs and features, all without getting bogged down in the richness and complexity of .NET itself."
--Richard Dragan, amazon.,com, April 2002
"The authors have written a great reference book on ASP.NET for use by both C# and VB.NET programmers. Unlike other reference books, it is not a list of classes, but rather a concise tutorial. Users at every level will appreciate this approach. I highly recommend this book to ASP.NET programmers."
--CompuNotes Issue #183
"'Programming ASP.NET' by Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz is very succinct and very direct, very quickly yet still effectively explaining how ASP.NET works and how it does what it does. The book satisfies a growing concern from the .NET developer community, in displaying all of the code examples in both Visual Basic .NET and in C#, all compatible with ASP.NET V1. And while very thorough, the book manages to come out at a very healthy 900 pages, but true to form with O'Reilly?s library, still manages to physically be a good size for desktop companion. (I held this book in my lap while replicating many of the code examples, and it didn?t cause my legs to go numb, like with many other texts.)...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, http://www.guam-asp.net, March 2002
