Beginning ASP.NET 2.0

I found this book in the library and I'm trying to learn ASP.NET. It's probably an OK manual but OMG, the writing. It's verbose, patronising and timewasting Check out this jewel from the intro to chapter four: "The concept of membership appeals to human beings on a low level, and stems from the sense of wanting to belong to a group. We want to feel part of the team, and for others to know who we are, so it was only a matter of time before hte Web jumped on the bandwagon and adopted this concept as a way of life." all that on a chapter on security. Do you really NEED to wade through this longwinded twaddle? Or this one: "It's a fact that you will get errors when creating applications, and that's okay. We all make mistakes, so this is nothing to be ashamed of or worried about" Aww... Seriously, this book could have done with a bit of editing. They could have added more highlights, perhaps a quick recipe section with "how to's" and more code samples. Other than that, it's probably a decent enough manual. I need to get a CRM application started by the end of the weekend and having to sort of out the useful bits from the general chattiness is giving me the pip.

beginning Asp.net 2.0

asp.net 2.0 Is An Amazing Technology That Allows You To Develop Web Sites And Applications With Very Little Hassle, And Its Power And Depth Enable It To Host Even The Most Complex Applications Available. This Invaluable Beginners' Guide Shows You How To Program Web Applications In Asp.net 2.0 And See Dynamic Results With Minimal Effort.

using Working Examples And Detailed Explanations, This Popular Author Team Eases You Into The World Of Asp.net Development And Gradually Introduces You To All Sorts Of Interesting Asp.net Tricks And Tools. You'll Quickly See How Asp.net 2.0 Is Designed To Ensure A Significant Reduction In The Amount Of Code You Have To Write--and, In Turn, Make Your Life Easier.

what You Will Learn From This Book

• why Visual Web Developer Is An Ideal Environment For Building Feature-rich Asp.net 2.0 Applications
• how To Secure Web Sites, Providing Login Functionality And Role-based Access To Content
• useful Techniques For Safely Updating Data, Using Asp.net 2.0's Built-in Data Handling Capabilities
• how Centralized Site Design Can Be Easily Achieved
• how To Add E-commerce Functionality To A Site
• methods For Enhancing An Application's Performance

who This Book Is For

this Book Is For Anyone New To Web Programming Who Is Looking To Program Dynamic, Feature-rich Web Applications In Asp.net 2.0. It Will Also Be Ideal For Programmers Looking To Upgrade Their Asp 3 Knowledge To Asp.net, Or Programmers From Non-microsoft Web Disciplines Who Need To Learn Asp.net 2.0.

wrox Beginning Guides Are Crafted To Make Learning Programming Languages And Technologies Easier Than You Think, Providing A Structured, Tutorial Format That Will Guide You Through All The Techniques Involved.

This updated bestseller gets readers involved immediately with task-oriented examples that can help them build their own sites Each chapter is designed to complete a part of the sample Web site, introducing technology topics as required Makes extensive use of Microsoft's new visual ASP. NET development tool, showing readers how to save time and write less code to achieve more results faster The book provides examples in Visual Basic - the easiest language for beginning ASP. NET developers to learn This book gets readers involved immediately with task-oriented examples that can help them build their own sites. Each chapter is designed to complete a part of the sample Web site, introducing technology topics as required Provides information on programming Web applications using ASP.NET 2.0, covering such topics as site design, security, styling, Web server architecture, writing data, code, e-commerce, and exception handling. Really good book for learning ASP.NET. I've been using it for my course at University and it's just easy to follow and understand.