Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming
with C# 2005
by Joel Murach and Anne Boehm
26 chapters, 841 pages, 391 illustrations
ISBN-10: 1-890774-31-6; ISBN-13: 978-1-890774-31-8
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This ASP.NET 2.0 book will teach you web programming from scratch...and serve as a time-saving reference to all the ASP.NET features you'll use every day.
It works if you're new to web programming. It works if you have experience in classic ASP or Java servlets and JSPs. And it works if you know ASP.NET 1.x and want to upgrade to 2.0 quickly, yet also want a comprehensive ASP.NET reference to rely on.
As its title implies, this book covers all of the ASP.NET 2.0 features
that make it easier to add quality and functionality
to every web application you write. That includes:
Master pages… database access using both SQL and
object data sources… the new code-behind model…
site navigation features… login controls to authenticate
users… profiles to personalize a site… themes
to customize formatting elements… and web parts,
the building blocks of portals that can be customized
by the user
But beyond that, this book has features that set it apart from all the others. So here are some of the reasons why we say, "No other ASP.NET 2.0 book will teach you so much, so fast, or so thoroughly."
#1: There's a 5-chapter section on database programming
This is an area that's changed significantly from ASP.NET
1.x, with developers now being more sheltered from dealing
with ADO.NET directly.
So this section teaches you how to use the 2.0 SQL
data sources features and the 2.0 GridView, DetailsView,
and FormView controls to develop database applications
with little or no C# code. Then, it teaches you how
to use the 2.0 object data sources feature to create
3-layer applications that let you separate the presentation
code from the data access code in an application.
#2: It teaches development the way it should be done today, using Visual Studio
Today, no developer should miss out on the productivity features of Visual Studio by using limited tools like Notepad. So section 1 in this book shows you how to use Visual Studio 2005 to design, code, test, and debug multi-page web applications that get database data and manage session state. Then, later chapters cover VS tools like the Query Builder and the Web Site Administration Tool.
#3: Complete applications show how all the pieces interact
The key to mastering web development is to have plenty of applications that show you how the features you're learning interact...and that help you avoid the problems that can occur as you build complex web sites. So this book shows complete applications, including the web forms, the aspx code, and the C# code. And you can download these applications for free so that you can experiment with them on your own.
#4: The paired-pages format lets you set your own pace
Murach books have a distinctive format. Each two-page spread presents a single topic: the lefthand page explains the topic, while the righthand page shows the critical details, using syntax, code, screen shots, and how-to notes.
Beginners tell us they like this format because it breaks the material down into manageable bites. Experienced developers like it because they can pick up on information that's new or interesting just by paging through. And developers at any level find it makes a great reference format because it's so easy to pinpoint the development details they're looking for.
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