ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a VERY good book for learning ASP.NET 3.5 from A to Z. It covers just about every ASP.NET topic you will touch in your career. This book is a LIBRARY of information on a wide variety of topics. The chapters on custom controls were much easier to read and more in depth than any book on the market. The chapters on ASP.NET AJAX were also very well written and were presented in a very systematic fashion.
Having been working as a senior-level developer and architect for ASP.NET system for many years now, I can tell you that this book will take you very far. If you're a seasoned ASP.NET developer, but aren't familiar with some of ASP.NET's lesser-known features (custom controls, custom configuration sections) or need to learn the various new features of .NET 3.5 like LINQ and the now native ASP.NET AJAX, this book is one you should definitely look at.
Also note that the author is not only an MVP, but he is a Microsoft Software Legend, the highest possible rank of a soldier in Microsoft's public army. He is a General; you can trust his work.

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ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed is the most comprehensive book available on the Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5 Framework, covering all aspects of the ASP.NET 3.5 Framework--no matter how advanced.This edition covers all the new features of ASP.NET 3.5. It explains Microsoft LINQ to SQL in detail. It includes a chapter on the two new data access controls introduced with the ASP.NET 3.5 Framework: ListView and DataPager. With its coverage of ASP.NET AJAX, this book shows you how to take advantage of Microsoft's server-side AJAX framework to retrofit existing ASP.NET applications with AJAX functionality. It also demonstrates how to use Microsoft's client-side AJAX framework to build the web applications of the future: pure client-side AJAX applications. All code samples are written in the C# programming language. (Visual Basic versions of all code samples are included on the CD-ROM that accompanies this book.)Take advantage of Microsoft's new database query language, LINQ to SQL, to easily build database-driven web applicationsLearn how to use the new ListView and DataPager data access controls to build flexible user interfacesTake advantage of ASP.NET AJAX when building both server-side and client-side web applicationsUse the AJAX Control Toolkit to create auto-complete text fields, draggable panels, masked edit fields, and complex animationsDesign ASP.NET websitesSecure your ASP.NET applicationsCreate custom componentsBuild highly interactive websites that can scale to handle thousands of simultaneous usersLearn to build a complete ASP.NET 3.5 website from start to finish–the last chapter of the book includes a sample ASP.NET 3.5 web application written with LINQ to SQL and ASP.NET AJAXCD-ROM includes all examples and source code presented in this book in both C# and Visual Basic.

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Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 (Windows.Net) Review

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(More customer reviews)Pro ASP.net 3.5: This book is a must to have book for anyone who is starting/ switching their careers to developing web applications using asp.net technologies. The authors Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta, has done a very good job of covering all sections that are useful for beginners as well as middle level developers.
For example, if you are seeing Visual Studio for the first time in your life, they dedicated a whole chapter on how to use visual studio. The reason I brought up this point is they kept the beginners in mind and they didn't leave any assumptions that the reader already know how to use Visual Studio.
At the same time for those middle level developers who wants to dive into newly released hot technologies like Ajax, LINQ and Silverlight you won't be disappointed. They have dedicated individual chapters for each of those topics. As I have been developing asp.net application from last several years, I opened this book to see what I can read about Linq and Silverlight. I enjoyed those chapters as they give you an introduction and a good kick start. I am surprised that the authors also dedicated a whole chapter for website deployment (Chapter 18) where the architectures of IIS 5.0, 6.0 and then 7.0 is explained. That is awesome that they have discussed installation of IIS 7.0 and explained the architecture as well as the new Configuration model of IIS 7.0. Everything is explained with the help of screen shots.
Of course I took for granted for all those core concepts of asp.net like developing Http Handlers, Http Modules, Customer Server controls, Custom Membership and profile providers, Security. They are all covered and are very well explained in individual chapters.
Given the broadness of the subject, the authors done a great job of covering all areas in depth methodically that way you won't be lost.
I enjoyed this book so much that I would definitely recommend this book to any .Net Web Developer and this book is going to take some space on my desk.


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ASP.NET 3.5 isMicrosoft's revolutionary ASP.NET technology. It is the principal standard for creating dynamic web pages on the Windows platform. Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 raises the bar for high–quality, practical advice on learning and deploying Microsoft's dynamic web solution.

Seasoned .NET professionals Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta explain how you can get the most from this groundbreaking technology. They cover ASP.NET 3.5 as a whole, illustrating both the brand–new features and the functionality carried over from previous versions of ASP. This book will give you the knowledge you need to code real ASP.NET 3.5 applications in the best possible style.

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Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008: Includes Silverlight 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)This third edition is yet another outstanding textbook in the first author's collection and his writing skills seem to improve with every book. As the contents can be seen at a glance, it remains to say that each topic is, in fact, dealt with in a most comprehensive manner. In order to remove any ambiguity that might remain from any descriptive passage, there are rich examples that accompany each chapter. In fact, it was the superb set of examples for every chapter that were included with Matthew MacDonald's Pro WPF in C# 2008, second edition, that prompted me to buy this book, for which I have no regrets However, it is perhaps advisable to work through Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008, second edition, especially for the database work, before moving on to this book.
If Matthew MacDonald keeps up this standard of writing and presentation, not only for as ASP.NET, but also for WPF and Silverlight, it is going to be very difficult for any other author to do better. Despite the fact that other viewpoints are, and should be, always welcome, I find myself returning to MacDonald's books for helping me reach a more solid understanding.
I would like to conclude with a message to the publishers: the layout and print for the Beginning... book is excellent, if the heavy content is borne in mind. Unfortunately, there seems to have been some downsizing on the font size in the Pro... book that seems to make it disproportionally harder (for me, at least) to read. Perhaps, when better economic times come, the publishers would consider going to two volumes for Pro... books for what, each time, is a huge amount of reading material.


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ASP.NET 3.5 was released in November 2007 and has proven itself a great success within the Microsoft web-development community, as sales of the Second Edition of this book have shown. During the course of 2008 Microsoft is launching a number of upgrades and additions that enhance ASP.NETs functionality.This Third Edition is a revision of the popular Second Edition text that includes coverage of the Silverlight web-presentation technology, Silverlight ASP.NET controls, ASP.NET MVC, the ASP.NET Extension package and the ADO.NET Entity Framework. These technologies have all been released since ASPs official publication and exte nd its capacities considerably. They will be covered within the third edition without increasing the book's page-count.

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ASP.NET 4 Unleashed Review

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(More customer reviews)Let me start by saying that I am Software Architect with over 30 years in the business, and have been through the entire MS suite. I am primarily an infrastructure type guy focused on frameworks, web services and back end database base optimizations using C# and some VB.Net. I spend 15-20% of my time on ASP.Net, and have been working with ASP.Net for 5 years now. Over that period of time I have collected the usual plethora of SAMS, WROX, O'Reilly, and Microsoft books on ASP.Net.
I have to agree with most of the other reviews that have been written about this book. At 1781 pages, it is a well laid out, complete, good looking reference text for a beginner or intermediate user only. It lacks the gory technical details for us subject matter expert types and leaves you wanting more. Because of all my other ASP.Net material, when I read this book I felt like I had seen all this material before and the authors did a poor job pointing out exactly what was NEW in ASP.Net 4.0. For almost $60.00 US I felt a little cheated.
I was able to identify the new charting control, the new URL routing engine, and the use of the ADO.Net entity framework as new material in ASP.Net 4.0. Not so sure that was worth $60 US to me.
The code samples are extensive and all work. You do need a copy of VS2010 however.
If you're new to ASP.Net, or are looking for quick desk reference, this is an excellent choice.


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The most comprehensive book on Microsoft's new ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET 4 Unleashed covers all facets of ASP.NET development. Led by Microsoft ASP.NET program manager Stephen Walther, an expert author team thoroughly covers the entire platform.The authors first introduce the ASP.NET Framework's basic controls and show how to create common site-wide layouts and styles. Next, they cover all aspects of accessing, presenting, organizing, and editing data. You'll find thorough and practical sections on building custom components and controls, providing effective site navigation, securing sites and applications, and much more. This book presents hundreds of realistic code examples, reflecting the authors' unsurpassed experience with ASP.NET both inside and outside Microsoft. Build interactive Web Forms, validate form data, and upload files Provide interactive calendars, wizards, site maps, and other valuable featuresDesign efficient, maintainable sites with Master Pages and Themes Build data-driven applications with database controls, ADO.NET data access components, QueryExtender, LINQ to SQL, and WCF Data ServicesGenerate charts on the fly with the new Chart ControlExtend ASP.NET with custom controls and reusable componentsCreate site registration and authentication systems that store membership data in SQL Server or Active DirectoryUse URL Routing to build dynamism, flexibility, readability, and SEO-friendliness into your URLsImprove performance and scalability with caching and preloadingMaintain state with cookies, cookieless session state, and profilesLocalize, configure, package, and deploy ASP.NET applicationsUse the ASP.NET MVC Framework to improve agility, testability, speed to market, and extensibilityRetrofit existing ASP.NET applications with Ajax and build pure client-side Ajax web applicationsConstruct a complete ASP.NET 4 website from start to finish

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