Product Description

• More than one million developers now use ASP.NET, the Microsoft technology for creating dynamic, data–driven Web sites
• Published day and date with the new Visual Studio 2005 release, this revision of our bestselling book covers new language features as well as the much–anticipated Visual Web Developer tool
• Requiring no previous Visual Basic or C# experience, the author walks complete beginners through ASP.NET 2 basics, from working with objects, building user interfaces, and killing bugs to accessing databases and handling user input
• The CD–ROM includes all code and bonus content

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #98899 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

From the Back Cover
Create interactive Web pages with ASP.NET 2.0!

Create dynamic data–driven Web apps on demand, without prior programming experience!

Not a pro at Visual Basic® or C#? Don′t let that stop you from moving into more sophisticated Web applications. Whether you′re a nonprogrammer, Web designer, HTML coder, or even a power VB programmer, this easy–to–follow book will guide you into the latest release of ASP.NET 2.0. With coverage of new ASP.NET 2.0 features, this guide gives you a running start on ASP.NET 2.0!

Discover how to

• Build user interfaces
• Explore Themes and Master Pages
• Learn how to use the powerful new database functionality
• Debug and handle errors
• Use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express to build Web apps

About the Author
Bill Hatfield is the best–selling author of numerous computer books, including Active Server Pages For Dummies, Creating Cool VBScript Web Pages, and Windows XP in 10 Easy Steps or Less (all from Wiley). He is also the editor of Visual Studio .NET Developer, a monthly technical journal from Pinnacle Publishing. He’s a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) and Co–Founder of the Indianapolis .NET Developers Association. He works as a corporate instructor for New Horizons in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he also loves to spend time with his family.

Customer Reviews

Superb...
This book was my first order from Amazon, and I was in no way disappointed.

I'm a programmer. My favourite languages (before .NET) were/are Visual Basic and ASP. Just lately there's been so much hype and praise about the .NET languages, I wanted to check out what it was all about.

I converted my site (http://www.aaronhudson.co.uk) from just HTML (.html/.htm) to ASP, and shortly after learnt the basics of ASP .NET and "upgraded" it again. I've never looked back. Things make so much more sense.

I decided to buy this book mainly because I prefer to have a "bible" reference to programming... a book, which you can return to if you forget something. And I think I've found it. No, I know I've found it.

The book is obviously aimed at people starting at ASP .NET... like me. Bill Hatfield knows that the .NET Framework isn't a simple topic to people looking to get on the ladder, and utilizes his experience to explain everything along the way. Which is the best way to do it.

Superb book. I fully recommend it.

The beginning ...... a good place to start
This book does exactly it says on the tin.

From the first chapter you are hooked in to wanting to learn more and more about ASP.Net. Brilliant for beginners who want to know what ASP.Net is all about.

As a programmer with no .Net experience, i was a bit unsure about how Microsoft would change ASP but after reading the book I am a convert to the Microsoft way of thinking!

A great read
For those who read the original ASP for Dummies by Bill Hatfield, I can assure you that this book is as good as that, if not better. The book really lives up to the 'for dummies' claim in that it doesn't complicate issues that don't need to be complicated (such as explaining what .NET actually is!). But neither does it skimp on detail or technical information. The author is all the things a good writer should be; concise, humourous, and clear.

If nothing else the book is a great tutorial on Visual Basic .NET and even manages to explain systems architecture without sounding too geeky. Definitely worth the money.