Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 3.0, Second Edition (Pro) (ISBN 1590598938) Book Reviews 1-17 Sorted By Most Recent, at VeryWellSaid.com

Pro ASP.Net 3.5 in C# 2008, 2nd Edition

I think this is a very good book. Just what I was looking for. Good level of detail & examples.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-04 04:49:01 EST)

09-20-08

(NA)

Clear, concise, and comprehensive

As I've come to expect from Apress books, this covers virtually everything I've needed to know coming from a programming background in other languages and frameworks, but no exposure to C# and ASP.NET. The explanations are clear, without the page-filling fluff that I've seen all too frequently in books from other publishers.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-01 00:46:32 EST)

09-06-08

(NA)

Book is in excellent condition.
Arrived in timely manner.
Will be able to evaluate material written over the next year.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-21 04:30:49 EST)

08-23-08

(NA)

Excellent C#,.NET book

If you are a beginner in C#, who has programmed a little bit and wants to master the concepts in C# and the .NET framework, buy this book right away.

It is extremely well written in a language that should be very easy to follow.

If you have previously programmed in any other language like C++, Java etc., and wish to learn C# you would not go wrong with this.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-08 08:03:32 EST)

08-14-08

(NA)

Great Book, lot of material on asp.net

This a great book, with lot of information. it starts from basics and gives every details a new asp.net developer needs to know..

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-28 08:07:48 EST)

08-12-08

(NA)

book review from AskBargains.com

very nice book, easy to follow. include almost all the details of the ASP.NET 3.5

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-28 08:07:48 EST)

07-17-08

(NA)

For anyone new to ASP.NET

I've been a professional software engineer for seven years with a background in .NET Windows development. I have no prior experience with web development and found this book to be a fantastic introduction to ASP.NET. Though it may not give you all the details, it's aptly titled, "Beginning ASP.NET..." and provides a strong understanding of ASP.NET concepts.

This is the third book I've purchased in order to learn ASP.NET and it is by far the best.

Though I wouldn't likely recommend this book to any seasoned ASP.NET developer looking to brush up on the new 3.5 features (that's not what this book is for) I would highly recommend it to anyone new to ASP.NET. After my misadventures with other ASP.NET books, I am thrilled with this one.

(A note to some of those giving low marks to the book: judge the book for what it is, not for what you want it to be. Buying a book titled "Beginning ASP.NET 3.5" and complaining that it doesn't have enough useful information for a professional ASP.NET developer is silly. I could just as easily give this book low marks for not going into enough detail on the C# language - but that's not what the book is for!)

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-28 08:07:48 EST)

05-05-08

1\1

Excellent: better than others

This was a breath of fresh air, and restored my hopes that some authors do care about training, really teaching, really conveying meaning -not just padding pages. This book gives excellent overviews of web development, of web-development with ASP.NET, and of Visual Studio. All topics thereafter are properly introduced, the big picture conveyed, before details explored. Code dumps are sparse and pertinent, not filler fluff. Writing style is of the highest quality: rich, correct, to the point, but interesting. The author makes the topic very exciting, and seems to know you, seems to know your level, what you need explained.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-07-21 08:18:57 EST)

03-30-08

(NA)

Great book

This book is the best so far that I've read on ASP.NET. I will list the good points.

1. Explains the internal workings of ASP.NET and what goes on behind the scenes unlike other books who just teach you the syntax.

2. Explains the pros and cons of using different but related controls/classes so that we can make an intelligent choice.

3. Explains the properties of classes concisely and with simple examples.

4. Explains the history of Internet server, visual studio IDE, asp.net.

This is really an excellent, nearly comprehensive book touching on nearly all aspect of asp.net. However, it doesn't teach you C#, the programming language which is found on another book.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-05-20 04:24:35 EST)

03-19-08

(NA)

Great ASP.NET 3.5 Resource

This book is almost too thorough, and I highly recommend it if you are a serious programmer or software architect for ASP.NET web apps. I don't recommend many books since most provide superficial overviews with content can be gleaned free from Google or MSDN searches. You won't be disappointed in the sections on security, AJAX, JavaScript, and deployment. This book and Scott Guthrie are the only two sources that I trust for ASP.NET development.

Although it covers LINQ, I only use this technology if you access data from a database via a stored procedure; otherwise you bypass the DBA. Not good for big shops like I work for. There are too many cowboy programmers out there who lack the team concept of checks and balances. LINQ is great for XML and iterating through object collections.

Great buy and better resource.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-03-30 07:43:18 EST)

03-19-08

(NA)

Still A Great Book, Just Too Long

'Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008' by Matthew McDonald is an update to the earlier versions that covered ASP.NET in the .NET 2.0 flavor and earlier. With this updated revision you get 200+ pages of new material covering such new concepts as the incredibly hyped LINQ, ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight. The content here is VAST, with 33 chapters and 1500+ pages. The content is broken up in logical fashion from the basics of ASP.NET to data types and conditional loops to database access and everything you would need to know. I like this book perfectly fine and think it's a good resource but I can't imagine that most people are going to sit down for the weekend and start reading this cover to cover. With the previous version I felt that some content needed to be trimmed and I feel the same with this edition as well. Good writing, nice examples but the editor needed to take out the red marker and make this a manageable size. The core audience is someone that is new to ASP.NET and wants to learn. This encyclopedia is tough to learn from and intimidating in general.

Is it a usable ASP.NET book?? Very much so, just a bit too long and this might turn some people off in the long run.

**** RECOMMENDED

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-03-30 07:43:18 EST)

01-01-08

3\4

A must have Book

This book is an excellent resource for learning ASP.NET 3.5. It also serves as a great reference.

It is a comprehensive book that covers all of .NET 3.5, not just the new features in .NET 3.5, but all the features that have been there over the last several releases.

Mathew includes chapters on Linq, ASP.NET AJAX, and Silverlight. If you only want to learn about the new features in .NET 3.5, buy separate books on ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight. Mathew does a great job of putting Linq into it proper place within a common ASP.NET 3.5 Architecture. So far he has done this best job of this I have seen in a book.

One reviewer on Amazon pointed out that the book has a lot of material from previous versions. That is to be expected since all the previous versions are included in the technology. Like I said above, this book covers everything.

Mathew does a great job relating everything to real world scenarios. He also provides very usable code samples.

If you are developing in ASP.NET 3.5, this is a must have book.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-03-19 07:40:21 EST)

12-31-07

12\16

.net 2.0 book

Nice well docoumented .net 2.0 book. I would consider renaming the title to asp.net 2.0 book. The book really does not talk about anyfeatures of asp.net 3.5. like the listview control is only 2 pages. linqdatasource control that is asking for too much from the book. If u are looking to brush up on asp.net 2.0, go for it.. its a good book but if u are buying the book on its title look somewhere else.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-03-19 07:40:21 EST)

12-30-07

1\2

Not the best for a Professional

Truly not the best book for me only two chapters are from asp.net 3.0, the rest are copied over from asp.net 2.0 by the same author. I was disappointed because I have read these chapters before . If you're new to c# this may be the best book for you but for a professional c# developer not the best.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-01-10 11:04:32 EST)

12-25-07

0\1

Apress never ceases to amaze

This book is a delight to read and reference. I learned C# in a week with the help of the great examples and explanations in this book.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-12-31 08:04:39 EST)

12-17-07

(NA)

A great book!

This is a great book for all C# developers who wants to dig a little bit deeper into the possibilities in C# and Visual Studio. The book starts with an introduction to get the reader familiar with Visual Studio 2008 and .NET. After the introduction the writer digs into more details, and gives the reader very good explanations about the topics. The topics covered in the book are very "right at the point". All the topics I expect to be covered in this book are actually covered! I have written many high volume web application over the last years, and often searched books and the Internet for information, but I have never found a book or a website containing so much valuable information! If you have written some web applications and want to get some steps further - I highly recommend this book!

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-12-26 08:01:30 EST)

11-22-07

6\7

Recommend this book for any one who wants to learn core asp.net as well as Linq, Silverlight and IIS 7 for getting a kick start