4 Responses to “ASP.NET 3.5: A Beginner’s Guide”

1. Chris Stewart says:

   February 2, 2010 at 9:49 am

   Full disclosure: I was the technical editor for this book. I had the pleasure of working with Mr. Sanders as he wrote this book.

   Throughout the months that I worked with Mr. Sanders, I was amazed by the dedication and thoroughness he displayed in writing this book. His knowledge of the subject really comes out in this book and no topic is left untouched.

   As you can imagine, I’ve read this book a number of times. Most that are beginners to the technology will likely do the same. Each time I read the book, I discovered a new item that I missed the times before.

   Mr. Sanders put forth a concentrated effort in writing this book and I think as you read it, you’ll find evidence of that all over. It was a pleasure to be a small part of such a well crafted presentation of ASP.NET 3.5. If you’re evaluating introductory books for ASP.NET 3.5, definitely give this one some consideration.
   Rating: 5 / 5

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2. Martin Hazlett says:

   February 2, 2010 at 12:40 pm

   ASP.NET 3.5: A Beginner’s Guide is a decent book regarding the basics of ASP.NET.

   I chose to read this book as it was a required book for my first college course in learning ASP.NET. The book is a great beginner’s guide that covers a variety of topics. Each topic has an example with the code alongside it. I have retyped every example and from what I can tell, each one works. Unfortunately, there are no practice exercises or sections to test what you have learned. The chapters do not go into any notable depth, especially regarding the topics detailed on the front cover. It does give you a basic enough knowledge with which you can, on your own, delve deeper into each topic.

   There is a significant amount of spelling/grammatical errors in this book.
   Rating: 3 / 5

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3. J. Lawler says:

   February 2, 2010 at 2:27 pm

   I was familiar with ASP (the OLD version – pre “.NET”) before reading this book, and I found this an extremely fast, clear, and useful way of bridging the gap to the new language and programming framework. I was literally able to breeze through the book in just a few days. I suspect there might be a bit more ramp-up time involved for someone without a pre-existing computer programming background, but anyone who already knows their way around a web programming language should do very well with this material. I’m a very satisfied customer.
   Rating: 5 / 5

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4. Orange County .NET User Group says:

   February 2, 2010 at 4:43 pm

   I first got a glance at this book at a local developers meeting by the end of last year. As a veteran ASP developer of more than 10 years of hands-on experience, I found that the author has covered a broad spectrum of latest technologies and recent developments in ASP.NET. Although it’s titled as a beginner’s guide, I’ve been using it as a handy reference, whenever I need it during my daily work.

   Indeed if you are a novice user of ASP.NET, this book would undoubtedly help you build a solid foundation and gain a deep understanding in this area. However, if you are like me — an occasional reader — this book serves perfectly when you need some quick and all-in-one reference (than googling around).

   -Review by Lily He, OC.NET User Group member
   Rating: 5 / 5

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