Customer Review: I back ordered this item as soon as I saw it on my amazon suggestions. I had read books from Dino Esposito before and like the way he presents the concepts. The book is fun to read and inspirational. The UML recap is very handy. The section To SP or not to SP in chapter 6 a is a must read, I will... more info
Customer Review: I am really unhappy with this book. As stated in other reviews, there are no examples anywhere, just discussion of different topics. For example, there is a chapter on the various controls that are available to add to a page, but no example. Yet, I didn't see that what he said about the control was... more info
Customer Review: I coem from a JavaScript background, and his explanation of the javascript client library was not very good at all, on top of this, he went into all this stuff before even mentioning or talking about update panel and the easier entry microsoft server controls. i remember dumping the book... more info
Customer Review: So whilst you are waiting for the 3.5 version you can get this one second hand. It covers loads of usefull day-to-day tasks that most web devs have to search google for. Not sure that "Advanced" is the correct choice here, but its tasks that all my senior devs are capable of.
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Customer Review: This book covers most of topic you may need. So, you can use it as a reference on ASP3. But it is not for beginner or for studying from a ground. It is quite hard-to-read, not explained in-depth, and it made me quite ???.
Customer Review: Dino does a great job on this book. It is a great reference on how Microsoft handles and processes XML. This book only has one drawback that it is outdated as it refers to Visual Studio 2003 and many things in Visual Studio 2005 have been changed or are outdated. Hope they pubblish soon a... more info
Customer Review: If you are looking for a beginners book, this is not for you. This is for intermediate to Advance level users. The text is explained very well - gives you a feeling that the author not only knows the subject but also knows how to teach it which is what you want in a book.
Customer Review: This book is an excellent buys. He goes over everthing in details. The code samples arent all there but If you buying a book for code samples surf the web and save your money. He beautifully describes every single aspect of .NET. Anyone who says that book is anything less of excellent... more info
