Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with C# 2008 |  | Authors: Anne Boehm, Joel Murach
Publisher: Mike Murach & Associates
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ISBN: 1890774480
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.276
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Publication Date: October 10, 2008
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"In the last 3 years, I have tried to learn C# for web programming using books from a number of different publishers, but have always lost my motivation. The books were just not geared toward someone trying to learn on their own. Then, I checked out your ASP.NET/C# book from our corporate library. What a fantastic book! It's in such high demand at work that I bought my own copy." (A developer's comment on the 2.0 edition of Murach s ASP.NET)Already know how to code C# 2008 desktop applications? Then, you're ready to master web programming with the 3.5 edition of this best-selling ASP.NET book from Murach Books. It covers the 3.5 features that provide new functionality...like the ListView and DataPager data controls, LINQ data sources, new CSS-related tools, and ASP.NET AJAX...while it teaches you how to develop web applications from scratch. And it does that using all the same features that made the 2.0 edition such a favorite among professional developers: #1. It's concise, practical, and crystal-clear in telling you what you need to know #2. It shows you how to get the most from Visual Studio 2008 as you code, test, debug, and deploy ASP.NET web applications #3. It gives you a 7-chapter section on database programming...2 more chapters than in the previous edition because .NET continues to deliver new, powerful tools for this critical component of business applications #4. It gives you solid training in the essential skills that you'll use every day, including data validation...state management...improving the user experience with easy site navigation and a standard look and feel...boosting user response time with ASP.NET AJAX...handling security...developing reusable controls...working with database data using SQL, object, and LINQ data sources...and more #5. It gives you real-world application examples that guide you in applying what you're learning as you develop your own websites (you can download the applications for free from the Murach website) #6. Its paired pages presentation makes for fast reading, instant reinforcement, and time-saving reference (to see how the paired pages work, you can download free chapters from the Murach website) So if you need to learn ASP.NET 3.5 web programming, we hope you'll try this book first. We're convinced that it will deliver the training you need better and faster than any other book.
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 Doesn't cover ASP.NET in detail November 16, 2009
J. Baig
Though I am a big fan of Murach's programming books, they are certainly the best ones to give you a good start and are useful in the real world programming. However, same cannot be said about their ASP.NET title, it tries to cover too many things and in the process doesn't cover them well. Through the book I get feel as the author is mentioning what are the tools of ASP.NET but doesn't show how to use them properly. It is a good book to get a quick enough knowledge about ASP.NET but I would recommend if you are planning to do this professionally, also get the Apress Title by Mathew McDonald and Programming ASP.NET by Jesse Liberty. Or if you have only $30 to spend on a book and you are a beginner,then go with the Apress one.
 Quick Start to ASP.NET 3.5 November 11, 2009
Frank Altomonte (Los Angeles, CA)
This book delivers what the author claims: to get you up and running with ASP.NET 3.5 in as short a time as possible. After the 4th chapter you know who to build simple apps.
Just What I Expect From Murach..... October 26, 2009
Khnemibre (South Orange, NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been using Murach books from as far back as my mainframe days, and this book fulfills what I require in a technical how-to book in both standard and character.
This book is practical in that it systematically and progressively guides you along every phase required to develop a fully working ASP.NET application. The book is excellent at instructing you on WHAT you need to know, and for the most part WHY you need to know it and it actually shows you HOW to perform every step necessary to complete an ASP.NET project. If you're in a situation whereby you just need to learn how to get something in particular done without regard to the step by step method that this book uses, it will show you how to do it with practical working examples of how to make it happen. It is also a good how-to source for those who may already have either extensive or some web development background but want to know how to do it in ASP.NET. If you're already an ASP.NET programmer but not proficient in Language Integrated Query or rich internet applications(RIA) then the AJAX and LINQ sections will prove to be extremely helpful.
I had a problem getting some of the sample applications into Visual Studio at first but later saw what they were doing as far as also teaching the reader how to add items to a project. For me it could have been clearer if it was stated that that is what they were trying to do in the beginning. Ergo, I found that the exercise on page 30 didn't quite seem to work as it was indicated. I would have rather downloaded the entire solution, opened it with Visual Studio, compiled it and then have taken it from there doing the IIS stuff at different juncture.
The bottom line is if you need to learn and do ASP quickly, particularly in or for a professional environment then this is definitely a resource you need to have in your tool bag. It'll be good if you know C# but if you don't know it that well, then you can also learn a whole lot of "how to's" by looking at all the code and code-behind that accompany each chapter - not at a level for Microsoft certification but for everyday practical programming in the language. I found it also to be a more than casual introduction into using IIS as well. The book also demonstrates how to exploit more of the 3.5 features including ListView and DataPager.
Although I haven't read all of the books available on ASP.NET I do have a few. So far, this one is emerging as the only one I apparently need.
Fantastic resource for newcomers to ASP.NET September 22, 2009
W. Blacklock (Denver, CO United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Murach's new book covering ASP.NET 3.5 with C# 2008 is an excellent resource for newcomers to ASP.net and a nice quick reference for junior ASP.net programmers, but it won't satisfy midlevel or experienced programmers.
The book is a perfect introduction to ASP.NET and provides an extensive foundation for aspiring ASP.NET developers, but they will quickly find themselves moving beyond the examples offered in the book. I wouldn't recommend the book for programmers moving from ASP.NET 2.0 to 3.5, because it doesn't point out new features and a ton of the material will be old news for those programmers already familiar with ASP.NET.
Murach has a unique style of dividing tasks over two pages with the first page a text description while the facing page shows examples and code implementing the task. The technique offers a great reference, but it is restrictive in providing only a shallow introduction to many complex topics.
Of course, with the overwhelming amount of material the book has to cover it simply can't offer more than an introduction to ASP.NET. For that task, it does an excellent job and will get any newcomer or beginning programmer up and running quickly with a solid foundation of knowledge.
It also shows newcomers how to maneuver around Visual Studio and set up webs sites, giving them a solid foundation of best practices to build their skills. Within the first 100 pages, the book has the reader set up a basic web site with core features like forms with validation controls and session state. It gives the reader solid examples and practical information, while rewarding the reader with measurable progress. Other massive introductory books don't give the reader the immediate, practical results that Murach provides.
It does cover a huge swath of ASP.NET technology including securing, deploying and configuring a web site, as well as AJAX, developing custom server controls, LINQ and web services. With so much ground to cover, it can only skim most of the topics even with 970 pages of content.
It does carry you through building a web site with session state and a shopping cart, so a newcomer to ASP.NET will find this an invaluable resource that offers the fastest way to get started, but a seasoned programmer will only find a few pages of the massive book worthwhile.
It should be pointed out that Murach has the exact same book for Visual Basic programmers and back-end developers will find "Murach's ADO.NET 3.5 Linq and the Entity Framework" books a much more in-depth resource. They also come in separate versions for C# and VB.
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 A great book for me (C# ASP.net beginner) September 5, 2009
Jonathan Ziv (Israel)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I tried so many books, articles, tutorials, etc.
This is the first time I'm getting somewhere.
I'm not a pro, I don't intend to be, but I got practical ASP.Net C# knowladge.
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