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Summary: ASP ASP ASP ASP ASP ASP ASP
Review: By the time I finished reading this book and working through the examples I was writing somewhat complex ASP pages and publishing them on the web (thanks to some cheaper ASP compatible ISPs). It is clearly written (there are typos but they're not insurmountable) and shows instant results through coding.An unexpected corollary to this book is that it actually helps with general Windows database programming. The database portions of this book basically deal with ADO, and this knowledge is applicable to Visual Basic 6 database projects (there are nuances, of course, and one must learn VB, Access and/or SQL Server, but the underlying theory and methodology is very similar). So you actually get more out of this book than you realize. Possessing a working knowledge of HTML is a good thing before taking on ASP 3.0. The book will move slower if you don't. Also knowing something about JavaScript or VBScript will help, but the book does address this (it mostly uses VBScript with ASP 3.0), though having general knowledge of how scripting languages work (e.g., which runs from the server and which from the client and how and why) will speed up learning ASP. This book will not prepare you for ASP.NET or ADO.NET. Those are different animals, and the book predates them both. Regardless, there is a lot of ASP 3.0 out there, and it will not likely go away soon. At the moment you have a choice: learn ASP 3.0 or learn ASP.NET. It depends on your needs. If you end up choosing ASP 3.0, this is the book to start with.
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Summary: Good book for the money
Review: I picked up this book as a reference. I have found a lot of what I was looking for. Examples were written clearly and in details. One thing, however, this book did not get into was pushing errors to the web browser that originated from a VB COM object. Over all, it's well written book.
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Summary: For beginners, with basic knowledge of HTML...
Review: If you're new to ASP then this is one of the books to buy. Very well explained, good examples, easy to learn. It's a thick book but well worth every page. Together with 'beginning asp databases' and 'teach yourself active server pages in 21 days' this book makes a solid ground. I was new to programming when I started this book but I learned a great deal and I am currently programming a personnel management application!
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Summary: Very good beginners book.
Review: I bought this book along with 2 others to learn ASP. This was by far the best of the lot. I was already a SQL programmer and a budding HTML writer. This book was easy to follow. The try it out exercises are very well explained and analyzed after. The exercises at the end of each chapter were a big help too. I wish Wrox would include the source on a CD but they do have an excellant web site and email discussion list to support the book. All the source code can be downloaded from the web site. The web also has the current erratta and a provision to submit any new errors you might find. Over all a really nice job. This book helped make Wrox one of my favorite publishers.
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Summary: Get a jump-start with real, working examples
Review: This was used as a textbook for a class I took at the University of Washington.
I'm very familiar with the O'Reilly books, which are often quoted as being "the books to have" when it comes to technical resources. I believe that this book has an advantage over many that I've seen, in that its explanations really break things down, providing very clear descriptions and reasoning behind the scenes. I obtained much better understanding from this book than I have from any of the O'Reilly books.
I used the 'Wrox Classifieds' example in Chapter 15 as both a final project and a fund-raiser. I changed the code so that it was more of an auction site rather than a general classifieds section. Working with a team at my company, we organized a fund-raiser/online auction on our corporate Intranet. Using donated items and services, we were able to raise over $10,000.00 in support of a company-sponsored project. These funds will be used to help build a 2-acre garden at a hospital in Naples, Fl. where cancer patients and their families can go to rest and reenergize.
Not only is it helping teach future developers, but it's also being used to help support social causes.
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Summary: Very good
Review: I am a 'wannabe' Java Guru, and this technology is not from my camp. But i always like to be aware of the key technologies and i have found this book very helpful in that regards. It would be very readable if you had some understanding of webdevelopment like HTML, JavaScript or VBScript, but if you are not keyed up on them this book can still help you get started in ASP development.
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Summary: this book is for the ambitious infoSys college major....
Review: Hey... i got a new job and discovered that i have to know .asp to help me get along and be effecient. basically this is out of the classroom research on my own as I major in information systems. In about a week after i got this book I was already writing pages in asp and editing real online websites. In addition referencing the book is so easy and intresting. This book got me hooked on Wrox books. Matter of fact my online check tells me that the VB.NET book by Wrox i ordered just arrived at home. Cant wait to get home.
If you want working knowlege of these languages the Wrox is the best. This book here is well paced to a new/semi experienced reader. It helps a lot when you are practicing either on your PWS or IIS. Without them it w'd all be theoretical. With the IIS/PWS installed on your computer, you will see results with the click of a mouse button. One advise is to actually type out the codes instead of downloading if you are not so experienced that is. Just writing the codes will give you confidence and help you rememnber neat tricks and shortcuts. SO FAR the short cut i am most thrilled about is the one for "Response.Write"
THIS BOOK IS A GREAT DEAL.
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Summary: Good First Book
Review: I used this book in a class I took on ASP while at the same time using it an internship I had. Though we were never actually instructed to read anything from it, it helped me immensely, especially when on the job and not knowing how to use something the other programmers were talking about. I recommend it for anyone who doesn't know much on the subject yet. I also have the professional ASP 3.0 companion but compared to the beginners book it has remained useless.
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Summary: Best Technical Book I've Read
Review: This is a great book for beginners. You can pick up the book knowing nothing about ASP and web design and they take you step by step with great examples and practice work. Mainly using VBScript as the preferred language.
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Summary: The best ASP book for beginners!
Review: Being in the webdesign business, and diehard user of Microsoft's IIS 5.0 web server, I naturally wanted to take my skills to the next level. I had previously read and studied what ASP could do, but had little idea how to code ASP. After reading the glowing reviews that this book, as well as, the rest of the WROX books were given by other Amazon customers, I decided to purchase this book. I have to say that I was a little hesitant, having little programming experience. Also, I had visited various websites across the WWW that offered free tutorials. Well, you get what you pay for! After reading the first couple of chapters in this book I had a healthy understanding of what exactly ASP is and how it works. The following chapters take you by the hand and slowly introduce you to all of the VBScript commands and how they are used in ASP as well as other server and client-side scripting. If you are new to ASP or using scripting in your web pages, then I highly recommend this book. It is well written (yeah, there are a lot of typos, but you'll get the picture), and written in a way that the novice can understand and comprehend.
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