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Summary: Wrox, You've Done It Again!
Review: I would like to strongly recommend this book to anyone who is need of a crash course on developing solutions with ASP 3.0. I recently was lucky enough to obtain a consultant position that will be using this technology daily. Given my background in VB, VBA, ADO, etc., I needed to get up to speed on Internet solutions as well. This book proved to be a great resource in my ASP development. While this book is more for beginners of ASP, it doesn't stay "high level" throughout, and in fact, you will learn techniques that will surely come in handy in your career. The reading is easy, not to mention that I read the entire thing in less than a week. Just couldn't put it down. I am moving on to the Professional edit next. Thanks again Wrox!
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Summary: Good, But Far From Ideal
Review: The Good: 1) This book uses a three pronged approach to drive the point home: first, they explain the concept, then they provide an example, and then cap it off by an explanation of the example. I most cases this is very effective, as all three sections are sharply constructed.
2) Last quarter of the book is composed of valuable reference material.
3) About half the chapters are near brilliant in their clarity. The Bad: 1) It's more of an introductory book than a beginner's book! Because half of the book is used up to delve into 5 different advanced topics. As a result, confusion and disjointed explanations are unavoidable in those chapters; each of which requires a separate book. Also, as a result of wasting this valuable real-estate on advanced topics, it provides a less than complete coverage of VBscript functions, the built-in objects, and advanced HTML topics, not to mention client-side scripting (I know it's ASP, but should have had a chapter on it, at least).
2) Very scant usage of diagrams. It's a 1200 page technical book containing about 5 silly diagrams!
3) I found a number of errors. Though it's not as big a factor as others here have suggested.
In conclusion: despite these major flaws, it's almost certainly the best beginner's ASP book, which isn't saying much given the age of the subject. If you are a serious beginner, then you are going to have to rely on other resources as well.
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Summary: It's Sexy!
Review: It's just superb and !It's a must for the beginners as well as professionals.
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Summary: the definitive guide for beginners
Review: Having just 10 weeks to learn ASP is not a simple task. Is this book for the intermediate or advanced user? No. This book is great for beginners who want an easy to read and understandable book. There are ample examples and clear and concise explanations. Sessions, Cookies, Recordsets, and a host of other topics help provide a concrete foundation for someone who is interested in ASP. I have 2 copies of this book; 1 at work and 1 at home which I used extensively. I highly recommend it for beginners. Good luck!
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Summary: Worth The Money
Review: I did not buy this book from Amazon, but I found it so useful that I though I'd write a review. Not only does this book cover the basics of ASP technology, but also guides you through VBScript, XML and other related essential scripting technologies. It is designed for people who know nothing about ASP, and want to start from sratch. It's an excellent book for a complete beginner, but it's receomended that you know the functionality of HTML before hand. However, even though this book informs you of alternatives and other various way of running ASP scripts, it's designed for users who have Windows 2000.
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Summary: Assumes too little; wordy; bad writing/grammar
Review: Get free code and learn it yourself; no need to buy thisbook! In spite of the deceivingly good ratings, the book explains something very simple in too many words. Even though I had no knowledge of ASP (but had good knowledge about programming), I found the slow, repetitive, hand-holding approach an insult to my intelligence. Reading/digesting this book isn't challenging at all. Rather, I had to page through all the wordy pages to find the little information to add to my knowledge. If you have basic understanding of programming of any kind, don't waste your money/time on hundreds of pages explaning what is a "variable", how if/for/while control structures work, what are objects/properties/methods... Instead, buy/read Wrox's Professional ASP 3.0 or ASP Programmer's Reference. They will return you 100 times as much knowledge and confidence as this book. Also, the bad grammar/writing style, typos, and careless errors in code are intolerable... Go to the wrox website to download all the code for this book, try them out with your browser. That's all that the book gives you. No need to read the 1200 pages. The code is all free. That's my sincere advice to ASP learners of at least average intelligence.
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Summary: Assumes too little; wordy; bad writing/grammar
Review: In spite of the deceivingly good ratings, the book explains something very simple in too many words. Even though I had no knowledge of ASP (but had good knowledge about programming), I found the slow, repetitive, hand-holding approach annoying. Reading/digesting this book isn't challenging at all. Rather, one may have to page through all the wordy pages to find the little information to add to my knowledge. If you have basic understanding of programming of any kind, don't waste your money/time on hundreds of pages explaning what is a "variable", how if/for/while control structures work, what are objects/properties/methods... Also, the bad grammar/writing style, typos, and careless errors in code are intolerable for a $...+ book.
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Summary: Excellent,Authorative,Comprehensive
Review: This is one of the best intro books I have ever used. The chapters are well organized and the content is thoroughly explained.When completed, one could write a working useful ASP application based on the solid foundation this book provides you with.What is especially good is the coverage of other topics such as ADO ,XML etc. that other books ignore or assume you have previous knowledge of. I'm really looking forward to the Professional ASP book.
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Summary: A weighty, substantial, "user friendly" technical guide.
Review: Programmers receive a technical programmer's inside guide to Active Server Pages 3.0 in David Buser, et.al.'s Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0, a treatment recommended for those who know HTML who want to add more to their web pages. VBScript, the hottest Inernet programming language, is also covered in this weighty, technical guide which will bridge the gap between advanced and intermediate users and programmers.
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Summary: Great start for anyone interested in ASP
Review: When I bought this book, I had no experience with ASP. It is probably helpful if you have some background in HTML, although not necessary. The examples in this book were great and I would recommend it to anyone who has little experience with ASP. After you read this one, try Professional Active Server pages 3.0 by the same publisher. Another great book.
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