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Summary: XML for ASP.NET Comments
Review: This book is excellent. As one who has studied XML and XSLT extensively, I was looking for applying this knowledge in the .NET paradigm. If you're a person who knows nothing about XML, the first several chapters are worth $2,000 to $3,000. This is NOT an exageration. I have some time ago spent that type of money for this training, but it doesn't stop here. After you get the basics of XML, XSLT, you'll go on to ADO, ASP.NET, SQL Server, SOAP, and even web services. I read through the book in about 1 week, but it will take me about a month to digest all of the robust and clearly laid out code examples. Don't hesitate!
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Summary: Good one for ASP.NET developers
Review: This book not only gave the introduction for XML, but also expalins the XML namespaces and ADO.NET and XML transformations etc.. Nicely written and very good book.
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Summary: Targeted Perfectly for ASP.NET Developers
Review: This is easily the best book for working with XML in ASP.NET, devoted to the subject. The examples are all in C#, but that doesn't really matter. When I needed C# I could copy the code directly; when I needed VB.NET it was easy to convert. This is a well-written, easy to follow book that covers the most important parts of a complex subject, and has lots of good samples to follow. Other XML for .NET books are better for an overall survey of the subject, but the nice thing about Wahlin's book is that it has the gist of XML for ASP.NET programmers. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Outstanding; blistering pace...
Review: This is the best tech book I've read in awhile. He spends very little time on the basic information about xml, and moves right into practical information. I have so many 1000 page books on my shelves that are just full of screen shots; I think most of them have less text than this one, at only 400 pages! The book reads very well, and he seems to actually introduce concepts in order, believe it or not; this is one of the perpetual problems plaguing the "committee" books so popular lately. Having said what I did about the 400 pages, I almost wish the book were longer, because the pace toward the second half of the book moves from merely furious to downright blistering, with whole concepts explained, demonstrated, and left in the dust in the space of three pages, with nary a screen image to show what you just did. Oh well, I happen to think sometimes that's for the best, though, so we'll actually do it ourselves to see what happened. Some source code is missing w/o any explanation, very hard to find on the site, but there if you persevere. Code examples worked fine, some small typo bugs that if you can't catch, you should probably be reading a lower-level book... Covers: XML- good; XPath- good; Xsl- excellent; SQL support for XML- excellent (if furious paced). And ALL the code examples in C#! I LOVE this because VB is the most DENSE, HARD TO READ CODE EVER INVENTED BY MAN! Cool language, yes, but LOUSY for printouts in a book.
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Summary: Good, thorough coverage
Review: While I've understood the basics of XML for some time, I've just not had a need until recently to dig into the nuts and bolts of working with it on the .NET platform. As an ASP.NET developer specifically, and with that need to know now on the table, I went on the hunt for books to help, and Mr. Wahlin's offering was an obvious choice. First off, Mr. Wahlin is a terrific writer. The clear, friendly, and conversational tone of the book resonated for me, although I did find some of the verbosity and repetition a bit excessive in some spots. The book begins with a good review of XML concepts, more than enough for a newbie, but easy to sift through for the more seasoned reader in need of a knowledge refresher. It continues through all the necessary concepts, including the XML classes in .NET, transformations, and of course, ADO.NET, the database core of the .NET platform. (On ADO.NET, it includes a general introduction, but of course focuses on it in an XML context.) I have to say that one of the best outcomes of reading the book and experimenting with what I learned along the way is that many of the ADO.NET concepts that still seemed abstract to my not-quite-up-to-OOP brain suddenly fell into place and made much more sense to me when tied to the structures and concepts of XML. No book is perfect, and I could have used some more detailed coverage in some areas. But overall, it's a great walk through the world of XML for the seasoned ASP.NET developer in need the grand tour. It sure was a help to me...
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Summary: Good, thorough coverage
Review: While I've understood the basics of XML for some time, I've just not had a need until recently to dig into the nuts and bolts of working with it on the .NET platform. As an ASP.NET developer specifically, and with that need to know now on the table, I went on the hunt for books to help, and Mr. Wahlin's offering was an obvious choice. First off, Mr. Wahlin is a terrific writer. The clear, friendly, and conversational tone of the book resonated for me, although I did find some of the verbosity and repetition a bit excessive in some spots. The book begins with a good review of XML concepts, more than enough for a newbie, but easy to sift through for the more seasoned reader in need of a knowledge refresher. It continues through all the necessary concepts, including the XML classes in .NET, transformations, and of course, ADO.NET, the database core of the .NET platform. (On ADO.NET, it includes a general introduction, but of course focuses on it in an XML context.) I have to say that one of the best outcomes of reading the book and experimenting with what I learned along the way is that many of the ADO.NET concepts that still seemed abstract to my not-quite-up-to-OOP brain suddenly fell into place and made much more sense to me when tied to the structures and concepts of XML. No book is perfect, and I could have used some more detailed coverage in some areas. But overall, it's a great walk through the world of XML for the seasoned ASP.NET developer in need the grand tour. It sure was a help to me...
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