Active Directory Programming

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: The book starts off with several concise and informational chapters on AD fundamentals before diving into detail on ADSI and LDAP programming. Very easy to read and logically organized. Code samples and explanations are well thought out and easy to adapt. I've had my copy almost 2 years and it is a great reference.

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Summary: Great book for serious programmer
Review: This book cleared up some gray areas not covered by other AD books, e.g. LDAP programming. The author has a thorough understanding of how AD works, not just the APIs on top of it. Each subject is covered in great depth but still readable. The last few chapters about LDAP programming are especially valuable. I highly recommend this book to serious AD programmers.

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Summary: Senior Software Developer
Review: This book gives a complete perspective on programing for Active Directory using the to major API's available. The book is broken down into specific exercises which make it clear what steps are needed to effectively get information and create information in the Active Directory. It also give honest, straight-forward personal options on what works well and what does not. The sample code available is extensive and is easily build with Visual Studio providing for immediate debugging tools which provide for an indepth understanding of the mechanisms taking place. This book is an invaluable reference for programming in Active Directory.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: This book has been an invaluable guide to my learning active directory programming. Very often I find that the books that I use do not provide enough sample code and the explanations for the examples are very weak. In Active Directory Programming the author provides excellent examples with very thorough descriptions. I strongly recommend it.

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Summary: An excellent book
Review: This book is an outstanding resource for anyone writing to the ADSI in C++. It covers AD concepts, schema, and security, along with in-depth coverage of ADSI and LDAP. The sample code is outstanding. One of my favorite quotes from the book, prefacing a discussion of COM concepts... "I know Don Box, and I'm no Don Box". Gil is being humble here, as his book shows a real understanding of Active Directory, ADSI and LDAP, along with a writing style which conveys these ideas clearly and effectively. Highly recommended.

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Summary: An excellent book
Review: This book is an outstanding resource for anyone writing to the ADSI in C++. It covers AD concepts, schema, and security, along with in-depth coverage of ADSI and LDAP. The sample code is outstanding. One of my favorite quotes from the book, prefacing a discussion of COM concepts... "I know Don Box, and I'm no Don Box". Gil is being humble here, as his book shows a real understanding of Active Directory, ADSI and LDAP, along with a writing style which conveys these ideas clearly and effectively. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Complete AD programming
Review: This is the only book I've found which deals with ldap based programming of the AD. Every other one out there deals with ADSI, which is OK, but has some limitations. This book also deals with ADSI, but only as it relates to the AD (so other interface specific stuff like for IIS isn't included). Gil does a beautiful job of explaining concepts succintly, while giving a comprehensive treatment of the subject at hand. I approached this book as a beginner, facing a large directory synchronization project, and left feeling prepared to tackle the project. The examples more than adequately met my needs, and this book will serve as a handy reference guide for the next several months at least.

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: Very good book, extensively covers LDAP programming
unlike others.