Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7882 EAN: 9780735625273 ISBN: 0735625271 Label: Microsoft Press Manufacturer: Microsoft Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1128 Publication Date: February 23, 2008 Publisher: Microsoft Press Sales Rank: 34626 Studio: Microsoft Press
Product DescriptionGet the practical, popular reference written by ASP.NET authority Dino Esposito now updated for ASP.NET 3.5. An in-depth guide to the core features of Web development with ASP.NET, this book goes beyond the fundamentals. It expertly illustrates the intricacies and uses of ASP.NET 3.5 in a single volume. Part of Microsoft Visual Studio- 2008, ASP.NET 3.5 includes AJAX functionality, the Microsoft SilverlightTM cross-platform development tool, new controls, and new integration features. This pragmatic guide covers these new features, and also includes coverage of Windows- Communication Foundation, LINQ, and other key Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5 capabilities. Complete with extensive code samples and code snippets in Microsoft Visual C# 2008, this is the ideal reference for developers who want to learn what s new in ASP.NET 3.5, or for those building professional-level Web development skills.Key Book BenefitsDelivers deep coverage of core ASP.NET technologiesDelves into the key topics for developers working with ASP.NET 3.5, and helps build professional skillsIncludes coverage of ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, Windows Communication Foundation, LINQ, and other key .NET Framework featuresFeatures extensive code samples and snippets in Visual C# 2008
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Disapointed
This book Microsoft recomends for the new 70-562 certification. But this is not a good source if the certification is your primary objective. This is not one training kit, with CD and test simulations. There is no CD at all! I give only 2 stars becuse of this lack on certification source.
Rating: - Good Book for Experienced .net programmers
It's a good book for developers who have past experience with earlier versions of .net. I have always liked referencing Dino's books.
The book itself covers most of the features available with asp.net 3.5 version. There is also one complete chapter over Silverlight programming.
Although, it would have been better if there would have been further more chapters covering Silverlight.
Also missing is any detailed chapter over "REST" feature available with Framework 3.5. Overall the ... Read More
Rating: - A hasty retread
From the opening and throughout this book, it seems obvious that this is a hasty retread of a previous ASP.NET 2.0 edition. Most tellingly, there are numerous explanations of the way that ASP.NET 2.0 improved on such-and-such a feature of ASP.NET 1.0 or 1.1, which seem of little relevance to those looking to upgrade themselves to the latest ASP.NET. Other material and examples also seem written for an earlier time.
The meat for upgrading programmers is not only somewhat obscured in the ... Read More
- Disapointed
- Good Book for Experienced .net programmers
