Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 004 EAN: 9781861007490 ISBN: 1861007493 Label: Peer Information Manufacturer: Peer Information Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: 2002-10 Publisher: Peer Information Sales Rank: 1271580 Studio: Peer Information
Product DescriptionThis book uses ASP.NET and Visual Basic .NET to develop an intranet application that provides all of the features that users expect.
By basing our intranet on Microsoft's free best practices example, the IBuySpy Portal, we can rapidly create an application that makes good use of the advanced features of ASP.NET.
A full explanation of the IBuySpy Portal architecture is provided, allowing you to get the most out of it. We look at how to customize existing portal modules, as well as building some of our own.
What You Will Learn From This Book
The intranet we build will enable users to:
- Publish content - Manage documents - Schedule events - Access human resources information - Hold online discussions
Along the way, you will learn a wealth of techniques for ASP.NET development - everything from making effective use of stored procedures through to integrating with Windows security and creating an advanced user interface with ASP.NET Web Controls.
I picked this book up about three years to late, as it is entirely written about the original IBuySpy Portal framework, and I am an avid DotNetNuke module developer. The author presents numerous great examples of custom module development for IBuySpy, including a simple library application, extended discussions module, a complex Human Resources module, and a great Document Management System. Keep in mind IBuySpy is the forerunner to DotNetNuke, and all of the modules outlined in ... Read More
Rating: - No CD, broken promise of downloadable code
I bought this book for 62 Euros (75 USD) in Lisbon that is too much for 450 pages (with promos, content, indexes, images from internet) book without any CD and with broken promise of the downloadable code!
IMHO, there was no need to bloat the volume of a book and reader's tiredness reprinting from internet the lengthy code examples just for the sake of a few modifications and after that again printing, again, the resulting snippets (it is proper only for e-books)
Rating: - A Fair review
In order to use this book effectively, you really need a good understanding of SQL and SQL stored procedures. The book isn't for SQL Beginners. The tables come from WROX without the identities being set, so you will need to know how to do that. The book also requires a good understanding of stored procedures, you will need to know how to fix the stored procedure if it isn't working correctly. The easy way to work with the stored procedures and all of the changes the WROX programmers made to IBUYSPY ... Read More
Rating: - Another "let's get it published asap" book.
If you wish to understand the IBUY Portal, don't count on this book to help you. I didn't like the style and structure of this book. I got the sense that this book was just another rush publication with a group of programmers getting together, assigning chapters with desired content and then got down to pulling and writing code.
WROX needs to do a better job of controlling quality and up front planning for their books. Sorry, but this book shows none of that. The design of the existing site ... Read More
Rating: - Good blueprint; confusing target audience.
I bought this book because I have been thrust into the Intranet development world, and I really don't have a lot of experience building multi-functional web pages. I bought this book to really help me understand the IBuySpy portal, and I have used it to customize that package for a couple of different web sites now.
The Good: The book is very good at explaining the various components of the IBuySpy Portal. It's a lot like a tourist map; highlighting certain pieces (while complete overlooking ... Read More
- Outstanding IBuySpy (pre-DotNetNuke) Book!
- No CD, broken promise of downloadable code
- Another "let's get it published asap" book.
