Rating:  - Pure thoery...
This is trainer's book, teaching you theories only. It does not have any 'Essential' and useful codes in it. What a disappointment and waste of money to buy this book.
Rating: - Pure thoery...
This is trainer's book, teaching you theories only. It does not have any 'Essential' and useful codes in it. What a disappointment and waste of money to buy this book.
Rating: - Pure thoery...
This is trainer's book, teaching you theories only. It does not have any 'Essential' and useful codes in it. What a disappointment and waste of money to buy this book.
Rating:  - Great intro to ASP.NET
F. Onion does a great job describing how ASP.NET works. The book is very readable and, coming in at 300+ pages, won't break your back or wrist carrying and reading it!
Rating: - Review: Essential ASP.NET With Examples in C#
Audience:
This book, Essential ASP.NET With Examples in C#, is intended for .NET developers that want to learn ASP.NET. It expects the reader to be familiar with the basics of C#, the .NET framework, and object-oriented practices. It does not assume any exposure to web development, nor does it cover html or other non-ASP.NET web concepts. This book is about learning the essential concepts; it is not a low-level introductory book or how-to book. This also makes it a good book for those already familiar with ASP.NET that want to learn the concepts better. If you have this background and want to learn the essentials of ASP.NET, then this book is highly recommended. There is also a version of this book with the Examples in VB.NET, so C# is actually an optional requirement.
Pros:
Fritz Onion has been teaching ASP.NET for DevelopMentor from the beta days of ASP.NET and his experience shows. This book is definitely one of the easiest technical books to just sit down and read without getting bored. It explains each concept as one would expect from an experienced trainer, and the flow of the book is smooth. It assumes the reader is sufficiently familiar with the basic concepts and therefore avoids the usual details, while it goes into the underlying concepts deeper than any other general ASP.NET book that is available today. There is also a very good combination of the abstract principles and practical advice that you can use yourself. The quality of the print itself is also very relaxing since its larger than average print with extra white space.
The book starts with the objectives that ASP.NET set out to solve, including the code-behind model of VS.NET, and then proceeds with an in-depth overview of the server control concept, along with the built-in controls. The next chapters, on configuration and the pipeline, are some of the most thorough discussions I've ever seen, and it appears that many others are also recommending this book based solely on these chapters all by themselves. The rest of the chapters tend to be more independent themes, but they continue to be well-written and thorough. I'm very experienced already, and yet I learned some from those on validation, data-binding, and state management, and I can also recommend those on custom controls, caching, and security for those that don't have the experience.
Cons:
There's not a lot one can say that's bad about this book -- except that its not intended for everyone out there. Its certainly not intended for someone that's not familiar with the basics of .NET and object-oriented practices, nor is it intended to be an exhaustive reference of ASP.NET since it doesn't list or explain every class or method. It doesn't even have the usual chapter on web services, although you could actually argue that's a good thing. This books is also not intended to be a how-to or tutorial based book, but there are examples, and more online. The author never distinguishes between virtual directories and IIS applications, which is a pet peeve of mine, but its hard to find anyone that makes this distinction anymore, even though I feel its of utmost importance.
Buy It:
I give this book my strongest recommendation as a must buy if you want to know the real essentials of ASP.NET. It covers each topic with a style that makes it a joy to read, which is certainly hard to find in technical books. Its also deep enough that everyone is assured of learning something, no matter how experienced you already may be. So if you want to understand the inner concepts of ASP.NET, then this book should definitely be on your bookshelf.
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