Rating:  - A really good read
I had just bought this book after reading Jeffrey Richter's Applied .NET Programming and Petzold's C# books. I really liked the way the book read, it was very clear and I don't remember ever feeling like I didn't 'get' what I had just read. His discussion on ASP.NET was one of the better parts of the book. It was more heavily weighted to ASP.NET's background info ie what's really happening behind the scenes, but ASP.NET is so different from old school ASP, that I think it was a great discussion. Every book I've got from the Wintellect crowd has pleased me, and this one is no exception.
Rating:  - Fair to Good, but panders to MS
This book is informative and easy to follow. Jeff Prosise is a proven writer for windows technologies.
However, my biggest complaint is his constant pandering to Microsoft. I have lost track of how many times he writes how Microsoft revolutionized such and such industry, with such and such product. I am left with the distinct feeling that any short of shortcomings in the .net framework will be glossed over. It is unfortunate that I run into this so often when using Microsoft press publications.
Rating: - Wonderful (for me, anyway)
On the book: This book was great. It starts out with an overview of some of the most important classes in the .NET framework. Then it provides an excelent introduction to ASP.NET. At the end, it goes into some other cool stuff and how it is implemented in .NET (ADO.NET, XML, remoting, and multithreding).
On the author: Jeff Prosise is an excellent writer. He provides background on many things. For instance, in the section on ASP.NET, he starts out by giving information on different aspects of the internet, such as the HTTP protocol and different dynamic web page tecnologies, leading up to ASP and ASP.NET.
Disclaimers: If you are a computer, programming, C# or even .NET newbie, this book isn't for you. You should get some background on these subjects before you read this book. For people who are new to .NET, I would reccommend Microsoft's "Introduction to .NET" (or whatever it's called).\
More disclamers: This book has a LOT to do with ASP.NET. In fact, it is over 1/3 of the book. One thing to remember is that the .NET initiative is about the internet ("Anywhere, on any device," as Bill so put it). If you couldn't care less about the internet, you might be spending a lot of money for a lot of stuff you don't need.
Rating: - Excellent book
This is a great place to start for anyone looking to learn .net. Whether you're looking to read the book cover to cover, or you need a good, solid reference, this book is excellent.
This book covers many aspects of .net vital to any developer really looking to devote thier time to .net development. Most of the samples are written in C#, making it easy for C++ developers to make the transition (It even includes some managed C++ sample code). It's also easy for a VBScript developer to transition, as it is easy to read, concise, yet descriptive.
This book starts with CIL and ends with remoting, web services, and multi-threading, and makes sure to cover a large amount of information inbetween. It's a great "Hands-on" book, and primes you to dive right into development.
KUDOS! Excellent book!
Rating: - Another excellent book by prosise
when i decide to learn .net. I search good book in bookstore, when I found this book, I bought it without any hesitation, because Jeff Prosise is one outstanding writer and had written some very excellent book, such as his famous "programming windows with MFC".
It didn't disappoint me, I read it carefully and learn much from it. This book cover many .net programming topics, such as windows form, web form and web service, and I bielieve it can give your a solid foundation on .net programming.
prosise's writing style is concise ,clear and easy-accessibility. He can tell you many complex things using simple,straightforward words. It is really an happy experience that reading this excellent book.
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