Rating:  - Only book you'll need for ASP.NET, VB.NET, C# and XML!!!
I was waiting for this book since long and believe me, it wasworth waiting! This book didn't disappoint me at all. I have finished majoiry part of this book and find each chapter extremely easy to grasp. Apart from ASP.Net, this book also covers VB.net, C# and XML from groundup. So if you have some programming knowledge but lack prior experience with Visual Basic, ASP or XML, it does not matter. You can jumpstart with this one and learn all these new skills. Majority of '21 days' series books haven't disappointed me in the past but I guess this one is THE BEST! Though all chapters in this book are thorough and precise, Some of the outstanding chapters are: Day 10(ADO.NET), Day 11 and Day 12(begining XML and XML with Databases), Day 20 (Debugging) and Day 21 (Security). Overall, a SUPERB BOOK!
Rating:  - Good beginning to intermediate work
If you are a beginner with ASP.NET, you should find that there is plenty of material to get you up to speed with ASP.NET. Unlike some of the 21 days series, this book gets into some really meaty subjects. The book on data access is well worth the price of admission. In fact, it is easier to read and understand than the code intensive "Professional ASP.NET" book from Wrox, which is not a bad book either. This makes it a better beginners book, hands down.
If you are advanced, you will find a lot of material, esp. if you have not touched on ADO.NET very much. The common ASP.NET mistakes will help some more advanced programmers, although Dan Appleman's VB.NET book is much better at this.
My personal beef with the book is most of the code is written in the ASPX page itself, rather than CodeBehind. The book does cover CodeBehind, but puts it almost as an aside. The separation of code and UI into separate files is one of the primary strengths with ASP.NET, IMHO. This is true of the Wrox book, as well.
After running through this book, I was inclined to lower my rating of Professional ASP.NET a notch. This book is better written, and runs together better. I still like the Wrox book, but I think this one will have more value to a person just getting into ASP.NET. Too much of the Wrox book is not beta 2 compliant (not a whole lot, but more than this book). This book hits closer to home. Good job, Chris.
Rating: - Chris, this book is great!
After literally stalking the bookstores nearest me for the last couple of weeks, I finally found a copy on the other side of town, and took the drive to get it. This is already in demand!
I'm a big fan of any TY in 21 days titles, and this book is no exception. It helped to have programming experience on my side, but learning all the new things there is to learn about ASP.NET is still easy as I finish this book. Rarely do I finish a book cover to cover (it usually ends up on the shelf as a reference) but with the way everything is explained and the examples and programming projects given, I feel really good at the knowledge this book has given me to get an early start on the technology.
Thanx a bunch Chris!
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