Rating:  - Excellent starting point
This is the first ASP.NET book I've bought. It provided a great base of knowledge, providing good examples and covering a wide range of areas in .NET. A very good source for ASP programmers moving to .NET, and a good resource book to go back to when you're stuck.
Rating:  - Not for the Novice
I purchased this book to convert from classic ASP to ASP.NET unfortunately the book is littered with mistakes which unless you have some idea of what you are doing you will find difficult to correct yourself. To make matters worse the publishers do not even have errata corrections on their website to point you in the right direction. Unlike OReilly who have errata for all of their books.
The book was also written against the Beta release of the software and this raises problems for anyone who is developing with the Gold release.
This is not the first SAMS book that we've been unhappy with!
Rating:  - Good Beginners Book
I'm an intermediate asp developer and thought this book a pretty good start to asp.net. It's probably not for old asp hands - but lends itself to explaining a lot of the mechanics that make up asp in the .Net framework. It would have been good to see more on ADO, also SQL Server instead of Access examples and then the almost absent C#. As a beginner, you won't waste your money, but to solve real life situations, lot's more are required.
Rating:  - Not the same as previous learn asp in 21 days.
I am frustrated because this book has let me down. I expected to learn asp.net just like I learned asp, from the sams teach yourself 21 days series. Instead I find myself second guessing code examples and surfing the internet to get through the book. (And I am only on page 217!) There is no doubt that the bar has been lowered here. But I guess thats just how it is in America where the quest for little green pieces of paper outweighs logic, integrity, and reason!!
Rating: - Not good in explaning Database
I am totally new to web programming but not new to vb and c++, this book is the right choice for me to get it quickly. If you are looking for a more detailed book. ASP.net unleashed is the best in the market. Not only does it cover most of the basic stuff in 21 days, but takes you to a professional developer.
However, I have found several shortcomings of the ASP.net 21 days
The worst topics are ADO.NET,Dataset and datagrid,which are the most important stuff in web programming. The author just gives a very simple example. I have to check MSDN and my Unleashed for the right answer. I have to explore myself expensing a lot of time. Probably, it is a beginner book.
Other topics are generally good.
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