ASP.NET and VB.NET Web Programming

I have purchased many .NET books, but please believe me that 'ASP.NET and VB.NET Web Programming' is one of the best -- the kind of book you drag around with you for reference. The most basic programmer wanting to learn ASP.NET and VB.NET will be comfortable and will profit from reading the book ... . The more sohisticated programmer can extract chunks of the many sample programs save from 20%-30% project developemnt (I know, I have jump-started at least 6 projects with cut & paste sample code). When I activate web controls that are unfamiliar to me -- I open the book, glance at the example, and I am up & runnin'. One negative about Matt Crouch's book: It is all wore out, with dog-eared pages:>) ...

When i buy any book on programming, there are two things I look for. 1. Lots of code examples2. Useful code examples that i can use right away in my projects that have a practical purpose.I was pleased to find both things with this book. The (rather large) chapter on ASP.NET showcased all the ASP.NET server controls that apply to most programming projects. Also, i liked the information on Web Services (so simple!). I also found the code samples on HTTP, Message Queues, and the Event Log to be very helpful.I only wish the author would have included more information on Web Services, but that's a minor point. Overall, i'm happy with this title.

I have many years of experience designing and implementing C++ and Java OO applications and bought the book because I wanted to learn both VB.NET and ASP.NET.I was very happy to find that I had made an excellent choice when I bought this book. The VB.NET crash course was exactly what I needed to start to understand both VB and the principles behind .NET.I found the rest of the book lived up to the very good start. I especially liked the fact that the examples were closely related to real life kinds of business problems.I highly recommend the book for anyone in a similar situation.

At 740 pages this book provides an excellent introduction to using VB.NET for web development. It's well-illustrated with many examples. And the author responded to my e-mail inquiry about the book's source files within 24 hours. VB.NET is a steep step up from Visual Basic 6; this text eases the transition considerably. If you're already familiar with previous versions of VB you can pretty much skip Chapter 2. Otherwise that chapter presents a concise crash course in some essential VB functions.

I recently purchased this book to get up to speed on .NET technologies, as i'm now engaged in some new development at work that requires some Web Services and ASP.NET applications. As a long time VB programmer, i was looking for material on VB's new object-oriented language features, plus how .NET fit into the existing COM+ component model. I found all kinds of useful stuff regarding that, plus great and numerous code samples on the most important parts of the .NET Framework.All in all, well worth the buy.