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Store See larger picture Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005, Special Edition (Pro) by Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta - Apress List Price: $64.99 Price at Amazon.com: $38.99 (Save 40%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Shipping rates and policies Average Customer Review: Based on 5 reviews. Amazon.com Sales Rank: 450530 Product Description Welcome to Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005, Special Edition. In this book, youll learn how ASP.NET 2.0 really works. You wont be bored with a rehash of the C# languageinstead, youll get the hard-won practical advice that you need to build sophisticated, scalable websites. New features are clearly identified, so if youve programmed with a previous version of ASP.NET youll sail through the basics and get right to the most important changes and enhancements. Youll also dig into advanced topics that other ASP.NET books leave out, like custom control creation, image handling, and encryption. You'll spend two complete chapters learning to make highly responsive pages with Ajax techniques and exploring Microsofts next-generation Atlas platform. Theres no better way to prepare for the future of the Web. For this Special Edition of the book, weve also included a Bonus CD containing a host of valuable extras to help you really get to grips with the technology: A carefully selected library of chapters from eighteen other Apress Pro and Expert titles designed to complement this book and broaden your knowledge of ASP.NET 2.0, C# 2005, VB 2005, and SQL Server 2005. Thats over 2,000 information-rich pages in eBook form. All fully supported with code samples on apress.com. An eBook copy of ASPToday.com on ASP.NET 2.0 containing thirty-three articles covering ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 from Apress ASPToday website. ASPToday specializes in publishing quality articles for ASP developers. This is the first time this material is being made available in eBook form. A full selection of our .NET 2.0 Roadmaps that illustrate how Apress books can be linked together by you, the reader, to create your own custom-made learning curve to help you master the technology areas you need to know. Featured Customer Reviews A Good Book Not a Great Book, August 16, 2008 I liked it. It had some good explanations of data structures. I wish it had a little more on Atlas but the release time might have influenced that. Excellent samples, June 14, 2007 This ASP.NET tomb covers just about everything in the 2.0 release, and covers it well and in depth. The thing that I really like about it is that the examples and sample code are very targeted to things that you'd really want to do with a dynamic web site. For example, it gives you good suggestions and useful code for setting up a data access layer to talk to your database. It does have "Pro" in the title and indeed it is mainly targeted for experienced developers. There is a CD included that sounds good, but I haven't gotten to it yet... Very meaty, but a little tough., May 19, 2007 Excellent technical content, very thorough and in-depth coverage, but definitely not for beginners. I am a veteran software engineer, well-acquainted with Microsoft technologies and have architected and developed distributed systems and services for many years, but still found the going a little tough in spots, particularly in unfamiliar areas where a little more background information would have been helpful. The writer obviously knows his subject well, but has a hard time explaining complicated details because he makes too many assumptions about the level of expertise of his audience. Does not add anything to the online documents, May 16, 2007 Most of the info are copy and past from the microsoft MSDN library and other freely available websites. There are original materials, but for me, I did not feel that I have learned much from it. Try another book or better try some online references, tutorials and libraries. If you want my copy and i would be more than happy to send it for free to you { you pay shipping :) } The best ASP.NET 2.0 book on the market right now, October 21, 2006 Seriously folks, I don't usually gush about ASP.NET books but this one really is the best. In no other book have I seen better applicable examples and code than this one. I don't know how else to say it or emphasize it. If you get a chance go to a bookstore and pull the major ASP.NET 2.0 tombs off the shelf and then compare how they deal with a given topic. For example, try custom profile providers and see where that takes you. Then look at a web services topic like SoapEnvelopes or token authentication. Again and again in areas that I care about this book stands head and shoulders above its competition. Now of course I'm not suggesting it treats every topic equally perfectly. Not at all. But it sure tries to do a good job. Lastly it once again illustrates Wagner's Rule - "Great tech books are written by up to three authors. The best ones by one or two authors.". You absolutely owe it to yourself to take a look at this book. Matthew MacDonald has hit a home run (and I have no idea how he possibly can write that many books) Good job guys I hope it becomes a best seller. You might also be interested in these items... Pro Ajax and the .NET 2.0 Platform (Pro) ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming: Problem - Design - Solution (Programmer to Programmer) Pro C# with .NET 3.0, Special Edition (Pro) Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to Professional) Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Fourth Edition (Windows.Net)