Active Server Pages 2.0 for Dummies
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Author: Bill Hatfield
List Price: $24.99
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ISBN: 076450603X
Publisher: For Dummies (25 August, 1999)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 95,664
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
This is 'THE' Book
I think you can develop almost every type of web application using this book. It is perfect for starters and intermidiate level programmers. I run a software development house and this was in fact the book that opened different spectrums for me and I felt very easy with proramming after that.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Navigating & judging
Firstly, I needed to know what is involved with Active Server Pages. What do I buy? How do I use the computer? Etc. This book answered my questions, in a nice humourous style.Secondly, I needed to know how to think about ASP. This book helped me there too - at least for beginners. If you are a Web technology pro, forget this book. And why are you looking at a Dummines book?? Thirdly, I'm a great believer in "having a go". This book provides examples apt for an appropriate exercise at the "dummies" level. My complaint is more a recognition of the fact that I have progressed with ASP. There is much more involved with ASP than what this book touches on. I find this book assumes that I have some intelligence to work this out for myself. If you are new to computers, I advise you get other books to help you with this topic. Successfully explaining Active Server Pages is reliant on the reader being relatively familiar with computers, the Net, and the development mindset and culture. The latter two are the keys to securing a measure of success with ASP. I doubt I can write a review that is precision tuned with your situation. That said, if your gut instinct is that you need the treatment of the "Dummies" brand, buy this book. Here is a brainy reason why you'll likely need the "Dummines" book as well as another: It appears impossible to train yourself on ASP with one book alone.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Excellent Starter Book
The only problem with this book is IIS and PWS can be difficult to install making for a good amount of preparation before using the examples. Otherwise, it's an excellent primer, with plenty of simple examples to mess with. I use a free ...site that lets me upload .asp pages, edit and view them without even needing PWS or IIS. Eventually I'll hook up PWS or IIS, when I have security set up higher. But this is a really good learning tool. Kudos to the author.
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