New to ASP - Book Recommendation

[neemi]

I am new to ASP and have extensive experience in Access databases and vba. All I was wondering is if someone can recommend any really good books that I can work through to teach me all I need to know about ASP. A book that explains things well and that I can work through with a lot of examples and excercises, so that I can see some development as I work through it. Also something maybe that is illustrated graphically aswell.

I know I could use visual studio to create ASP pages and I have this software but do not know how to use it.

Courses are expesive so I thought I'd invest in a really good book to teach myself so that I can broaden my skill basee.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Regards,

Neemi

 

[BoulderBum]

I assume you mean ASP.NET.

I like the "SAMS Teach Yourself" series, and I think the ASP.NET in 24 hours book is good despite its typos. It will teach you the very basics of just about everything you would want to know. (It assumes you know VB.NET already)

http://www.samspublishing.com/catal...uct_id={E1976313-964E-4E2C-9B75-9D06E3E66F39}

Any Deitel book is usually top-class. I have the VB.NET How to Program book, and use it as a reference (even for C# projects ). I assume their C# text is just as good. Be warned, however, that these books tend to cover more of the language and framework than the ASP.NET technology in particular.

http://www.deitel.com/books/index.html

If you know something about C#, I think Kalini's MCAD/MCSD C# ASP.NET book is the most informative book I've read yet. Even if you aren't preparing for the exam, it will teach you a wealth of useful information.

http://www.quepublishing.com/catalo...uct_id={FBB71AF8-098B-407C-931E-6D28FF562B6C}

 

[meckeard]

I can go on all day long about ASP.NET Unleashed second edition:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...f=sr_1_1/002-0053443-3286449?v=glance&s=books

The second edition comes with the code samples on CD and are in both VB.NET and C# (not available with the first edition).

I have about 5 ASP.NET books and 99% of the time come back to this book. It's well written, clear and concise.

I love the fact that this book has overall extensive coverage. XML, ADO, server controls (the best of any of my 5 books!) and more.

Personnally, I use VS.NET 2003 and would have loved it if the author did too. But I know that not everyone is using the same editor, so maybe it's a good thing he didn't.

If you want to us VS.NET, I like Sams Teach Yourself VS.NET 2003 in 24 hours. Good book.

Mark

 

[Isadore]

My favorite is Walther's "ASP Unleased" (2002, 1300 pp). Don't have it in front of me but easy to find.

 

[neemi]

Will these books show me how I can connect to a database such as Microsoft Access to pull data onto the web pages?

 

[Isadore]

neemi: sure they will, and tons more. If you're working with access, and you need some additional help, I have been working with access and dot NET for over a year now; would be happy to send code snippets to help you get started.

my email: biochem3d@yahoo.com