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Simon Mackie · Apr 26, 2004, 19:29

We're very proud to announce that our latest book, Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET is now available.

Written by Zak Ruvalcaba, this book is a practical tutorial that will get you building your own ASP.NET Websites in no time! Based on the same style as Kevin Yank's hugely successful Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL, this book is deigned to teach you all you need to know to get going with Microsoft's powerful ASP.NET technology.

Unlike many other books about ASP.NET, Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET covers both C# and VB.NET, so you can see which language you prefer and follow that through the book, or learn both at once.

Here's just a few of the things that the book will teach you:

Build an ecommerce store with multiple product functionality
Integrate a PayPal credit card processing facility into your online store.
Develop a Corporate Intranet with a dynamic navigation menu.
Create a company wide email newsletter system using ASP.NET
Build Web Forms using Web controls, validation controls, and rich controls
Access database data using ADO.NET - using your choice of database: the simple MS Access; the free MSDE; or the fully featured SQL Server
Create your own controls with user controls
Speed up your applications by caching your pages and the data within them, both client- and server-side, to dramatically increase performance and decrease bandwidth usage
Handle unforeseen errors gracefully using a wide array of error handling techniques
Secure your applications using forms authentication
Build your own Web Services and consume a third party Google search service
And much more, see the full Table Of Contents

Zak has really done a great job, download the first four chapters and check it out for yourself!

duuudie · Apr 27, 2004, 01:51

Great

I wish this book all the possible success!

As soon as I'll be comfortable with my PHP, I'll make sure to buy it. Heh heh

vgarcia · Apr 27, 2004, 05:06

Nice, I'm definitely getting this one!

cfm · Apr 27, 2004, 06:02

Congratulations to Zak and the SitePoint team!

Firestorm2003 · Apr 27, 2004, 09:59

Excellent! Congratulations to all who worked on the book!

Frozentoast · Apr 27, 2004, 10:03

Yeh I'm getting this also, Mattias is making me

Firestorm2003 · Apr 27, 2004, 10:51

It's pretty cool. I don't have any money so someone can buy it for me, it's my birthday on Saturday

cfm · Apr 27, 2004, 12:14

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Originally Posted by FrozenToast

Yeh I'm getting this also, Mattias is making me

All I can say is... go Mattias! Convince those Mac people that .NET is something other than a load of M$ junk!

Ray Oliver · Apr 27, 2004, 12:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by compuwhiz7

All I can say is... go Mattias! Convince those Mac people that .NET is something other than a load of M$ junk!

Maybe I wouldn't think it was junk if it was easier to develop and test under the Mac OS...kind of like how PHP is.

cfm · Apr 27, 2004, 12:21

Well... Dreamweaver does ASP.NET coding pretty well, and you can always go get VirtualPC.

davidjmedlock · Apr 27, 2004, 12:25

I think I'll be picking this up, even though I'll probably be attending a .Net bootcamp this summer for MCAD/MCSD... I'm reading the first 4 chapters (yes, simultaneously, ha) right now.

Ray Oliver · Apr 27, 2004, 12:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by compuwhiz7

Well... Dreamweaver does ASP.NET coding pretty well, and you can always go get VirtualPC.

True enough.

In all honesty, thanks to this book, I will probably finally get around to learning ASP.NET. If I ever find the time, that is.

abstraktmedia · Apr 28, 2004, 04:12

Have read the sample chapters and will definitly buy the book!

Being a long time PHP developer I am very curious on C# which offers much much more on OOP than PHP(at the moment) and that's what I "need"

Don't get me wrong..PHP will remain number one choice for me....(hm..maybe this book will change that

)

Congratulations SitePoint...

This is a "must buy"....

Tegwin · May 9, 2004, 10:25

I have just bought this book and it is really good. I think it is one of the best books I have in my collection and I have a lot.. (more than the British library)

Matt Mickiewicz · May 21, 2004, 15:06

I'm wondering if those who have bought the book could share their comments/experiences with it so far?

jimmy19 · May 29, 2004, 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Mickiewicz

I'm wondering if those who have bought the book could share their comments/experiences with it so far?

When I click on the link to download the files for the new asp.net website book, it acts like it is downloading, winzip opens up, but there are no files. What do I do?

Kings · May 30, 2004, 03:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Mickiewicz

I'm wondering if those who have bought the book could share their comments/experiences with it so far?

I've only glanced through it yet (haven't had the time to get started with it), but so far I'm pretty impressed.

Shipping was excellent; it took 3 days to be delivered and there was no damage whatsoever. Very pleased about that.

From the quick glance I had, it seems like this is the first ASP.NET book I have, which doesn't seem to 'require' VS.NET. I've got a few other ASP.NET books, but I've never read those (unfortunately), because they all center around VS.NET and I haven't got that. Definitely a plus-point for this book!

If my first impression is correct, then this summer I'll be plowing through the book, finally learning ASP.NET

SuperFunZoo · Jun 3, 2004, 03:34

I love this book. One of the best I have ever read.

Apr 26, 2004, 19:29	#1
Simon Mackie SitePoint Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 359	"Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET" released by SitePoint We're very proud to announce that our latest book, Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET is now available. Written by Zak Ruvalcaba, this book is a practical tutorial that will get you building your own ASP.NET Websites in no time! Based on the same style as Kevin Yank's hugely successful Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL, this book is deigned to teach you all you need to know to get going with Microsoft's powerful ASP.NET technology. Unlike many other books about ASP.NET, Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET covers both C# and VB.NET, so you can see which language you prefer and follow that through the book, or learn both at once. Here's just a few of the things that the book will teach you: Build an ecommerce store with multiple product functionality Integrate a PayPal credit card processing facility into your online store. Develop a Corporate Intranet with a dynamic navigation menu. Create a company wide email newsletter system using ASP.NET Build Web Forms using Web controls, validation controls, and rich controls Access database data using ADO.NET - using your choice of database: the simple MS Access; the free MSDE; or the fully featured SQL Server Create your own controls with user controls Speed up your applications by caching your pages and the data within them, both client- and server-side, to dramatically increase performance and decrease bandwidth usage Handle unforeseen errors gracefully using a wide array of error handling techniques Secure your applications using forms authentication Build your own Web Services and consume a third party Google search service And much more, see the full Table Of Contents Zak has really done a great job, download the first four chapters and check it out for yourself! Last edited by Simon Mackie; Apr 26, 2004 at 21:38..

Apr 27, 2004, 01:51	#2
duuudie gimme the uuuuuuuuuuu Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2,255	Great I wish this book all the possible success! As soon as I'll be comfortable with my PHP, I'll make sure to buy it. Heh heh __________________ Alex:: my frenglish is chic. The CSS FAQ thread. How to post your code in the PHP forum.

Apr 27, 2004, 12:25	#11
davidjmedlock SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nashville, TN USA Posts: 1,775	I think I'll be picking this up, even though I'll probably be attending a .Net bootcamp this summer for MCAD/MCSD... I'm reading the first 4 chapters (yes, simultaneously, ha) right now. __________________ WishList.com - Universal Gift Registry KodeFusion.com \| AgentOvation \| Web Dev Sucess Blog \| Net Realty

Apr 28, 2004, 04:12	#13
abstraktmedia SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ljubljana Posts: 192	Have read the sample chapters and will definitly buy the book! Being a long time PHP developer I am very curious on C# which offers much much more on OOP than PHP(at the moment) and that's what I "need" Don't get me wrong..PHP will remain number one choice for me....(hm..maybe this book will change that ) Congratulations SitePoint... This is a "must buy".... __________________ exit(0);

May 21, 2004, 15:06	#15
Matt Mickiewicz SitePoint Co-founder Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,853	I'm wondering if those who have bought the book could share their comments/experiences with it so far? __________________ Matt Mickiewicz - Co-Founder SitePoint.com - Empowering Web Developers Since 1997 Follow me on Twitter.

Apr 27, 2004, 05:06	#3
vgarcia ☆★☆★ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in transition Posts: 21,423	Nice, I'm definitely getting this one!

Apr 27, 2004, 06:02	#4
cfm SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,103	Congratulations to Zak and the SitePoint team!

Apr 27, 2004, 09:59	#5
Firestorm2003 SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: England Posts: 131	Excellent! Congratulations to all who worked on the book!

Apr 27, 2004, 10:03	#6
Frozentoast Non-Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 4,911	Yeh I'm getting this also, Mattias is making me

Apr 27, 2004, 10:51	#7
Firestorm2003 SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: England Posts: 131	It's pretty cool. I don't have any money so someone can buy it for me, it's my birthday on Saturday

Apr 27, 2004, 12:21	#10
cfm SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,103	Well... Dreamweaver does ASP.NET coding pretty well, and you can always go get VirtualPC.

May 9, 2004, 10:25	#14
Tegwin SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 94	I have just bought this book and it is really good. I think it is one of the best books I have in my collection and I have a lot.. (more than the British library)

Jun 3, 2004, 03:34	#18
SuperFunZoo SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 162	I love this book. One of the best I have ever read.

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