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Summary: Encyclopedic about elements, but not enough substance
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Short commentary: The book is good and worth for your money.
Long commentary: The book is good, however, it is not excellent. They have tried to mention all the relevant elements of ASP.NET 3.5, and they have succeeded; never the less, it is more or less just list of an elementary examples.
The glue that would put all of them to real world use is not here, for such a book you will have to search other titles. I have also that kind of book, and - it has its own weaknesses. The best would be to have both books. Or one really big and complete book which would be twice thicker and about 4000 pages :-)....
Still it is a good read and for lot of people this will be really enough. Anyway, it all depends on how much you work when you put the book aside.
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Summary: Web Developer
Comment: Recieved book in excellent condition! The book is very organized and very constructive in teaching me what I need to learn in a step-by-step manner. I very much recommend this book!
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Summary: For Managers
Comment: There probably are less intensive .net books out there, but if you want a comprehensive treatment, this book is the way to go.
In my experience, .NET seems to be gaining grounds on J2EE in past few years, probably because of comparatively ease on implementation. While Java boasts one language that can run on multiple platforms, ASP.NET proves its worth the reverse way - multiple languages that can converge on one platform.
Each has its own strengths and weaknesses. In my opinion, if you have legacy applications based in VB or Visual C++ or COM technology that need to be ported or integrated into new system, ASP.NET will be your obvious choice. And if that is the case, this book will help.
My 2-Yen.
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Summary: slight disappointment
Comment: I thought the book should have been interesting, but I expected a little more cuttin' edge topics. At the end of the day I was expecting a "Professional" book. The shipping was really fast.
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Summary: Good book, but not what I expected
Comment: I was looking for something that would specifically go over the new features of ASP.NET 3.5. However, at times I felt that the book was going over the same topics I had read in a "Professional ASP.NET 2.0" book. The bits of information that let you know what was new in ASP.NET 3.5 seemed few and far between. It does make sense, since I am of the understanding that 3.5 did not add many new features to ASP.NET. On the other hand .NET 3.0 did add a lot of features and this book covers them quite thoroughly.
My opinion is:
#1 this is a great reference book to have.
#2 If you're already experienced with .NET 3.0 you may find yourself skipping pages to get to topics you're less familiar with.
#3 If you're buying the book to see a topic dedicated to "What's New in ASP.NET 3.5" you will end up having to read through the entire book to find out.
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