The author did a good job of presenting the subject brilliantly so that experienced CLASSIC ASP developers can get a quick introduction to ASP.NET in a few days. It started by taking you through database design and slowly takes you into ASP.NET THOUGH THE BOOK SAYS IN 15 HOURS, but I managet to finish in 20 hours. Sometimes it may seem the information is too much, but after reading the book, I suggest you go over it again and all will be clearer and much more fun. I recommend it to all CLASSIC ASP and visual basic programmers looking for a quick route to ASP.NET Written by expert web developers from Price Waterhouse-Coopers, this book will quickly enable readers to create dynamic data-driven web applications using Microsoft's exciting new .NET technologies. Open the book on Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused lessons - readers will have mastered the skills necessary to begin creating robust, dynamic applications. Starting with ASP.NET basics, Jason and Tony teach readers what they need to know to begin creating applications, and then dive into building database applications with ADO.NET, Web Services, SOAP, XML and more. This book is a must have for any developer building web applications on Microsoft's new .NET Framework. About the CD-ROM: Along with the sample applications and source code contained in the book, Weekend Crash Course titles include custom assessment software so that readers can assess their progress. Written by expert web developers from Price Waterhouse-Coopers, ASP.NET Database Programming Weekend Crash Course will quickly enable you to create dynamic data-driven web applications using Microsoft's exciting new .NET technologies. Open the book on Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon -- after completing 30 fast, focused lessons -- you will have mastered the skills necessary to begin creating robust, dynamic, data-driven web applications with ASP.NET. Starting with ASP.NET basics, expert authors Jason and Tony teach you what they need to know to begin creating ASP.NET applications quickly, and then dive into building database applications with ADO.NET, Web Services, SOAP, XML and more. This book is a must have for any developer building web applications on Microsoft's new .NET Framework. Demonstrates how to design and build a database using ASP within the .NET framework, covering topics including SQL, XML, ADO, DataReaders, DataSets, and SOAP. CD-ROM contains: Code listings and samples -- Sample programs -- Assessment software -- Evaluation or trial applications -- Electronic version of text Before, we dive into the evolution of ASP, we should review some basic Web client/server fundamentals.
