Books UPDATE

Published 15 June 05 10:59 AM | despos

Just as any other ASP.NET book available out there, also my Programming Microsoft ASP.NET book from Microsoft Press is going to be updated for ASP.NET 2.0. Today, it counts 1200 pages and this number will likely grow up to 1800 to incorporate coverage of the several new features of ASP.NET 2.0. My goal is to make the book cover all aspects of Web programming with ASP.NET technologies, regardless of the specific version one could use. If the project succeeds, the book will be the state-of-the-art as far as Web development with ASP.NET is concerned. Each and every topic and feature is covered for what it is, represents and provides to developers, rather than as the delta from the previous version. For example, I will have a chapter on data binding that explains old-style binding (via DataSource and IEnumerable) as well as data source controls. Same perspective, same goal, different set of capabilities and programming features. In this way, I hope to update the old book just as Microsoft updates the ASP.NET platform: with new features without breaking backward compatibility. The estimate of 1800 pages is anyway too much for a single book. For this reason, with Microsoft Press we decided to split the book in two--Fundamentals and Advanced of approximately 900 pages each.

The first book should hit the bookshelves in the November timeframe by the time Microsoft is expected to release the new 2.0 platform. It'll cover what you absolutely need to know to plan and realize an ASP.NET powered Web site. Topics include: HTTP runtime, pager authoring, server controls, forms, master pages, themes, profiles, ADO.NET, data binding, data source controls, grids, security, state management, caching, providers. The second book will follow shortly after (ideally by Christmas time or early January). It will discuss modules and handlers, custom controls, user controls, Web Parts, site navigation, Web services, mobile programming, viewstate, build providers, custom providers, Web Forms internals, and more advanced techniques for page authoring and data binding.

If possible, I'll try to post updates regularly. As of today, I completed Chapter 9 (out of 17) of the first book.

Comments

# Jeff Parker said on June 15, 2005 09:36 AM:

Cool Thanks Dino, I had wondered if you were going to update the book or come out with a new one. I read the 1.1 book cover to cover and found it a very valuable read I learned a heck of a lot from the book. Looking forward to the new version.

# Sasha said on June 15, 2005 11:56 AM:

Wow, this is great news. I really like the old book. It really helped me to learn ASP.NET. So, Dino, if it was not for you, I would be out of job! :) Thank's a lot man. I am looking forward to puchasing a new version book.

# Bharat GAdhia said on June 20, 2005 06:50 PM:

Are you plannong an update of your very valuable book "Building wen solutions with ASP.NET and ADO.NET"?

Thank you.
Bharat Gadhia.

# Grant Harmeyer said on July 8, 2005 12:32 PM:

I know I am a bit late here on the post, but I read the 1.1 version of this book cover to cover and it never leaves my bookshelf. I love being able to spin my chair around at my desk and grab a book off my shelf that I KNOW will quickly answer my question.

The 2 books for the 2.0 version will be on my bookshelf as soon as they hit the local Borders, B&N, or Amazon.

Your books rock, Dino.

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