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The Ultimate VB .NET and ASP.NET Code Book

   by Karl Moore

  Paperback:
    Apress
    02 July, 2003

   US$32.99

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Editorial description(s):

Book Info
Text provides a library of cutting-edge, ready-to-run code routines and VB .NET walkthroughs. Covers Windows applications, Web applications, databases, Web services, smart device projects, mobile Web projects, and more. Softcover.

About the Author
Karl Moore lives in Yorkshire, England. He is author of Karl Moore’s Visual Basic .NET: The Tutorials and runs his own international consultancy group, White Cliff Computing Ltd. Karl regularly presents at industry conferences and is featured in leading development magazines, plus he’s a frequent voice on BBC Radio.

Book Description

Have you noticed that the majority of .NET books seem intent on hiding you from real-world code? You can buy a 1,500-page draft excluder, study it intensively for a month, and still be none the wiser as to how to write basic programs. This book isn';t like that.

Within these pages, you';ll learn how to create exciting new XP-style interfaces, and how to code ultra-thin Windows applications that automatically update via the Web. You';ll learn how to apply dozens of ASP.NET secrets, how to push your DataGrid to the max in Windows applications and on the Web, and how to add powerful Google, Amazon, and TerraServer searches to your applications.

You';ll also discover ways to obtain Microsoft code and save hours of development time; you';ll uncover the truth behind creating fast programs that run on anything from PDAs to mobile phones to microwaves; you';ll be exposed to a hidden .NET language; and you';ll find out why you need to know at least some C# (and then be given a cheat course on the basics.)

The useful code and .NET programming tips having been personally developed by the author over the past three years--these aren';t updated Visual Basic 6 code scraps. Everything within these pages has been created and tested for VB .NET and ASP.NET.

Reader review(s):

Very Nicely Done, August 18, 2003
Having been an avid reader of Karl Moore's articles on VB & VB.Net programming for quite some time, my decision to purchase this book was really a no-brainer. I was NOT disappointed.

If you've read Karl Moore's book, "Visual Basic.NET: The Tutorials", then you already know that he has an impressive ability to take somewhat complex subject matter, and present it in an enormously understandable manner. This book brings us back into the classroom and picks up where his last book left off. This time around, he focuses much less on an introduction to VB.Net and gets started on exactly how to tackle the real world issues that we face in building effective windows and web applications. It's really something to pick up a book and read about surprisingly simple and extremely effective methods of accomplishing tasks that you previously pulled your hair out to accomplish... if you were able to even accomplish them at all. This really seems to be the whole focus of the book: VB.Net IS complex, but like anything else; accomplishing your goal isn't so hard... once you know how.

I've recently read that Karl Moore is planning to take a break from writing further books on the subject, which is extremely well deserved, yet I can't help but to be somewhat disappointed that I'll be forced to settle for the plethora .NET books by other authors that seem to be more about getting published than real-world programming.

Fantastic follow-up!!, July 26, 2003
I've been a fan of Moore since his first book, and this is a fantastic follow-up. This book is a real bible for anyone working with VB .NET and ASP.NET.

It starts at the beginning, with a warm introduction to anyone new to the world of .NET. Then it gets down to its no-nonsense method of delivering "secrets". Each chapter is split into two sections... the "Essentials" and the "Secrets".

The Essentials briefly clues you up and provides short bullet points to refresh your memory and straighten out any difficult points. Then the Secrets section gets into the real juice, explaining all those real "nuggets" of information that you only find out about once in a blue moon... like how to create programs that automatically update themselves, or where you can download a program to auto-write your code for you, or which parts of the .NET Framework contain bugs and how to work around them.

This is SUCH a refreshing change from the usual trashy Wrox publications, which simply seem intent on explaining the theory, or telling you how to install the thing, or how to create simple programs. This provides absolute real-world code to use instantly.

It covers everything from Windows development, Web development, Web services, C# - and everything else a developer needs.

Plus, make sure you download the source to go with this book. I did and it's got a few extra code chunks.

Understand the meaning of this book., April 13, 2004
This is a great book with the intention of showing real world tools and tips to fast track any developer. The emphasis of the material is to help developers looking for those tricks we all spend hours and hours trying to figure out. It's NOT a reference book, it's NOT a step by step book. It's a book for a somewhat experienced programmer looking for quick answers. We always miss our tricks when moving to a new platform...Karl has figured out those asp/vb6 tricks for us in VB.NET

Golden!!!

Buy it even if you are a C# coder!, January 11, 2004
I'm a Karl Moore fan after reading this book. It contains so many useful code snippets that I didn't want the book to end. While some of the examples can be found online in other people's tutorials, Karl's pellucid explanations and sample code make this publication worth purchasing.

The Ultimate VB.NET and ASP.NET Code Book is the only Visual Basic .NET guide I have bought; translating the code into C# is easy and is certainly worthwhile considering the usefulness of the code examples.

No matter what your level of .NET proficiency may be, check out this latest work by Karl Moore. I think you will like it!

Poorly Organized- did not provide any useful code for me, November 5, 2003
This book is a rambling treatise of unrelated code that is impossible to navigate.

The code inside here could be written by any intermediate programmer.

Very disappointed, not sure where all the 5 stars come from. I sent it back.

Fantastic Tips, must have for new .net developer, February 2, 2004
The best thing about this book is that it tells you how to do simple tasks that you WANT to do in .NET. Everytime I think of something, from file uploads in ASP.NET to using the registry or event log, this is your one stop "I do I do this now book.

I give it 5 stars and definetly recommend this book.

great book for source code, but not for beginners, August 18, 2004
You can find great code snippets and how-to's in this book, which will save you time for sure. However, this book is not for beginners.

Just got my copy..., October 12, 2003
just got my copy of this book and great job!! it's saving me hours already, i will be ordering all of karl's books. if you're looking for a real adventure in VB.net and to do stuff you never thought you could, this book is for you... bargain price.

Great book, worthy of praise, January 10, 2004
I never write online reviews, but this book is worthy of praise. doesn't look like it needs yet another positive review but you just can't be negative about it. Good book full of solid code, saved me months!!

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