ASP.NET Development with Dreamweaver MX: Visual QuickPro Guide (0321146425) - Reviews and Prices

Editorial Review:

By combining the application development features of Visual Basic with the power of C ++, Microsoft's .NET framework is bringing revolutionary power toWeb developers. However, to tap that power, developers need to figure out how to work within the .NET framework--and for that there's ASP.NET Development with Dreamweaver: Visual QuickPro Guide. In clear, direct language, reinforced by lots of visual aids, this task-based guide shows readers how to use Macromedia's popular Dreamweaver software (completely updated to support ASP.NET) within the .NET framework to create more powerful Web applications than ever before. Starting with the basics, readers will learn how Dreamweaver integrates with the .NET framework before moving on to more advanced topics like ADO.NET database interaction and extending the .NET framework through user controls. In the process, readers will also discover how to take advantage of Dreamweaver's fantastic Web Services integration--again in the context of the .NET framework and the new object-oriented features available to .NET languages. Peppered throughout are the inside tips and timesaving techniques readers have come to expect from this popular series. For anybody who wants to create .NET applications from within Dreamweaver MX, this guide is mandatory.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

Horrible USELESS book - save your money:

Three points I want to make about this book:

1. FULL OF TYPOS. Come on guys ... were you in THAT much of a hurry to get this book on the shelves that you couldn't have reviewed it first? Did you write this book in one night? Syntax is very important, ESPECIALLY in a programming book! This book is HORRIBLE and USELESS because of all the typos. You stole my money. Mind giving me a refund?

2. Screen Shots WAY too small ... I had to break out the magnifying glass to read the screen shots. The screen shots... more info

You get what you pay for, and that's ok:

Visual Quickstart books are an exercise in benefit vs cost. You sometimes don't get as much as you do in some other books, but you also don't pay as much. If you're looking for an introduction on how to use ASP.NET with DW MX, this book will give you your money's worth. If you're really strapped for cash, you can get chapters 4 and 5, which represent the core of the book, from Macromedia's devnet site for free.

A couple of reviews mention errors in the book. I've found that DW itself generates bad VB... more info

Very good book to help you reach a comfort zone ...:

I purchased this book to learn about Dreamweaver MX's development environment, and particularly about ASP.NET development work. Even though my programming language interest is VB.NET, not C#, I still found this book to be very beneficial in helping me to become familiar with Dreamweaver, and also, on how to set up ASP.NET projects. Yes, I must admit the error concerning BindData [should have been DataBind] was annoying, but overall, I like this book, and have no regrets spending the money to purchase it.

This book is HORRIBLE!:

Not sure where this other review came from, but this book is horrible! Anyone who wants to learn about Dreamweaver MX and ASP.NET could get more out of Macromedia's Dev Site.

Seriously, this book really only scratches the surface of what ASP.NET and Dreamweaver MX can do. I have gained more knowledge of the subject from the Macromedia Dev site and it's free. It's funny because the cover even says "in-depth explanations", yeah right. Their idea of explanations is, we're not going to cover that in this... more info

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