Beginning Dynamic Websites with ASP.NET Web Matrix

Beginning Dynamic Websites with ASP.NET Web Matrix
| 2003-01-01 00:00:00 | | 547 | ASP.NET


``With this book and the Web Matrix Starter Kit on the CD, youll be developing your own powerful dynamic websites in no time. Even if youve never programmed before, youll be amazed at how easy it is, and how much you can do.`

With this book and Web Matrix, youll be developing your own powerful ASP.NET websites in no time.

Well start at the beginning, learning how to create graphical web pages in Web Matrix. Then well use Visual Basic® .NET and databases to add the dynamic features usually seen in expensive commercial websites. Well finish by looking at some of the expert ASP.NET features ? writing our own controls and web services.

Even if youve never programmed before, this book will take you right into the world of professional web development. Youll be amazed at how easy it is, and how much you can do.

With this book you will be able to Go beyond static HTML websites by using a programming language. We will get you building real dynamic websites right from the beginning. Change the content of your pages quickly and easily by using databases. With this book, youll learn how databases work, and how to make the most of them. Add interactivity to your website by creating your very own Guest Book, and allow people to leave messages with emoticons. Create content you can distribute to other websites, and learn how to automatically update it all over the Web in one go!

Who is this book for?

Users of any edition of Microsoft® Windows XP® or 2000. Ideal for beginners ? no HTML knowledge is required.

User review
The best reference for ASP.Net Beginners
Great combination and perfect fit of beginning book and tool: ASP.Net Web Matrix. Excellent examples and basic ASP.Net concepts explanation.

User review
Not bad, good examples
This book is a not bad introduction to ASP.NET. The reason I purchased it is I really needed to master Web Matrix ASAP and Mr. Sussman's book was quite helpful in accomplishing that goal. Of course, it is better to begin with Visual Studio since Web Matrix is somewhat limited resemblance of Visual Studuo but Web Matrix has something nobody could resist - it is free.
Make sure you learn as profoundly as possible chapters about datagrids and reusable content; these two are absolutely irreplaceble components of practically any online database application. Also pay attention to inclusion of namespaces at the very top of your code, it is forgetable. The only thing which was not working for me is Web Services. Other code samples work fine.
I would recommend to start with this book to anybody who needs to master ASP.NET.

User review
A Thorough Introduction to Interactive Websites
I am new to programming.

This book starts at the beginning: building a graphical web page in Web Matrix. Following a entertaining blend of practical, funny and insightful steps, in a short period I was using Visual Basic.Net and databases to add dynamic features, controls and web services.

I was amazed at how easy it is to do. This book provides an enjoyable was to grasp a firm foundation in ASP.NET programming.

User review
The best book I found to start ASP .NET
You will be amazed when you read it. It is a step by step guide. I highly recommend this book for ASP .NET so far.

User review
Absolutely great book for beginners (static to dynamic web)
I am a college student having some programming knowledge but totally new in dynamic/ data-driven web creation. I found this book really helpful to get started from static to exciting data-driven stuff with ASP and MSDE. Although WebMatrix has a limitation(which was developed by a team of people from Microsoft at their spare time), it's a real great tool for beginner to get to know how to install database engine, create a data table, link to your web form with drag-n-drop and some hands-on coding (provided in the book). If you need to go on to industrial level, this book or WebMartix won't help.
Chap 1 starts with step by step instructions on how to install .NET framwork, MSDE (you need this if you don't have SQL running), then WebMartix (which has its own web server, you don't need IIS to run samples from the book). One of the great styles of this book is easy-to-follow-and-understand examples which has `Try It Out` & `How it Works` section which explains the code line by line in detail. I found Chap16 and 17 really helpful for general knowledge on `Web Services` and `Beyond WebMatrix,` but make sure you finish this book first, then go on to more exciting Visual Studio .NET (which is a `bigbrother` of WebMatrix)
Oh,,2 case studies at the back of the book, which explains step by step how to make a guestbook, reconizing customer and `log-on` stuff,,and the CD includes some software WebMatrix, MSDE, etc,,
Thanks to David Sussman and Wrox P2P