Reviews for .NET XML Web Services Step By Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

1. A little hard for a beginner

   Rated 3 out of 5 stars, February 12st, 2010

   Perhaps it was just me but I found the book a little hard to follow as a beginner to web services, and you need to read far into it if you want to overcome any potential problems (namespaces withing the @Webservice directive caught me out). For example the section on uploading the webservices to IIS is barely a page long, if it doesn't work first time then it's back to google to find out what's wrong.
   
   I eventually gave up reading and after watching a five minute youtube video on creating web services I had made and tested my own.

2. Excellent for Beginners/Intermediate Users

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, January 12th, 2005

   I am currently building an XML Web Service as part of my Degree year project and have found this book an invaluable asset. I am totally new to Web Services and have limited programming experience but the author explains everything clearly and concisely and does not leave out those vital little steps as so many computer books do and which lead to you pulling your hair out in frustration. Having begged, borrowed and bought literally dozens of books on the subject I find this one to be far and away the most useful, particularly for those of you new to Web Services.

3. All you need to know form the VB.NET point of view

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, February 12th, 2004

   For a simple text format protocol XML can get very involved, however VB.Net hides all of this. Likewise wed services most be very involved, however VB.Net hides all of this too. VB.Net makes referencing a web service very easy, while writing them is a little more involved than a typical assembly. Luckily this book shows you how to get going from both the client and server point of view. People that want to know everything about everything could use this book as a primer and people that learn on a need to know basis can buy this as the be all and end all.