Professional ASP Techniques for Web Masters (Wrox Professional Guide)
Professional ASP Techniques for Web Masters (Wrox Professional Guide) by Alex Homer
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 613
- ISBN:
- 1861001797
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- WROX Press Ltd
- Publication Date:
- July 1, 1998
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 899
HTML is all well and good for building static Web sites, but let's be honest--it doesn't do very much on it's own.
Thank goodness then for ASP, Microsoft's software add-on to its IIS web server package which allows Webmasters to add dynamic content to their creation through the use of scripting.
With Professional ASP Techniques for Webmasters, Alex Homer shows how to get the best from the technology, turning his attention to the better ways in which Webmasters can employ ASP to maximal effect.
From site security to remote data access and user access logging, there's something here to pique the interest of even the most confident site owner.
Homer, a prolific computing and Internet author, has produced another quality publication, combining in-depth--but not verbose--content with plenty of "type and try" examples.
The only downside, and this is a small thing really, is he lack of examples written in JavaScript. Almost everything in this book is presented in VBScript , which isn't a big problem to translate over if you're a Jscript fan but it would have been nice.
At the end of the day, it's easy to criticise a work for the things it doesn't contain. Happily there are many more plus than minus points for Professional ASP Techniques for Webmasters and it makes truly interesting reading for those of us with Microsoft-based web solutions.
Reviews for Professional ASP Techniques for Web Masters (Wrox Professional Guide)
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Delivers what it says
Rated out of 5 stars, July 12th, 2002
I have found this book to be the most valuable in my collection when I need examples! This is not a book for beginners, the book is a review of techniques, being able to code is one thing, putting it to use logically is another. My only critisism would be that the examples just fall a bit short, i.e the comment card would have been better with multiple choice questions, but appart from this, I have found it to be an excellent book.
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this book doesnt say anything that isnt self-explanatory
Rated out of 5 stars, August 12rd, 1999
I dont understand why so many think this book is so good. The book isnt even a tenth of what wrox press's professional active server pages 2.0 is. -
Look elsewhere for an ASP book
Rated out of 5 stars, August 12th, 1999
This book is not, repeat not, a book to get to learn ASP for the web.It only covers some techniques to tweak your code, speed up applications, etc..
It has two very big sections on SQL Server, and Dynamic Web sites from databases. Otherwise, it has very little on ASP.
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One of my all-time favorites
Rated out of 5 stars, June 12th, 1999
I think this is a great book...I have read far too many others that are nothing but recycled material, screenshots, and pointing out the obvious. Mr. Homer has done a thorough job of explaining why and how things work, plus he relates it to the real world of business. A fine effort...money well spent. -
Great for fill in the holes information on running your Web
Rated out of 5 stars, May 12th, 1999
I first bought the book 'professional ASP 2.0' which is highly rated, and I agree good. This book, however, fills in things to make it work and manage the site. Security is a big one. How the interface to SQL server, ADO works. Handling browser versions.