Englere. you are the one who should write books

englere · September 1st, 2004, 07:31 AM

Web pages are normally generated with UTF-8 code, which is 8 bit, not 16. Unicode is used internally by .NET, but is not sent to web browsers. ASCII is a 7 bit code, which I believe is a subset of UTF-8.

You might want to research globalization if you want to make your website more friendly to users in other countries, but this is a complex subject, and not something I want to get into in this forum.

Most website hosting companies give you a URL where you can view graphs and statistics on the usage of your site. Sometimes its very detailed - you can find out how many users were using a particular browser, and lots of other details.

Eric

88charles · October 20th, 2004, 07:34 PM

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quote:Originally posted by englere
Thanks for your kind words. I like teaching and I'd like to write a book someday, or maybe co-author a book.

I think I'd target the book to a slightly less experienced audience, because it seems most people who are looking for a book of this nature haven't done any medium or large size projects yet. Unfortunately, that means you need more pages in the book if you want to cover the subject pretty well. I like to explain the more advanced matters of design best practices, but that should only follow several chapters of explaining the basics of system design. And maybe some stories about mistakes people have made would be helpful. This is why in-person instructors can be more effective than books: they tell you stories that help you understand why the "best way" would have helped people who didn't do it the "best way".

Wiley bought the Wrox company, and they seem to be putting out a fewer books than Wrox did before this action. I'm not expecting an update of this book, but it would be great to see it.

Eric

88charles · October 20th, 2004, 07:48 PM

Urgent: Englere or any one Do I need to return this book or keep studying on it?
I have just purchased this book and found it very hard to follow, especially if I try to rebuild this ThePhile web site from scratch by myself. I have up to 23/10/2004 (today is 21/10/2004) to get refund from the bookstore to get my money back. Please give me suggestion.

I am not a website designer. I have more than 1 years website design experiences (Using ASP).
The IDEs I am very familiar are : Visual InterDev, Dreamweaver MX 2004
I have read Wrox âBeginning ASP.Net using VB.NETâ

I am new to Visual Studio.Net 2003, and ASP.Net as well.

Thank you very much for your help

Kind Regards

englere · October 20th, 2004, 10:04 PM

This is not an introductory book on ASP.NET. You must know ASP.NET and SQL Server in order to use this book.

You should return the book and find an introductory book, instead.

Eric

88charles · October 20th, 2004, 11:38 PM

Hi Eric,

Thank you very much for your reply.

I knew Java, SQL Server 2000, ASP 3.0, VB/VBA.

I just wonder if this book worth a lot of time to figure out how to do it in a new language (C#) and a new IDE (VS.Net 2003) and a new technology (ASP.NET)

Please tell me, as a whole, do you like this book ? The biggest problem I think this book is, it has a wonderful working example, but lack of step-by-step instructions on how to build it from scratch.

Thank you very much for your help

Kind Regards,

Charles

88charles · October 20th, 2004, 11:46 PM

Eric,

The reason why I don't buy a introductory book is, normally they are too simple to use in a commrcial environment. When I read Wrod "Begining ASP.NET Using VB.NET", I just got basci ideas about ASP.NET, but no OO design (3 tierd web design) at all. I think must of users who has got ASP/any OO languages (Java/C++) background already and wish to jump into ASP.NET, should not buy an introductory level ASP.NET book. Of course they should read some ASP.NET background tutorial first.

I am trust you after read your posts on this forums. Could you kindly introduce a book you know would suit me (and I think a lot of use like me)??

Thanks

Kind Regards,

Charles

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by englere
This is not an introductory book on ASP.NET. You must know ASP.NET and SQL Server in order to use this book.

You should return the book and find an introductory book, instead.

Eric

englere · October 22nd, 2004, 11:11 PM

Charles,

You sound like someone who wants to get going quickly. I like the books by Fritz Onion and Dino Esposito for the quick learning potential. But newbies or people who don't understand OOP won't like these books! By the way, Fritz Onion has a great 4-part introductory Webcast series on ASP.NET. This is totally free, and Microsoft will send you a book and some CD's if you watch at least 3 of them. They have a lot of Webcasts on various ASP.NET subjects, and some of them are very advanced. Everyone who reads this messages should check these out:
http://www.aspnetwebcasts.com

By the way, this statement of yours concerns me: "I am not a website designer". If you don't have a background in Web development, you might need more of a beginners book. Don't try to shortchange yourself - there's a big difference between a Web App and a Windows GUI app.

I normally send web newbies to one of the ASP.NET certification books by Amit Kalani (C#), or Mike Gunderloy (VB.NET). These blue training guides are great! They follow the pattern of teaching a little, then they have a small step-by-step example. This pattern is repeated through the whole book. The reason why these books are so good is because they cover all of the important areas of ASP.NET (because they're based on Microsoft's Certification outline), and because the examples are very good. When you're done, you can take the Microsoft ASP.NET certification test. This is a great morale booster, and your employer will probably be impressed. Many employers even pay for the test.

If you want to study the C# language itself, before you jump into ASP.NET, the "Programming C#, Third Edition" by Jesse Liberty is great! This book is totally awesome for someone with an OOP background - he'll take you to the next level. You don't know how good it can get until you read this book. I carried this book with me everywhere I went for about 2 months. I read the whole book 2 or 3 times. But this book is not for someone new to OOP.

Eric

88charles · October 24th, 2004, 06:09 PM

Thanks Eric.

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by englere
Charles,

You sound like someone who wants to get going quickly. I like the books by Fritz Onion and Dino Esposito for the quick learning potential. But newbies or people who don't understand OOP won't like these books! By the way, Fritz Onion has a great 4-part introductory Webcast series on ASP.NET. This is totally free, and Microsoft will send you a book and some CD's if you watch at least 3 of them. They have a lot of Webcasts on various ASP.NET subjects, and some of them are very advanced. Everyone who reads this messages should check these out:
http://www.aspnetwebcasts.com

By the way, this statement of yours concerns me: "I am not a website designer". If you don't have a background in Web development, you might need more of a beginners book. Don't try to shortchange yourself - there's a big difference between a Web App and a Windows GUI app.

I normally send web newbies to one of the ASP.NET certification books by Amit Kalani (C#), or Mike Gunderloy (VB.NET). These blue training guides are great! They follow the pattern of teaching a little, then they have a small step-by-step example. This pattern is repeated through the whole book. The reason why these books are so good is because they cover all of the important areas of ASP.NET (because they're based on Microsoft's Certification outline), and because the examples are very good. When you're done, you can take the Microsoft ASP.NET certification test. This is a great morale booster, and your employer will probably be impressed. Many employers even pay for the test.

If you want to study the C# language itself, before you jump into ASP.NET, the "Programming C#, Third Edition" by Jesse Liberty is great! This book is totally awesome for someone with an OOP background - he'll take you to the next level. You don't know how good it can get until you read this book. I carried this book with me everywhere I went for about 2 months. I read the whole book 2 or 3 times. But this book is not for someone new to OOP.

Eric

tbaig01 · November 18th, 2004, 09:50 PM

Any body who can help me to install the code of ASP Net WebSite Programming Problem - design - solution c# version

I am getting problem Help me Please

Tariq

Snib · November 18th, 2004, 09:52 PM

Hey there,

I suggest you start a new thread for this topic, because this subject is not directly related to that of this thread's.

Now... what kind of problem are you getting?

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