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The biggest challenge of developing yourself as an ASP programmer is
making the transition from a script writer to writing Windows Web
components in a compiled language like Visual Basic or Visual C++.
Beginning ASP Components is well positioned to take average (but
serious) ASP scripters and makes true component programmers out of
them.
The three authors pack a lot into the 800+ pages. Visual Basic, COM,
C++ and many surrounding technologies relating to ASP development such
as Microsoft Transaction Server and Microsoft Message Queue Server are
all laid out and explained in a way a non-Windows programmer can
understand. Once concepts are laid out, examples illustrating the
application of the topic at hand are immediately presented. The book
progresses from broad explainations of COM and interface design to VB
and the technologies surrounding it, through a steeper learning curve
in the C++ section, finally culminating in several case studies
further applying the learning to real problem domains.
Beginning ASP Components accomplishes a difficult task: presenting
some difficult-to-apply Windows programming concepts to
intermediate-level scripting language writers without drowning in too
many words or hitting an impossibly steep learning curve. It also
presents a challenging course of study for its readers. There have
been many large books written on many of the topics covered in the
book, but the authors provide an excellent starting point for most of
these concepts.
This book is well-balanced although it's scope is wide, but it's not a
total beginner's book - a moderate to large amount of experience in
ASP scripting is necessary for the reader hoping to get full value out
of working through the whole book. In addition, some C or C++
experience is very helpful for the chapters that rely on Visual C++ as
the primary development environment.
Bottom line: if you want to quickly leap from simple ASP Scripting
into component programming, reading and using Beginning ASP Components
will get you there!
Available to buy from: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.de
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