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Summary: Excellent book on the topic
Review: I have Professional ASP (Wrox) and was looking for a book to go in depth into the theory, design and implementation of COM objects for ASP.This is the book I went with and I'm very satisfied with the way this book is written and the material it covers. The author does an excellent job at explaining things like: * The advantages a VC++ COM developer may have over a VB COM developer. * The ScriptingContext and the ObjectContext objects that can you instance, why one is right for any development using Transact Server and why. * Equal coverage of COM development using VB, VC++ and Java. Only four stars because I would have liked a few more illustrations and a CD-ROM or at least some source code I could download would have been nice. Do not get this book if you are a beginner to VB/ASP, you need to get some fundimentals down before you go here.
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Summary: This book is the only one that actually covers ASP COM
Review: I read this book and in a matter of a week I was up and running ASP components and interacting with MTS. This book will teach you not only how to program your components in VB but also VC++ and VJ++. The book also teachs you how to setup your components in MTS and what exactly each option means in the MTS component setup. If you can only buy one book about ASP and COM this is the book. This is also a good book for VB programmers looking for an introduction to web developing.
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Summary: It is an excellent book everyone should carry
Review: If you already know little about ASP, then this is THE book to have more in depth knowledge.
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Summary: Next step for ASP programmers! PURE COM BEGINNER BOOK!
Review: If you are an ASP programmer who knows nothing about COM, this is THE book for you! Even though I could not make the C++ component work with VC++, the VB section is AWESOME! Everything is soooo easy, even ADO and MTS. Without useless info, it goes straight to the point! I am lucky that I bought this book first. I just got "beginning components for ASP" by wrox and I am glad I at least know something about COM. If anyone can suggest a PURE BEGINNING COM with C++ book, please let me know.
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Summary: Terrific for new ASP programmers
Review: If you are one of the many programmers who have recently moved to ASP -- you will greatly appreciate this book. This was the first book I read that fully explores how to leverage the technology you already know well (VB, C++, or Java -- with examples throughout) and leverage that to write powerful ASP Components (DLLs) that can do most of the work you need including data access and HTML generation. Theres a textbook examination of COM for those who like that sort of thing, but you can jump right in to the parts on MTS and separate sections on the development tool of your choice. Well worth studying.
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Summary: If you buy one book this year...
Review: If you buy one ASP book this year make it "ASP in a Nutshell" by A. Keyton Weissinger. If you buy two books this year make it Shelley Powers: "Developing ASP Components".
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Summary: Not worth the paper it's written on
Review: Not enough detail to teach anything of value
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Summary: Excellent treatment of diverse topics
Review: The author understands the diverse nature of developing a good n-tier component (Windows DNA) system using ASP, IIS, and MTS. She does an excellent job of presenting how to develop components using Visual C++, Visual Basic, and Visual J++. There are no other books on the market that have attempted this! Despite all the changes that Microsoft introduced last year, this book is up to date and a very practical introduction to developing ASP Components. Kudos to Shelley for giving us a great resource!
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Summary: ASP Components
Review: This book is a waste of money. The author continually switches between describing simple theories such as n-tier computing to an overly in-depth analysis Windows that no-one outside of Redmond should even care about. Too much text and not enough examples.
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Summary: _The_ book to learn ASP component development
Review: This book is the best introuduction I have seen to writing ASP Components. It is very easy to read, gives a lot of walkthroughs and has enough content to keep you happy till you get to the next level. I am particularily happy with the sections on Java COM, there really is not enough information out there for Java programmers.
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