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Summary: Program Design for ASP
Review: I have around 20 titles in my personal library which focus directly or indirectly on ASP. This is simply the best. It isn't an introduction to the language -- there are several good ones for that -- it is more about using sound program design methodology to accomplish some of the more complex tasks facing ASP programmers, such as content management systems, reusable forms, and eCommerce.If you have any programming experience in other languages and are moving to ASP, get this book. If you are just learning what an Active Server Page is, then it is not for you, but if you plan to do anything more than fairly simple pages in ASP, get it, even if you don't think you're ready for advanced stuff. Scott gives good examples, clear explanations, and lays out methodology that will help you no matter what your level of experience. It's one of the best bargains out there in technical books.
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Summary: Asp Class very clear
Review: I have read lot of book about ASP this book is the best book for argoment about Class.
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Summary: Not a bad read, but too generic to be useful
Review: I personally found chapter 4 to be most useful. With the new version of MS scripting runtime, you no longer need to write custom verfication to emulate the power of regular expression. And now you are able to use Class in VB Script to encapsulate functionality and build prototype system to be migrated over to VB COM later on. While chapter 5 demonstrates a very good way for code reuse (in the light of validating forms using ASP+), it really cannot be used in commerial ecommerce system simply because the validation schema is included in the form tag itself. Malicious users can just examine your HTML source and build one of their own to remove or tweak your RegExp checks. This is the same problem developers faced when using client side form validation scripts. Chapter 6 - Database reuse, which demonstrates how to write codes for administration interface, is just too generic to be useful. While the code itself is smart enough to get value from table for foreign keys, many times there are so many different business rules that get into the way and you cannot simply present a web-base enterprise manager to the user. Materials in chapter 7 & 8 can be found virtually in every single ASP book and internet resources out there, why include them in this "for experienced developer" book? Being a fan of 4guys, I was so eager when this book is out because the average ASP book out there only touch upon the techical aspect of the platform without going into the design issues of building a complete system. (If you are or have been working on designing enterprise ecommerce solution, you'll know what I mean if you have read <VB Developer's Guide to E-Commerce with ASP & SQL Server> & <Beginning E-Commerce with Visual Basic, ASP, SQL Server 7.0 and MTS>) But it really disappointed me when I finished the book within 3 hours when I get a hold of it, and to found out only 20% of the ideas presented in the book are valuable. Anyway it's probably one of the scarce good books out there for ASP developers.
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Summary: ASP and Reuse Too
Review: I purchased several books that appeared to explain ASP methodologies. Each book had drawbacks - to general or too detailed. On the advice of a co-worker, I purchased Designing Active Server Pages. Since I came from a Cold Fusion background (tag-oriented middleware), I was facing cultural shock. In VBScript, you can do a lot of things, each in a half-dozen ways. Luckily, Scott explains most of them. Given the breath of ASP applications, examples are needed. He has many of them. As it turns out, many of his examples center on form generation. We are starting a project centered around automating form generation for our users. I had started a small prototype, but scrapped it when I saw how Scott approached the problem Scott's emphasis on reuse is particularly helpful. As I was trashing my small prototype, I saw several instances of repeated code. If I had continued that way, the code may work, but heaven help the maintenance people - that may be me. All-in-all, I give Designing Active Server Pages five thumbs-up.
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Summary: Simply one of the best programming books I've read.
Review: I recently purchased "Designing Active Server Pages" and have not been able to put it down. As a person who's just getting into ASP I'm thrilled and delighted to find a book that throughly explains the material in a way that is easy to understand, yet is never condescending. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in ASP at all, in that it discusses error control, and the use of an object-oriented approach to scripting. It's not just another regurgitation of the MS documentation that I've been subjected to before. Also, the author seems to be a nice guy and responds to your emails, that's a huge plus itself in my book.
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Summary: Useful book
Review: I run two commercial websites using asp. I have found this book to be clearly written and well layed out. Asp is definately the way to go if you want to save time, and write as few pages as possible. I recommend this book as it is well written and seems to cut to the chase, and gets down to the information that you need.
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Summary: Pretty objective
Review: If you are a person who has been involved in the ASP development world but you understand that you need help when the less common issues rises. When you are hit by the request of an application that requires some levels of knowledge above where you are. Then you need this book. I have found this book is the precise reference you need to achieve those extra ASP programming levels that you need.
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Summary: Take your ASP skills to the next level
Review: If you have been writing ASP applications and trying to write better reusable code using ASP, this book is for you. There is a wealth of information that you can immediately apply to your projects. I found the sections on reusable form validation and reusable admin pages very useful. As some have noted, there are issues as they pertain to security in the form validation section. However, at the minumum reading this book will fine tune your coding technique and definitely take you to the next level. This is the best ASP book in the market. Period.
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Summary: Great Reference Book
Review: It seems O'Reilly Publishing has developed a niche for providing no-nonsense books for the intermediate to advanced user, this book is no exception. If you are looking for your next book in ASP, to take you to the next level, this is your book. If you don't know anything about ASP, buy this book to read after you have read an introductory book.
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Summary: How to achieve reuse when writing scripts
Review: It's all about reuse. The author's view is that, if duplication is eliminated (when building ASP pages), then good design is achieved. Hence the title of the book is justified. Nobody will find all the material new to them but there is certainly something in it for everyone. The main approaches presented are server side includes, VBScript classes and using COM components. The concepts are revisited throughout the book, making it virtually impossible to miss the point. Included are examples of using Microsoft's components in addition to 3rd party components for common tasks, e.g. file handling, encryption, browser info etc. What I personally enjoyed was that there is a lot of good VBScript code (loads of examples) to support the theory and there are numerous URL links for each topic touched upon; so the reader is never really left wanting more and not knowing where to go. If I have one gripe with the author, it is her confusion of terminology when it comes to describing COM classes, COM objects and COM components. Getting an understanding of these elsewhere and then revisiting this book is recommended. Overall, well-written & well-presented work from one of the founders of 4guysFromRolla.com
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