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Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Web Site Using C# & V--New from SitePoint

Press release: September 30, 2008

Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Website Using C# & VB Sebastopol, CASitePoint Pty. Ltd., provider of fun, practical, and easy-to-understand content for web professionals, today announced the release of a third edition to its best selling ASP.NET book, Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Web Site Using C# & VB, by Cristian Darie and Wyatt Barnett.

"We received so much positive feedback on the first two editions that releasing this update for ASP.NET 3.5 was a simple decision," says Matt Mickiewicz, co-founder of SitePoint.

The new edition of this bestselling ASP.NET book has been completely revised for ASP.NET 3.5, and now shows you how to:

  • Make the most of Visual Studio Express Edition 2008
  • Ajaxify your ASP.NET
  • Safely deploy your web site using Visual Web Developer Express

The book maintains all the attributes that has made it a must-have ASP.NET beginners book, including coverage of both C# and VB, and walkthroughs on how to install all the software you need to get started.

"The beauty of this book is that it doesn't matter if you're an experienced developer looking to learn ASP.NET or new to the whole database-driven website scene, Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Web Site Using C# & VB will give you everything you need and more," says Matt Mickiewicz.

For review copies or more information please email sitepointpr@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information.

For other inquires, such as excerpt or interview requests, please contact Shayne.Tilley@sitepoint.com.

Cristian Darie is a software engineer with experience in a wide range of modern technologies, and the author of numerous books, including his popular ASP.NET tutorial book, his AJAX and PHP book, and SEO book for PHP developers. Cristian is studying distributed application architectures for his PhD, and is getting involved with various commercial and research projects. When not planning to buy Google, he enjoys his bit of social life. If you want to say "hi," you can reach Cristian through his personal website at http://www.cristiandarie.ro.

Zak Ruvalcaba holds a Master of Science in Instructional Technology from the National University in San Diego. He has developed Web applications for such companies as Gateway, HP, Toshiba, and IBM. More recently, he's worked as a wireless software engineer developing .NET solutions for Goldman Sachs, TV Guide, The Gartner Group, Microsoft and Qualcomm. Previous books by Zak Ruvalcaba include The 10 Minute Guide to Dreamweaver 4 (Que Publishing) and Dreamweaver MX Unleashed (Sams Publishing). He also lectures on various technologies and tools including Dreamweaver and ASP.NET for the San Diego Community College District.

Additional Resources:
For more information about the book, see the catalog page for Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Website Using C# & VB.

Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Website Using C# & VB, Third Edition
Publisher: SitePoint
Zak Ruvalcaba , Cristian Darie
ISBN: 9780980455212, 800 pages, $44.95 USD
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
1-707-827-7000

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