9780735712003: XML and ASP.NET

Synopsis

Written for ASP developers, this book introduces the extensible markup language (XML) and its implementation in the .NET framework, focusing on implementations with ASP.NET. The authors describe XML schemas, XSLT, the MSXML parser, classes in the system.xml namespace, data access with ADO.NET, and the SQL server 2000. The final chapters provide sample code for an XML- based dynamic web page builder and a simple mobile device application. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

Kirk Allen Evans has been developing applications for over 10 years. His focus remains developing complex, distributed systems using Microsoft technologies. He has written several articles for Visual Basic Programmer's Journal and speaks at user groups and conferences. Kirk also developed and maintains vbdna, a website devoted to demonstrating techniques for developing distributed systems using Visual Basic. He lives in Cumming, Georgia, and works as a contract developer in the Atlanta area. You can reach him at kaevans@xmlandasp.net

Ashwin Kamanna works as a software engineer at AINS India Pvt. Ltd., in Hyderabad, India. He spends most of his time designing and developing web applications with ASP, Java, XML, and COM. He has written for some ASP and C# online magazines including ASPToday and CSharpToday. His special fields of interest are XML and object-oriented design, and he enjoys delving deeper into them. He has a BE (Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India. In his leisure time, if Ashwin is not programming or reading, he can be found doing a painting or a sketch to add to his gallery.

Joel Mueller is a senior software engineer at DeLani Technologies (delani), a leading web development software company, where he has been spearheading the company's Microsoft .NET development effort since July, 2000. Prior to theadvent of ASP.NET, Joel did extensive work with Microsoft Active Server Pages and Macromedia ColdFusion. Joel has written several books and articles on the topics of Macromedia ColdFusion and XML.

Scott Worley is a freelance IT consultant specializing in Microsoft-based technologies and SDLC project management. For the past 10 years, he has worked on many leading-edge development projects, utilizing the latest technologies. Scott is currently focusing all his attention on the .NET Framework and associated technologies, paying specific attention to ASP.NET and distributed web development.

From the Back Cover

XML and ASP.NET is the one book you need to master XML in the .NET Framework. It includes all of the technologies needed to program .NET web applications including XPath, XSLT, XML Schemas, and the Microsoft XML Parsers. This book also incorporates an incredible breadth of XML technologies from basic queries using XPath to advanced serialization techniques, thoroughly exploring Microsoft's .NET implementation of XML. A wealth of clearly written and real-world sample code makes this a must-have for any developer interested in a focused, detailed, and complete view of XML and how it fits into Microsoft's .NET initiative.

From the Inside Flap

XML and ASP.NET is the one book you need to master XML in the .NET Framework. It includes all of the technologies needed to program .NET web applications including XPath, XSLT, XML Schemas, and the Microsoft XML Parsers. This book also incorporates an incredible breadth of XML technologies from basic queries using XPath to advanced serialization techniques, thoroughly exploring Microsoft's .NET implementation of XML. A wealth of clearly written and real-world sample code makes this a must-have for any developer interested in a focused, detailed, and complete view of XML and how it fits into Microsoft's .NET initiative.

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