I have some experience with c# but have little knowledge of ASP, I would
like to get a book about each so I can get some reading done before I
start.
I would describe myself as a intermediate c# programmer, can anyone
recommend books on both technologies ?,
I notice that someone recommended my Programming C# book (thanks!) and while
it may be a good review for you, you'll want to take a look at it first; if
you are an intermediate C# programmer, you may not need it. You may find
that a Nutshell book (or even the online docs) will be plenty.
For ASP.NET, you may want to take a look at my ASP.NET book, but the truth
is that you want to learn ASP.NET and AJAX together, in an integrated text,
and few (none?) exist yet. I have a new book coming this summer (but who can
wait?) - Learning ASP.NET with AJAX, but I suspect you are not its target
audience. The APress book (Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005) is excellent, but
also doesn't cover AJAX.
[Watch out for AJAX books that emphasize Javascript and DOM manipulation;
while these are very important topics, if you are learning ASP.NET they'll
start you in the wrong place; it is as if you want to learn to drive and
they start you off by explaining how a clutch works; good information to
know, but most cars have automatic transmissions and you can drive for quite
a while without that info. Here's a link to my rant on this topic:
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub...rag-and-drop-ajax-programming-with-atlas.html
and here's one on the three ways to face AJAX once you are an ASP.NET
programmer:
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2007/02/27/the-three-faces-of-aspnet-ajax.html
- you can find more on my web site:
http://www.jliberty.com ]
Another approach would be to start with a straight ASP.NET book written in
C# (there are a few: mine, the Apress book, the Fritz Onion Book and quite a
few others) and then go on to learn AJAX through articles or through a
dedicated book depending on how much you want to know.
Best of luck.
Jesse Liberty
Liberty Associates, Inc.