I was wondering about this book from Apress over at Amazon, and I'm looking for some insight about whether or not it's a smart purchase..
I think it really fits my needs perfectly, because I'm looking to implement ASP.NET to run my E-Commerce shopping website, therefore, I believe it's a great fit.
I would love to learn the ASP.NET as a whole, but this narrowed focus is more practical and it's pretty much guiding me through exactly what I want to accomplish with ASP.NET.
The only problem I really see is the errata that reviewers are complaining about.
I'm completely new to ASP.NET, and it seems that some of these mistakes in the code are actually causing parts of the source files to not work properly.
Also, should I care about the fact that the book appears to only cover 3.5 and not 4.0? I would imagine that it's fine, jut because I probably wouldn't notice or need the differences just yet!
Finally, should I pick up a general ASP.NET book prior to reading this, just to get myself familiar with the language? I wouldn't want to be thrown into something that I am not very comfortable with just yet, but it seems like it doesn't assume too much prior knowledge.
I think I'll read the intro, and the "who this book is for" section to find that out.