ASP Programming for the Absolute Beginner

ASP Programming for the Absolute Beginner, 9781931841016 (1931841012), Course Technology PTR, 2002

Welcome to ASP Programming for the Absolute Beginner. By developing an
interest in Active Server Pages (ASP), you stand at the threshold of a very
exciting programming adventure. When first introduced, ASP offered the
promise of an easy, powerful method of breaking through the functional
shackles of the Common Gateway Interface (CGI)—it has delivered on that promise.
Now, several years into its history, ASP technology has become a central component of
the Microsoft development strategy. Moreover, it has become the scripting language of
choice for literally thousands of programmers, so you are in good company in wanting
to learn more.

Although ASP is relatively easy to learn, it does require some degree of general programming
knowledge to best utilize its power. Additionally, ASP allows for easy integration of
data sources (Access, SQL Server, and so on), so an understanding of basic database development
comes into play. Finally, because ASP is, at its core, a Web scripting language,
you should have some basic knowledge of HTML to better understand how ASP can be
used to bring a previously unleashed power and functionality to your Web pages.
This book does assume that you have some working knowledge of HTML. You’ve probably
created a few Web pages, perhaps using a development tool such as Microsoft
FrontPage or Macromedia HomeSite. Maybe you’ve also added some advanced functionality
to said Web pages, perhaps by adding tables, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and forms.

Maybe you’re familiar with another type of scripting language, such as JavaScript.
If you have done this level of Web development, you can build on this experience while
learning to work with ASP. Even if you haven’t done much Web development (again,
aside from having a general understanding of HTML), you can still learn to work with
ASP—and have fun in the process. Don’t be intimidated by the programming aspect of
ASP. Yes, you do have to learn some programming to most effectively work with ASP.
However, I’m assuming from your purchase of this book that you are willing and ready
to dive into the exciting and rewarding world of ASP development. This book shows
you how to do just that.

Comments

Amazing Books

How We See the Sky: A Naked-Eye Tour of Day and Night

University of Chicago Press, 2011

Gazing up at the heavens from our backyards or a nearby field, most of us see an undifferentiated mess of stars—if, that is, we can see anything at all through the glow of light pollution. Today’s casual observer knows far less about the sky than did our ancestors, who depended on the sun and the moon to tell them the...

Measuring Computer Performance: A Practitioner's Guide

Cambridge University Press, 2000

Measuring Computer Performance sets out the fundamental techniques used in analyzing and understanding the performance of computer systems. The emphasis is on practical methods of measurement, simulation, and analytical modeling. David Lilja discusses performance metrics and provides detailed coverage of the strategies used in benchmark programs....

Handbook of Chemical Vapor Deposition, 2nd Edition, Second Edition: Principles, Technology and Applications

William Andrew Publishing, 2000

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) has grown very rapidly in the last twenty years and applications of this fabrication process are now key elements in many industrial products, such as semiconductors, optoelectronics, optics, cutting tools, refractory fibers, filters and many others. CVD is no longer a laboratory curiosity but a...

Aliasing in Object-Oriented Programming: Types, Analysis and Verification (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Springer, 2013

This book presents a survey of the state-of-the-art on techniques for dealing with aliasing in object-oriented programming. It marks the 20th anniversary of the paper The Geneva Convention On The Treatment of Object Aliasing by John Hogg, Doug Lea, Alan Wills, Dennis de Champeaux and Richard Holt. The 22 revised papers were carefully reviewed...

Degunking Microsoft Office

Paraglyph, 2005

Degunking Microsoft Office covers the basics to help you quickly get your PCs back to top performance. The unique thing about Degunking Microsoft Office is that it's organized according to the special "cleaning" process that will improve the performance of your computer. Shortcut and time calculation charts are provided...

Handbook of Floating-Point Arithmetic

Birkhauser, 2009

Floating-point arithmetic is by far the most widely used way of implementing real-number arithmetic on modern computers. Although the basic principles of floating-point arithmetic can be explained in a short amount of time, making such an arithmetic reliable and portable, yet fast, is a very difficult task. From the 1960s to the early 1980s,...