Recommended Reading
I've personally read (or at least thoroughly skimmed) each of these books and they
are high quality books that have my personal endorsement.
Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX
(by Wrox Press)
Introducing a comprehensive look into the new features of ASP.NET AJAX.
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a .NET 3.0 technology
poised to take over the world of windows application development.
Learn about it now from this great book before you're left behind!
Read my review!
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Stephen Walther (a nice guy and one of my favorite authors) has outdone himself with this one.
This is one of the most comprehensive and well rounded ASP.NET books around.
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AJAX is one of the hottest .NET technologies around. If you want to roll your own AJAX solutions for your web applications without the help of ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX then this is the book for you:
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If you're looking for a good book about 3 tier / middle tier / object model development, compatriot
Rocky Lhotka has written the best book around:
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If you want to become a better programmer regardless of the language you use this
is the ideal book that discusses software design best practices
& philosophy in
detail.
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This is one of the best all around ASP.NET 2.0
books you're likely to find. I learned quite a few useful tips & techniques
from this book.
Read my review!
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If you want to learn all about SQL Server and ADO.NET, Bill Vaughn
is the authority.
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If you're yearning for learning about all the new groudbreaking features of
SQL Server 2005, this is a superb source.
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If your language of choice is C#, this book has lots of useful tips and techniques
that you're not likely to find elsewhere.
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Are you studying for your MCAD or MCSD.NET certification?
If so, this book can help you get ahead in your studying:
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Nikhil Kothari is one of the smartest guys I know, and he's the authority on ASP.NET web controls. Learn directly from him about developing custom web controls.
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Jeff Webb has written some of my favorite programming books.
If you need to do programmatic interaction with Excel,
this book covers most of what you're likely to need to get your job done.
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Bill Vaughn, one of the best and most prolific authors around, has put together a detailed book all about SQL Server Reporting Services:
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Bill Vaughn does it again!
Visual Studio with SQL Server is a powerful combination for windows application development.
Learn how do do it with this fine book:
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The .NET Framework provides so many XML features that it can be
overwhelming without a thorough guide such as this.
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