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Title: Real-World ASP.NET: Building a Content Management System by Stephen R.G. Fraser ISBN: 1-59059-024-4 Publisher: APress Pub. Date: 01 January, 1970 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.31 (16 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not too sure about "real world"...
Comment: First off, the source code that accompanies the book is very useful (I use it to run an intranet) and it can be extended to display the content in a manner very different than the original author envisioned.
That said, I think this book could be used as a classic example of how not to write extensible, maintainable code. Rather than demonstrate the power and ease of ASP.Net using datagrids and user controls, the content lists are constructed using loops and tables, and the form to edit content is repeated no fewer than 3 times. In order to filter the content before displaying it to the user we run a test on every row to determine if it meets the criteria rather than using a DataView and a filter. I am currently converting the code to a cleaner implementation and I find I am deleting an average of 2 pages of code per page, with no loss of functionality.
When talking about content management I would have expected some sort of elegant promotion system, instead we are offered a custom page complete with custom code for each promotion, in spite of the fact that the only thing that changes between pages is who is allowed to perform the promotion and which state it is being promoted from/to.
This book will not teach you to create flexible software that can be easily adapted to changing requirements. It will teach you to create brittle software that requires an inordinate amount of effort to make the simplest changes (replacing the editor textbox with a WYSIWYG control shouldn't require modifying 3 separate pages -- and I have the code to prove it).
Rating: 5
Summary: ASP.NET Pro Magazine Review
Comment: "I was looking forward to reading this book, and thankfully, author Stephen Fraser didn't let me down. He starts off with a bang in his introduction, commenting that the one feature all Content Management Systems (CMSs) have in common is that they are all overpriced. I couldn't agree more. With this book, Fraser attempts to prove this claim by providing readers with the knowledge of building a CMS from the ground up using the Microsoft .NET Framework. So not only do readers finish the book with a fully functional CMS, they also benefit from the experience with a real-world working knowledge of .NET in action.
Fraser covers everything from CMS workflow to content conversion and personalization. Although anyone can download and use the complete CMS from Apress' Web site, only those who have spent the time and money to read this book will fully appreciate the author's work. The final CMS certainly doesn't match the capabilities of commercial systems - for example, there were no chapters dedicated to interoperating content workflow with rich client applications such as Microsoft Word - but the system does provide users with a platform to build additional .NET richness into the system. Perhaps Fraser can continue to evolve the system into the PHPNuke of the .NET world." - Mike Riley, ASP.NET Pro Magazine
Rating: 5
Summary: Lazy Critics, Fine Book
Comment: I have to laugh at the lazy critics of this book who wanted a full blown CMS application in C# done for them. This book makes it clear that it's the "start" of a CMS application explained in an educational style. It has a great foundation for expansion, so role up your sleeves and do it. You can join some of us who are doing exactly that at http://sourceforge.net/projects/cmsnet
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Title: Content Management Bible by Bob Boiko ISBN: 076454862X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Real World ASP.NET Best Practices by Farhan Muhammad ISBN: 1590591003 Publisher: APress Pub. Date: 01 January, 1970 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Microsoft Content Management Server 2002: A Complete Guide by Bill English, Olga Londer, Todd Bleeker, Shawn Shell, Stephen Cawood ISBN: 0321194446 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 24 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $54.99 |
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Title: Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy by Ann Rockley ISBN: 0735713065 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 17 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Content Management for Dynamic Web Delivery by JoAnn T. Hackos ISBN: 0471085863 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 28 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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