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What books should a budding ASP programmer buy and why?

When you first start out with ASP you need a lot of handholding. Although ASP isn't that difficult, it is easy to create inefficient or dirty code. For a good introduction check out Beginning ASP 3.0 (for Windows 2000), or if you are still using IIS4 or lower, see Beginning ASP 2.0

Next, you need a book about Components and COM. Components are a very important part of any serious web applications. Although they can take longer to develop than planned script, they execute faster, secure you code and very importantly you get to use a decent IDE. For a book on components check out Beginning Components For ASP. The book takes a detailed look at COM, it's relationship to ASP, and the advantages you get from components. For an all round detailed look at ASP, you really cannot beat Professional ASP 2.0 and the new Professional ASP 3.0. Both books are extensive and excellent reference guides to experienced ASP developers.

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