Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 programmer's guide

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Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 Programmer's Guide is divided into six parts: "Basics," "Creating Web Projects," "Designing Sites," "Integrating Databases," "Editing and Scripting," and "Building Integrated Solutions." Each chapter is presented in the concise, blunt manner of other Microsoft product documentation; however, the guide's comprehensiveness and task-oriented organization mean you'll quickly find what you're looking for.

The first part of the book is a rapid-pace run-through of the entire product; it's a great overview. The text covers how to create Web projects, the basics of page editing, database connections, and how to use components in your pages. Chapter 5 presents a series of walk-throughs that illustrate various development scenarios.

As the book progresses, it dives into Visual InterDev's Features in further detail. It adequately covers how to organize projects among multiple programmers as well as how to design large sites using graphical site diagrams. The chapters regarding database integration illustrate how to connect your sites to various databases (and manage databases themselves using the product's built-in tools). If you're serious about Web development with Visual InterDev, you'll need plenty of references in addition to this guide, but this title will still be the first one you grab. --Stephen Plain