Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix Review

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Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix ReviewFirst of all, WebMatrix & Razor are cool, a big step up from the old ASP.NET. You can write server side C# or PHP, use SQL Server Express (free) or MySQL. The WebMatrix tool makes it easy to develop and publish small to mid sized web sites.
And this is the first WebMatrix book.
The book takes a tutorial approach, and you create web sites from chapter one onward. It's a collection of features and a tutorial for each one.
It was written during the beta, but the tutorial worked (mostly) fine for me. The examples show off many of the features of Webmatrix, but can be inconsistent. Often, but not always, the new code you need to add is in *bold*. But sometimes it's just buried in a sea of plain-text.
There is no guidance as to when to use, or not use a feature. Some problems I had were of the underlying technology, not the book, but the book doesn't warn you of any pitfalls. For example, Chapter 4 "Using Images in WebMatrix" is all about the wonders of the WebImage helper object. Took me hours to figure out why some of my image files worked and some failed. Silently. Turns out WebImage is case sensitive, and if you point to a file named .jpg it will work, but if you point to a .JPG (like all my images from my digital camera) it will fail.
Using the Facebook Helper also could use some guidance. After searching the FB dev forums, I found you need to have the browser set to accept cookies from 3rd parties or the Facebook Helper object would fail. At least this helper object gave an error message.
This is a 324 page book, including a nice index in the back. The book feels smaller, probably because of all the big screen shots. It does not take long to go through this book.
The book assumes you know C# and HTML, but little else. A seasoned web developer can skim some of the "how a web site works" bits. You don't write any Javascript in the tutorials.
I do wish there was some "How" to use WebMatrix, but that is beyond this first book. It's worth getting, but I have the feeling once bigger books come out, I won't be returning to this.Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix Overview
Your first look at the easy-to-use tools for building your own data-driven website

Get a running start with Microsoft WebMatrix—the free, downloadable web development solution featuring all the tools you need for server-side programming. This practical book introduces the templates, helper libraries, and other tools in WebMatrix for building and customizing a data-driven site—including techniques for adding video, email, web forms, and other features. Learn how easy it can be to create a dynamic web presence for your small business or organization with WebMatrix.

Get early, expert insights to help you:

Write server-side code with either Microsoft ASP.NET or PHP
Build a database application that lets you create, retrieve, update, and delete records
Deliver video on your site with Microsoft Silverlight® or HTML5
Add simple email functions—or build your own email application
Accept payments on your site with PayPal
Capture user input by building web forms and controls
Set up an application to promote your site through social networking
Create a site with WordPress, and discover how to use other PHP-based web applications

Get code samples on the web. For system requirements, see the Introduction.


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