This book is a great resource for tips/tricks from one of the architect/technology heads at pageflakes.com.
The book is written in an easy to understand flow. It is definitely aimed at a much more seasoned/sr. level programmer. The book's flow seems like an experience guide from implementing pageflakes.com architecture and the pains/solutions dealing with the many gotchas.
A lot of the content has been already posted on sites such as codeproject.com (actually I would say the articles in the public domain are taken VERBATIM from the book; or vice versa). The chapters about: dropthings.com, async threads and ASP.NET performance can all be found on the site. For example:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/10ASPNetPerformance.aspx
My other problem with the book is that the book only focuses on the web portal for only a few chapters and the rest is geared towards optimization and ASP.NET/servers etc. The title of the book should be changed to a resource guide or a tips/tricks book (somehow I think this title looks better and could sell more copies though) :)
The performance suggestions are top notch. I wish there were more examples of the net performance gain to focus on the core performance rather than trying to figure out what can give you the most bang for your buck.
Overall very good book, but beware ur not getting 280 pages of web 2.0 portal goodness.
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