The title should be asp.net 2.0 Demystified for the Clueless. It assumes you know nothing about programming then trys to explain loops, sub routines, functions and data types; if you understand these this book isn't for you.Besides the errors mentioned in other reviews this book continually let's you know you can build ASP.NET sites using notepad, while technically true who would want to when VWD Express Edition is available Free and even comes on CD with the 24 hours book.A better starter book would be ASP.NET 2.0 for Dummies by Bill Hatfield. If you are a bit higher on the learning curve try ASP.NET 2.0 in 24 Hours by Scott Mitchell.