ASP.NET 3.5 builds on the successful ASP.NET 2.0 and integrates the powerful Ajax framework ASP.NET AJAX. Beginners, changeovers and advanced ASP.NET programmers learn everything about the .NET Framework and Visual Basic 9. You will receive all the tricks and tricks you need for the successful and professional use of ASP.NET: entertaining, competent and without ado.
With ASP.NET 3.5, Microsoft's dynamic website programming technology has become even more powerful. Compared to ASP.NET 2.0, there are numerous improvements, including built-in Ajax support and improved database functionality with LINQ.
The authors address all the essential components of ASP.NET 3.5 and provide detailed descriptions on processing form input, how to handle cookies and files, to access databases and XML data sources, and web services. You can also learn all about the important innovations such as ASP.NET Ajax, LINQ and the Visual Studio 2008 development environment. The focus is on the concrete requirements of everyday web developer life. Entertaining and vividly prepared, this book also takes you to advanced topics such as the dynamic generation of graphics, the Web Parts and the performance increase through caching. A separate chapter is devoted to creating Rich Internet Applications (RIA) using Silverlight.
From the contents
- .NET: basics, architecture and installation
- HTML Controls, Web Controls and Web Parts
- Master Pages, Themes and Skins
- Security: User and role management
- ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight
- LINQ and database access with ADO.NET
- XML and Web Services
- Location and content for mobile devices
- debugging
- caching
- Web hacking (and antidotes)
- Visual Basic 2008 Voice Introduction
On DVD:
All listings and examples from the book, .NET Framework 3.5 plus Editor Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition by Microsoft.
The authors
Christian Wenz, Tobias Hauser, Karsten Samaschke, Jürgen Kotz and Andreas Kordwig are successful authors at Addison-Wesley with a focus on web programming and .NET. Based on their many years of practical experience, they understand how to put the focus on topics that are actually relevant to the reader. Wenz and Samaschke have been awarded the Most Valuable Professional MVP title for ASP/ASP.NET several times by Microsoft for their commitment to the developer community.