This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to build rich and interactive Microsoft ASP.NET web sites. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you create a great foundation to build any type of web site, ranging from simple hobby-related web sites to sites you may be creating for commercial purposes. Using this book’s step-by-step format you’ll learn to: Obtain, install, and customize Visual Web Developer (VWD) 2008 create a new web site and how to add new pages to it. use the numerous tools in VWD to create HTML and ASP.NET pages use the VWD tools and CSS, the language that is used to format web pages What ASP.NET server controls are, what they are used for, and how to use them program web pages Visual Basic or C# create consistent-looking pages through the use of master pages, skins, and themes build the navigation structure of your site create and use User Controls and enhance them to repeat content like menus and banners accept, validate, and process user input and send e-mail from your ASP.NET web application create good looking, flicker free web page interaction with ASP.NET Ajax the basics of SQL, the language used access and alter data in a database use the database tools found in Visual Web Developer use the ASP.NET data controls to create an interface for your users to interact with your application’s data use LINQ to SQL to access SQL Server databases without writing a lot of manual code change the visual appearance of your data through the use of control styles interact with the data-bound controls and speed up your application use the security ASP.NET features to create user accounts, distinguish between anonymous and logged on users, and manage the users in your system create personalized web pages with content targeted at individual users find and fix problems with VWD debugging tools deploy and run your final web site

This book will follow the proven pattern of its previous .NET 2.0 and .NET 1.1 editions, teaching novice users how to use ASP.NET by gradually building their knowledge of the technology up in a pyramidal fashion chapter by chapter. Comprehensively revised for both ASP.NET 3.5 and the new VB 9.0 language this book presents the easiest path to ASP.NET 3.5 mastery. This is one of the first books introducing novices to this important new technology area, and is written specifically in their coding language of preference. The book is written by a proven and award winning .NET author that has been following the technology release cycle since its inception.

The most up–to–date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you’ll find on any shelf, Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in VB 2008 guides you through Microsoft’s latest technology for building dynamic web sites. This book will enable you to build dynamic web pages on the fly, and it assumes only the most basic knowledge of Visual Basic 2008. The book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from your first steps right up to the most advanced techniques, such as querying databases from within a web page and tuning your site for optimal performance. Within these pages, you’ll find tips for “best practices” and comprehensive discussions of key database and XML principles you need to know in order to be effective with ASP.NET. The book also emphasizes the invaluable coding techniques of object orientation and code behind, which will start you off on the track to building real–world web sites right from the beginningrather than just faking it with simplified coding practices. By the time you’ve finished the book, you will have mastered the core techniques and have all the knowledge you need to begin work as a professional ASP.NET developer.

Build your ASP.NET 4.5.1 skills with real-worldinstruction In this comprehensive guide to getting started with ASP.NET 4.5.1,best-selling author Imar Spaanjaars provides a firm foundation forcoders new to ASP.NET and key insights for those not yet familiarwith the important updates in the 4.5.1 release. Readers learn howto build full-featured ASP.NET websites using Visual Studio Express2013 for Web, Microsoft’s free development tool for ASP.NETweb applications. Beginning ASP.NET 4.5.1 guides you throughthe process of creating a fully functional, database-drivenwebsite, from creation of the most basic site structure all the waydown to the successful deployment of the website to a productionenvironment. Beginning ASP.NET 4.5.1: in C# and VB: Explains how to get started with ASP.NET 4.5.1, including anintroduction to Microsoft’s Visual Studio Express 2013 forWeb Features helpful examples for designing websites with CSS andHTML and how to overcome common formatting problems Shares techniques for managing server controls in ASP.NET,including standard controls, HTML controls, and data controls Provides real-world tips for creating consistent page layoutsthroughout your websites Covers practical functionality issues like validating userinput, sending e-mail from your website, and processing data at theserver Details what the ASP.NET state engine is and why it isimportant Shows how to access and modify data in a SQL Serverdatabase Includes coverage of jQuery, LINQ, and the EntityFramework Explores measures to take for optimal security

In this book, you’ll be introduced to the features and capabilities of ASP.NET 3.5, as well as the foundation that ASP.NET provides. Updated for the latest release of Visual Studio, this new edition adds five hundred pages of great new content compared to the original 2.0 version of the book. Including both printed and downloadable VB and C# code examples, this edition focuses even more on experienced programmers and advanced web development. New coverage includes new chapters on IIS 7 development, LINQ, ASP.NET, Silverlight, and many others.

Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 guides you through Microsoft s latest technology for building dynamic web sites. This book will enable you to build dynamic web pages on the fly, and it assumes only the most basic knowledge of C#. The book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from your first steps right up to the most advanced techniques, such as querying databases from within a web page and tuning your site for optimal performance. By the time you ve finished the book, you will have mastered the core techniques and have all the knowledge you need to begin work as a professional ASP.NET developer.The most comprehensive and up-to-date book introducing Microsoft s latest ASP.NET technology. The book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from your first steps right up to the most advanced techniques. After reading this book, you can master the core techniques and gain knowledge to become a professional ASP.NET developer.

This book will follow the proven pattern of its previous .NET 2.0 and .NET 1.1 editions, teaching novice users how to use ASP.NET by gradually building their knowledge of the technology up in a pyramidal fashion chapter by chapter. Comprehensively revised for both ASP.NET 3.5 and the new C# 3.0 language this book presents the easiest path to ASP.NET 3.5 mastery. This is one of the first books introducing novices to this important new technology area, and is written specifically in their coding language of preference. The book is written by a proven and award winning .NET author that has been following the technology release cycle since its inception.