Be Right at Home in the World's Most Powerful Web Development Environment For large-scale web application development, Visual Studio 2005 is the most capable product around. This book shows team members and leaders how to use its power in several key dimensions. You'll master dozens of built-in features for creating a large, high-performance website based on ASP.NET 2.0. You'll work seamlessly with dynamic data, both reading from and writing to databases. And throughout, you'll learn how Visual Studio 2005 supports a more efficient group process in terms of design, development, and deployment. And everything is brought together with the enterprise-scale example, "ABC Incorporated," that runs throughout the book. This is a book no web developer, and no web-dependent organization, should be without. Coverage Includes Reaping the benefits of master pages and themes Generating site maps and other navigational aids automatically Building a shopping cart application for your website Adding search functionality to your website Creating a flexible user environment using Webpart technology Increasing application performance using client-side and server-side scripting technologies Giving users the ability to change the website's theme to meet specific needs Using components and controls to add special effects and user customization Improving team efficiency using modern development and design techniques Monitoring and responding to usage statistics Combining technologies to get the best possible results from large applications Making your site accessible to everyone Master Standards-Based Web Development Techniques New to Visual Studio 2005 Discover How Visual Studio 2005 Solves Team Development Issues, Such as Source Code Control and Application Design Simplify Database Application Development without Compromising Security or Reliability

Powerful Web Development Technologies, Now Made Simple For anyone who wants to build a professional website with minimal trouble, Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition is the solution. This book makes it even easier. Whether you're a true beginner or an experienced web developer who hasn't yet worked with .NET, you'll learn how to leverage today's most powerful web development technologies without getting bogged down in details. This is also a great first step for anyone who plans to move on to Microsoft Visual Studio. Coverage Includes Using master pages to accommodate repeated content Inserting navigational aids that reduce user frustration Using themes to minimize hand-coding Adding search features to your website Building a shopping cart application for your website Creating a flexible user environment using Webpart technology Using scripts to perform tasks more quickly Creating intelligent web pages with SmartTags Including sound and video in your web pages Making the move from Visual Web Developer Express to Visual Studio 2005 Using automation whenever possible Making your web pages more accessible Featured on the CD The CD contains the release of Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition. Keep Development Simple by Combining .NET with Other Technologies Store XML Data in a Text File for Lower Costs, Easier Connectivity, and Better Performance Master Every Technique by Following the Thorough Step-by-Step Instructions and Real-World Examples

Mastering Visual Web Developer 2005, Express Edition, approaches the new product comprehensively to uncover all it has to offer. This book has an easy learning curve for beginners, but doesn't stop there. Unlike its competition, it thoroughly explores the topic, step by step, for those readers who need to use Visual Web Developer Express as a development solution in a small-to-medium-size enterprise or as a training tool.· Discovering Visual Web Developer· Using Built-In Features· Creating Simple but Effective Pages· Working with Dynamic Data· Developing Full-Blown Web Applications· The Finishing Touches: Debug, Secure, and Distribute Your Application

Visual Web Developer Express Edition is a low-cost, entry-level version centered around pre-built projects that new developers can easily deploy and customize for their own sites Explains how to harness "drag-and-drop" tools that build on the popularity of ASP.NET, offering Web designers an easy introduction to the new Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Framework Shows novice Web developers step by step how to create powerful ASP.NET Web applications Explains how to access databases through Data Source controls, design site navigation, build interactivity, and much more

This book enables intermediate and advanced programmers the kind of depth that's really needed, such as advanced window functionality, macros, advanced debugging, and add-ins, etc. With this book, developers will learn the VS.NET development environment from top to bottom.

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