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Description of Beginning ASP.NET 3.5

Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 In C# and VB

To build effective and eye–catching database–driven web sites, you must first have a solid framework on which to run your web pages as well as a rich environment in order to create and program these web pages. Microsoft′s ASP.NET 3.5 and Visual Web Developer 2008 combine forces to provide you with the ultimate platform on which you can create dynamic and interactive web applications.

Popular Wrox author Imar Spaanjaars begins by demonstrating how to obtain and install Visual Web Developer. With each successive chapter, he introduces you to new technologies that build on knowledge gained from previous chapters. You′ll learn that both ASP.NET 3.5 and Visual Web Developer now come with an extensive set of tools that will help you smoothly program your web applications. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you will be able to create feature–rich, database–driven, interactive web sites.

What you will learn from this book

• Ways that ASP.NET Server controls allow you to create complex web sites with very little code

• How to use the extensive set of CSS tools that help you design your web pages

• How to program responsive and interactive web pages with either C# or Visual Basic®

• How to work with databases to create rich, data–driven web pages

• How you can easily create a centralized and maintainable site design

• How to secure your web site, providing login functionality and role–based access to content

Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who wants to build rich and interactive web sites that run on the Microsoft platform. No prior experience in web development is assumed.

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780470187593

Pages:

768 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

253070

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Published:

29/02/2008

Edition:

illustrated edition

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About Imar Spaanjaars

Imar Spaanjaars graduated in Leisure Management at the Leisure Management School in the Netherlands, but he quickly changed his career path into the Internet world.
After working for a large corporation and doing some freelance work, he now works for Design IT (www.designit.nl), an IT company in the Netherlands specializing in Internet and intranet applications built with Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET 3.5. As a technical director and software designer, he’s responsible for designing and building medium– to large–scaled e–commerce web sites and portals.
He’s also the tech lead for Dynamicweb Nederland, the Dutch branch of the popular Danish Content Management System Dynamicweb (www.dynamicweb.nl).
Imar has written books on ASP.NET 2.0 and Macromedia Dreamweaver, all published under the Wrox brand. He is also one of the top contributors to the Wrox Community Forum at p2p.wrox.com, where he shares his knowledge with fellow programmers.

Contents of Beginning ASP.NET 3.5

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1: Getting Started with ASP.NET 3.5
2: Building an ASP.NET Web Site
3: Designing Your Web Pages
4: Working with ASP.NET Controls
5: Programming Your ASP.NET Web Pages
6: Creating Consistent Looking Web Sites
7: Navigation
8: User Controls
9: Validating User Input
10: ASP.NET AJAX
11: Introduction to Databases
12: Displaying and Updating Data
13: LINQ
14: Presenting Data - Advanced Topics
15: Security in Your ASP.NET 3.5 Web Site
16: Personalizing Web Sites
17: Exception Handling, Debugging, and Tracing
18: Deploying Your Web Site

Appendix A: Exercise Answer
Appendix B: Configuring SQL Server 2005

Index