ASP.NET

Active Server Pages .NET (ASP.NET) provides the most advanced Web-development platform created to date. Get a solid handle on this revolutionary new programming framework and its underlying technologies with this accessible, modular primer. You'll quickly learn to put together the basic building blocks to get working in ASP.NET and find examples drawn from the real-world challenges that both beginning and experienced developers face every day. Easy-to-grasp instructions help you understand fundamental tools and technologies such as the common language runtime, Web Forms, XML Web services, and the Microsoft® .NET Framework. Throughout the book, you'll find insightful tips about best practices to follow while using ASP.NET to create scalable, high-performance Web applications.

Topics covered include:

• ASP.NET overview
• Using ASP.NET development tools
• ASP.NET development fundamentals
• Understanding programming basics
• Creating ASP.NET Web applications
• Managing application state
• Configuring ASP.NET applications
• Security in ASP.NET
• Creating Web Forms
• Using server controls
• Accessing and binding data
• Creating custom server controls
• Creating and using XML Web services
• Using caching to improve performance
• Deploying ASP.NET applications
• Tracing and debugging ASP.NET applications INCLUDED ON CD-ROM:
• Examples of real-world solutions developed in ASP.NET, including sample code in Visual C#.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Part 1 : Getting Started with ASP.NET

Chapter 1 : ASP.NET Overview
Chapter 2 : Using ASP.NET Development Tools

Part 2 : ASP.NET Web Development Fundamentals

Chapter 3 : ASP.NET Development Overview
Chapter 4 : Understanding Programming Basics

Part 3 : ASP.NET Web Applications

Chapter 5 : Creating an ASP.NET Web Application
Chapter 6 : Managing Application State
Chapter 7 : Configuring an ASP.NET Application
Chapter 8 : Security in ASP.NET

Part 4 :

Chapter 9 : Creating Web Forms
Chapter 10 : Using Server Controls
Chapter 11 : Accessing and Binding Data
Chapter 12 : Creating Custom Server Controls

Part 5 : ASP.NET Web Services

Chapter 13 : Creating and Using Web Services
Chapter 14 : Using Caching to Improve Performance
Chapter 15 : Deploying an ASP.NET Application
Chapter 16 : Tracing and Debugging ASP.NET Applications

Appendix A : Migrating from ASP to ASP.NET
Appendix B : Additional Code Listings

Afterword
Index
About the Author