Serious Asp.Net
Authors: Peter C. McMahon
Venue:  (2002)

:ASP.NET is Microsoft's next generation Web programming technology, and is a completely re-engineered development platform for building Web-based applications. It is not a mere upgrade of the revolutionary ASP technology that took the world by storm several years ago, but a complete re-write, continuing to use the best facets of ASP, whilst integrating it into the .NET Framework to make Web applications as powerful, if not more so, than their traditional desktop counterparts. ASP.NET also radically simplifies development and increases productivity by applying Visual Basic's proven event-driven programming model to the Web.Serious ASP.NET was written for current ASP and Visual Basic programmers wanting to build ASP.NET applications for the Web. It teaches ASP.NET using Microsoft's new and acclaimed Visual Studio .NET IDE, the definitive choice for all professional developers. ASP programmers will learn how to leverage their current knowledge in ASP.NET, which is a completely re-engineered development platform for building Web applications and is an integral part of the .NET Framework, not just a mere upgrade of its similarly named predecessor. Visual Basic developers will be brought up to speed on the fundamentals of Web development to help them bridge the gap between desktop and web programming before delving into both basic and advanced ASP.NET concepts. The book begins with a brief history of ASP.NET and the other components of Microsoft .NET, and an introduction of Web programming concepts for Visual Basic developers, before continuing with practical, real-world programming techniques for the remainder of the book. Included is a guide to the Visual Studio .NET IDE, and solid coverage of ASP.NET fundamentals, database access using ADO.NET, XML in .NET, implementing reusable components with User Controls, an introduction to Web Services, and much more. Peter McMahon is an experienced independent consultant specializing in Microsoft technologies, including ASP, COM+, Visual Basic, SQL Server, and XML. He has already implemented numerous real-world projects for clients using ASP.NET and Visual Studio .NET, and has been working with .NET since the first public beta in late 2000. He has published numerous articles on both ASP.NET and other .NET-related topics, and runs a .NET resource website at http://www.dotnet.za.net. He can be contacted at peter@dotnet.za.net. One of the only ASP.NET books that uses Visual Studio .NET and its separation of code from content model throughout, instilling best practices and teaching the reader to use ASP.NET the same way that they'll be developing applications. The book caters to both current ASP and Visual Basic developers. ASP developers will learn how to apply their current skills in ASP.NET and Visual Basic developers are brought up-to-speed on the fundamentals of Web development before moving on to learning ASP.NET. The book provides a great bridge for the divide between the Windows desktop and Web development, and helps traditional VB developers make the jump easily. Written for programmers-straight to the point. Covers both the fundamentals of ASP.NET and numerous intermediate/advanced topics, including caching, user controls, and XML. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player