Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition (Beginning: from Novice to Professional)

The most up–to–date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you'll find on any shelf, __Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008__ guides you through Microsoft's 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. 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 beginning—rather 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.

The most up–to–date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you’ll find on any shelf, Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 guides you through Microsoft’s 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. 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 beginning—rather 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.

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The .NET Framework....Pages 3-17 The C# Language....Pages 19-51 Types, Objects, and Namespaces....Pages 53-83 Front Matter....Pages 85-85 Visual Studio....Pages 87-127 Web Form Fundamentals....Pages 129-170 Web Controls....Pages 171-209 State Management....Pages 211-248 Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing....Pages 249-293 Deploying ASP.NET Applications....Pages 295-330 Front Matter....Pages 331-331 Validation....Pages 333-354 Rich Controls....Pages 355-380 User Controls and Graphics....Pages 381-403 Styles, Themes, and Master Pages....Pages 405-444 Website Navigation....Pages 445-480 Front Matter....Pages 481-481 ADO.NET Fundamentals....Pages 483-536 Data Binding....Pages 537-576 The Data Controls....Pages 577-615 Files and Streams....Pages 617-646 XML....Pages 647-688 Front Matter....Pages 689-689 Security Fundamentals....Pages 691-723 Front Matter....Pages 689-689 Membership....Pages 725-761 Profiles....Pages 763-785 Front Matter....Pages 787-787 Component-Based Programming....Pages 789-820 Caching....Pages 821-853 ASP.NET AJAX....Pages 855-889 Back Matter....Pages 891-954 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. Explaining how to work with the latest version of Microsoft's .NET framework, an updated manual offers thorough coverage of the new features and functions of ASP.NET 3.5 and how to work with the new C# 2008 language, discussing such areas as working with ASP.NET Web forms and controls to build Web pages and applications, Web site navigation and security, component-based programming, XML, ADO.NET fundamentals, and other essentials. Original. (Beginner/Intermediate) A handbook and manual to ASP.NET, Microsoft's platform for developing web applications. Using ASP.NET, you can create e-commerce shops, data-driven portal sites, and just about anything else you can find--Introd.