Professional ASP.NET 3.5
In C# and VB
1st Edition
Published on 29. February 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
1704 pages
978-0-470-18757-9 (ISBN)
Description
Professional ASP.NET 3.5 In C# and VB
ASP.NET 3.5 brings the power of Visual Studio 2008 along with the multitude of language improvements in C# 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 as well as powerful new technology called LINQ, together with the ASP.NET 2.0 Framework you already know and love. Combine all this with the release of IIS 7.0 and its new managed code request processing pipeline, and you have a truly revolutionary leap forward in web application development.
ASP.NET 3.5 also brings with it new server controls, like the ListView and theincredibly flexible GridView. It also includes new advancements in AJAX technologycombined with the new JavaScript debugging features in Visual Studio 2008. Greatly expanded from the original best-selling Professional ASP.NET 2.0, this new edition adds hundreds of pages and dozens of code samples so you'll be prepared to put these new technologies into action.
What you will learn from this book
*
The concepts underlying the server control and its pivotal role in ASP.NET development
*
How to create templated ASP.NET pages using the master page feature
*
How to work with data from enterprise databases including SQL Server
*
Ways to debug, package and deploy ASP.NET applications, monitor their health and performance, and handle errors
*
How to retrieve, update, and delete data quickly and logically using LINQ with side-by-side examples comparing LINQ to existing techniques
*
How to localize your web site in multiple languages for a world-wide audience
*
How to add AJAX capabilities to your ASP.NET applications
*
How to integrate Silverlight interactivity into existing ASP.NET applications
*
An understanding of how to use and extend the Provider Model for accessing data stores, processes, and more
*
What freeware tools you need in Scott Hanselman's ASP.NET Ultimate Developer Tools appendix.
Who this book is for
This book is for programmers and developers who are looking to make the transition to ASP.NET 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 and either C# 3.0 (2008) or Visual Basic 9 (2008).
Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.
ASP.NET 3.5 brings the power of Visual Studio 2008 along with the multitude of language improvements in C# 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 as well as powerful new technology called LINQ, together with the ASP.NET 2.0 Framework you already know and love. Combine all this with the release of IIS 7.0 and its new managed code request processing pipeline, and you have a truly revolutionary leap forward in web application development.
ASP.NET 3.5 also brings with it new server controls, like the ListView and theincredibly flexible GridView. It also includes new advancements in AJAX technologycombined with the new JavaScript debugging features in Visual Studio 2008. Greatly expanded from the original best-selling Professional ASP.NET 2.0, this new edition adds hundreds of pages and dozens of code samples so you'll be prepared to put these new technologies into action.
What you will learn from this book
*
The concepts underlying the server control and its pivotal role in ASP.NET development
*
How to create templated ASP.NET pages using the master page feature
*
How to work with data from enterprise databases including SQL Server
*
Ways to debug, package and deploy ASP.NET applications, monitor their health and performance, and handle errors
*
How to retrieve, update, and delete data quickly and logically using LINQ with side-by-side examples comparing LINQ to existing techniques
*
How to localize your web site in multiple languages for a world-wide audience
*
How to add AJAX capabilities to your ASP.NET applications
*
How to integrate Silverlight interactivity into existing ASP.NET applications
*
An understanding of how to use and extend the Provider Model for accessing data stores, processes, and more
*
What freeware tools you need in Scott Hanselman's ASP.NET Ultimate Developer Tools appendix.
Who this book is for
This book is for programmers and developers who are looking to make the transition to ASP.NET 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 and either C# 3.0 (2008) or Visual Basic 9 (2008).
Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.
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Persons
Bill Evjen is an active proponent of.NET technologies and community-based learning initiatives for.NET. He has been actively involved with.NET since the first bits were released in 2000. In the same year, Bill founded the St. Louis.NET User Group (www.stlnet.org), one of the world's first such groups. Bill is also the founder and former executive director of the International.NET Association (www.ineta.org), which represents more than 500,000 members worldwide.
Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Bill is an acclaimed author and speaker on ASP.NET and XML Web Services. He has authored or co-authored more than fifteen books including Professional C# 2008, Professional VB 2008, ASP.NET Professional Secrets, XML Web Services for ASP.NET, and Web Services Enhancements: Understanding the WSE for Enterprise Applications (all published by Wiley Publishing, Inc.). In addition to writing, Bill is a speaker at numerous conferences, including DevConnections, VSLive, and TechEd. Along with these items, Bill works closely with Microsoft as a Microsoft Regional Director and an MVP.
Bill is the Technical Architect for Lipper (www.lipperweb.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, the international news and financial services company. He graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham,Washington, with a Russian language degree. When he isn't tinkering on the computer, he can usually be found at his summer house in Toivakka, Finland. You can reach Bill at evjen@yahoo.com.
Scott Hanselman works for Microsoft as a Senior Program Manager in the Developer Division, aiming to spread the good word about developing software, most often on the Microsoft stack. Before this he worked in eFinance for 6+ years and before that he was a Principal Consultant a Microsoft Partner for nearly 7 years. He was also involved in a few things like the MVP and RD programs and will speak about computers (and other passions) whenever someone will listen to him. He blogs at http://www.hanselman.com and podcasts at http://www.hanselminutes.com and contributes to http://www.asp.net, http://www.windowsclient.net, and http://www.silverlight.net.
Devin Rader is a Product Manager on the Infragistics Web Client team, responsible for leading the creation of Infragistics ASP.NET and Silverlight products. Devin is also an active proponent and member of the.NET developer community, being a co-founder of the St. Louis.NET User Group, an active member of the New Jersey.NET User Group, a former board member of the International.NET Association (INETA), and a regular speaker at user groups. He is also a contributing author on the Wrox title Silverlight 1.0 and a technical editor for several other Wrox publications and has written columns for ASP.NET Pro magazine, as well as.NET technology articles for MSDN Online. You can find more of Devin's musings at www.geekswithblogs.com/devin.
Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Bill is an acclaimed author and speaker on ASP.NET and XML Web Services. He has authored or co-authored more than fifteen books including Professional C# 2008, Professional VB 2008, ASP.NET Professional Secrets, XML Web Services for ASP.NET, and Web Services Enhancements: Understanding the WSE for Enterprise Applications (all published by Wiley Publishing, Inc.). In addition to writing, Bill is a speaker at numerous conferences, including DevConnections, VSLive, and TechEd. Along with these items, Bill works closely with Microsoft as a Microsoft Regional Director and an MVP.
Bill is the Technical Architect for Lipper (www.lipperweb.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, the international news and financial services company. He graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham,Washington, with a Russian language degree. When he isn't tinkering on the computer, he can usually be found at his summer house in Toivakka, Finland. You can reach Bill at evjen@yahoo.com.
Scott Hanselman works for Microsoft as a Senior Program Manager in the Developer Division, aiming to spread the good word about developing software, most often on the Microsoft stack. Before this he worked in eFinance for 6+ years and before that he was a Principal Consultant a Microsoft Partner for nearly 7 years. He was also involved in a few things like the MVP and RD programs and will speak about computers (and other passions) whenever someone will listen to him. He blogs at http://www.hanselman.com and podcasts at http://www.hanselminutes.com and contributes to http://www.asp.net, http://www.windowsclient.net, and http://www.silverlight.net.
Devin Rader is a Product Manager on the Infragistics Web Client team, responsible for leading the creation of Infragistics ASP.NET and Silverlight products. Devin is also an active proponent and member of the.NET developer community, being a co-founder of the St. Louis.NET User Group, an active member of the New Jersey.NET User Group, a former board member of the International.NET Association (INETA), and a regular speaker at user groups. He is also a contributing author on the Wrox title Silverlight 1.0 and a technical editor for several other Wrox publications and has written columns for ASP.NET Pro magazine, as well as.NET technology articles for MSDN Online. You can find more of Devin's musings at www.geekswithblogs.com/devin.
Content
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Application and Page Frameworks.
Chapter 2: ASP.NET Server Controls and Client-Side Scripts.
Chapter 3: ASP.NET Web Server Controls.
Chapter 4: Validation Server Controls.
Chapter 5: Working with Master Pages.
Chapter 6: Themes and Skins.
Chapter 7: Data Binding in ASP.NET 3.5.
Chapter 8: Data Management with ADO.NET.
Chapter 9: Querying with LINQ.
Chapter 10: Working with XML and LINQ to XML.
Chapter 11: IIS7.
Chapter 12: Introduction to the Provider Model.
Chapter 13: Extending the Provider Model.
Chapter 14: Site Navigation.
Chapter 15: Personalization.
Chapter 16: Membership and Role Management.
Chapter 17: Portal Frameworks and Web Parts.
Chapter 18: HTML and CSS Design with ASP.NET.
Chapter 19: ASP.NET AJAX.
Chapter 20: ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit.
Chapter 21: Security.
Chapter 22: State Management.
Chapter 23: Caching.
Chapter 24: Debugging and Error Handling.
Chapter 25: File I/O and Streams.
Chapter 26: User and Server Controls.
Chapter 27: Modules and Handlers.
Chapter 28: Using Business Objects.
Chapter 29: Building and Consuming Services.
Chapter 30: Localization.
Chapter 31: Configuration.
Chapter 32: Instrumentation.
Chapter 33: Administration and Management.
Chapter 34: Packaging and Deploying ASP.NET Applications.
Appendix A: Migrating Older ASP.NET Projects.
Appendix B: ASP.NET Ultimate Tools.
Appendix C: Silverlight.
Appendix D: ASP.NET Online Resources.
Index.
Chapter 1: Application and Page Frameworks.
Chapter 2: ASP.NET Server Controls and Client-Side Scripts.
Chapter 3: ASP.NET Web Server Controls.
Chapter 4: Validation Server Controls.
Chapter 5: Working with Master Pages.
Chapter 6: Themes and Skins.
Chapter 7: Data Binding in ASP.NET 3.5.
Chapter 8: Data Management with ADO.NET.
Chapter 9: Querying with LINQ.
Chapter 10: Working with XML and LINQ to XML.
Chapter 11: IIS7.
Chapter 12: Introduction to the Provider Model.
Chapter 13: Extending the Provider Model.
Chapter 14: Site Navigation.
Chapter 15: Personalization.
Chapter 16: Membership and Role Management.
Chapter 17: Portal Frameworks and Web Parts.
Chapter 18: HTML and CSS Design with ASP.NET.
Chapter 19: ASP.NET AJAX.
Chapter 20: ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit.
Chapter 21: Security.
Chapter 22: State Management.
Chapter 23: Caching.
Chapter 24: Debugging and Error Handling.
Chapter 25: File I/O and Streams.
Chapter 26: User and Server Controls.
Chapter 27: Modules and Handlers.
Chapter 28: Using Business Objects.
Chapter 29: Building and Consuming Services.
Chapter 30: Localization.
Chapter 31: Configuration.
Chapter 32: Instrumentation.
Chapter 33: Administration and Management.
Chapter 34: Packaging and Deploying ASP.NET Applications.
Appendix A: Migrating Older ASP.NET Projects.
Appendix B: ASP.NET Ultimate Tools.
Appendix C: Silverlight.
Appendix D: ASP.NET Online Resources.
Index.