Programming ASP.NET 3rd Edition

About this book

OReilly has once again updated its bestselling tutorial on ASP.NET the worlds leading web development tool from Microsoft. In Programming ASP.NET Third Edition authors Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz give you the lowdown on the technologys latest version ASP.NET 2.0 as well as Visual Studio 2005. Among the most significant improvements to ASP.NET 2.0 are new server controls and services that make you dramatically more productive. In fact when compared to its predecessor ASP.NET 2.0 reduces the amount of code you have to write by about 75%. Creating interactive web applications has never been easier-but that still doesnt mean its hassle-free! The difficulty in ASP.NET 2.0 is that its so complete and flexible that there are many pieces that must be woven together to build a robust scalable and efficient application. Fortunately Programming ASP.NET Third Edition is on the case dispensing all the information you need to be effective with this dynamic tool. For starters the book features a comprehensive tutorial on Web Forms the user interface that gives web applications their look and feel. It then offers detailed explanations of all new controls including web server controls HTML controls and custom controls. Used properly these controls are able to take care of nearly all the foundation work-security data access layout etc.-that you would normally have to write yourself. Free of these burdensome tasks you can instead focus on your specific application. Other new material found in this updated edition even shows you how to create ASP.NET 2.0 pages for mobile devices. With Programming ASP.NET Third Edition at your side theres virtually no end to the programming possibilities.