Ebook: Professional ASP.NET 2.0

All new, for ASP.NET 2.0, this bestselling book provides experienced developers with real-world examples of the powerful new time-saving, code-saving features in this new version. Seasoned author and International .NET Association founder Bill Evjen along with Scott Hanselman help developers make a smooth transition to this new version of ASP.NET with their clear explanations of even the most dramatic changes. Helpful examples in both VB and C# clearly show how to build ASP.NET 2.0 applications. Some of the key chapters and topics you'll find in this book include: * 4 chapters on server controls, including an entire chapter dedicated to the controls that are new to ASP.NET 2.0 * A chapter each on the new Master Pages and Themes/Skins features in ASP.NET 2.0 * 2 chapters on data presentation * Data Management with ADO.NET discussing some of the radical ASP.NET 2.0 changes incorporated in ADO.NET * Personalization, Membership, and Role Management * A complete chapter on Portal Frameworks and the popular new Web Parts functionality of ASP.NET 2.0 * Security beyond the built in membership and role management features * Caching including the new SQL cache invalidation feature in ASP.NET 2.0 * Proper debugging and error handling techniques for your applications * Building your own server controls and HttpHandlers * Business Objects, Mobile Development, XML Web Services * Configuring, Administering, managing, packaging, and deploying ASP.NET 2.0 Applications According to Brian Goldfarb, Microsoft Product Manager - Web Platform and Tools Division, this book "... is a solid one, Professional ASP.NET 2.0 and Irecommend to anyone who is serious about working with VS 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 - Bill Evjen, Scott Hanselman, Farhan Muhammad, Devin Rader, Srinivasa Sivakumar all did a fantastic job putting together a great read with easy to understand examples and high-quality guidance. This is a must-have for every ASP.NET developers bookshelf (I already have 2 on mine :))""