Ebook: Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in C#

This book is the most comprehensive and up to date introduction to ASP.NET ever written. Focussing solely on C#, with no code samples duplicated in other languages, award winning author Matthew MacDonald introduces you to the very latest thinking and best practices for the ASP.NET 4.5 technology. Assuming no prior coding experience, youll be taught everything you need to know from the ground up. Starting from first principals, youll learn the skills you need to be an effective ASP.NET developer who is ready to progress to more sophisticated projects and professional work. Youll be taught how to use object orientation and code-behind techniques to lay out your code clearly in a way other developers can easily understand. Youll learn how to query databases from within you web pages, spice up your layouts using ASP.NET AJAX and deploy your finished websites to production servers. Youll also learn how to debug your code when things go wrong and the performance and scalability issues that can affect your web projects as they grow. With you book you can take your first step towards becoming a successful ASP.NET developer with confidence. What you’ll learn Learn everything you need to know to build ASP.NET 4.5 applications with confidence. Dive into the deepest, broadest, introductory ASP.NET coverage available. Be guided by an award winning author who will steadily progress your knowledge from first principles to advanced techniques over the course of the book.

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This book is the most comprehensive and up to date introduction to ASP.NET ever written. Focussing solely on C#, with no code samples duplicated in other languages, award winning author Matthew MacDonald introduces you to the very latest thinking and best practices for the ASP.NET 4.5 technology.Assuming no prior coding experience, you'll be taught everything you need to know from the ground up.  Starting from first principals, you'll learn the skills you need to be an effective ASP.NET developer who is ready to progress to more sophisticated projects and professional work. You'll be taught how to use object orientation and code-behind techniques to lay out your code clearly in a way other developers can easily understand. You'll learn how to query databases from within you web pages, spice up your layouts using ASP.NET AJAX and deploy your finished websites to production servers.  You'll also learn how to debug your code when things go wrong and the performance and scalability issues that can affect your web projects as they grow. With you book you can take your first step towards becoming a successful ASP.NET developer with confidence. What you’ll learn Learn everything you need to know to build ASP.NET 4.5 applications with confidence. Dive into the deepest, broadest, introductory ASP.NET coverage available. Be guided by an award winning author who will steadily progress your knowledge from first principles to advanced techniques over the course of the book. Who this book is for This book is ideal for anyone new to .NET development who wants to learn how ASP.NET 4.5 works. No prior programming knowledge is assumed and all concepts are explained from first principals. Table of Contents1. The .NET Framework 2. The C# Language 3. Types, Objects, and Namespaces 4. Visual Studio5. Web Form Fundamentals 6. Web Controls 7. Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing 8. State Management 9. Validation 10.Rich Controls 11.User Controls and Graphics 12.Styles, Themes, and Master Pages 13.Website Navigation 14.ADO.NET Fundamentals 15.Data Binding 16.The Data Controls17.Files and Streams 18.XML 19.Security Fundamentals 20.Membership 21.Profiles 22.Advanced ASP.NET Components 23.Caching 24.LINQ and the Entity Framework 25.ASP.NET AJAX 26.Deploying ASP.NET Applications