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 I recommend 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 :))"
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Good Introduction or Reference:
As context, I programmed in classic ASP and had experience with Java and VB.NET prior to purchasing this book, but I had not really worked with ASP.NET. I found this book an easy read, very clear, and broken up nicely to that I can use it as a reference. The examples are especially helpful, as they contain just enough context for each concept, but are not so specific that I have trouble translating them to match my own needs.
Great Overview of how to develop professional ASP.NET 2.0 websites:
It is difficult to find one book that will tell you everything you need to know. I do believe this book makes an honorable attempt at showing you what you need to know to develop 2.0 websites. The book topics range from talking about how to use the new features within the ide to packaging and deploying your finished products. Get up to speed on master pages, validation, themes, membership and roles security, caching, etc. Although you won't necessarily become an overnight expert by reading this book it will... more info
Check newer book:
I bought this book before realizing that there was probably a newer edition "Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Special Edition" by the exact same authors released in Oct 2006 with 300 more pages. I haven't seen the new one, but I suspect it is this one in a newer release. Why this title hasn't been retired is a mystery, but I can't fault Amazon because it is still listed on the Wrox site as if it is a current book. An addendum: Even the one above now has a newer edition: Professional ASP.NET 3.5 : in C# and VB... more info
Provides a great Reference.:
Provides a great reference to almost all classes, excellent for the beginner. One suggestion would have been to create an entire application - step by step at the end of each chapter as an exercies .
