This book is a good entry-level book, definitely comparable to ASP.NET Unleashed back then. This book mainly introduces the .NET platform and ASP.NET; the basics of HTML programming; comparing ASP and ASP.NET; events in ASP.NET; comparing HTML controls and ASP controls; basic ASP control APIs; code-behind forms; using Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment; Tracing, Debugging, and Error Handling; Validation Controls in ASP.NET; Fundamentals of Data Binding Technology; List Controls and DataGrid Controls; ADO.NET Guide; Calling Stored Procedures; Updating Database Records; Repeater and DataList Controls; customizing ASP.NET controls; Web services overview; creating and consuming a Web service example for a stock ticker; explaining ASP.NET caching techniques; security options in ASP.NET for authentication, authorization, and impersonation; ASP.NET Configuration and deployment options in .NET; an appendix to a quick guide to database design.
This book provides a comprehensive explanation of ASP.NET 2.0 technology and Visual Studio 2005, and excellently covers the important features of ASP.NET that readers will use in actual programming. It is very suitable for junior and intermediate readers.
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