In short, ASP.NET 2.0 is an amazing release. ASP.NET version 1.0 was released in 2000 and is considered by many to be a revolutionary step in web application development. I believe ASP.NET 2.0 is more exciting and revolutionary. ASP.NET 2.0 builds on the already released ASP.NET 1.0, but it focuses primarily on developer productivity. ASP.NET 2.0 introduces a large number of new technologies within the ASP.NET framework. After reading this book, readers will know what the ASP.NET development team has been busy with in the past few years. The number of classes in ASP.NET has more than doubled, and this version also includes more than 50 new
server controls. This book introduces these new technologies and provides examples of them in addition to discussing these new topics.
This book comprehensively introduces various programming skills of ASP.NET and the huge changes in version 2.0, and elaborates on each new feature in version 2.0. The book provides a large number of examples to help readers quickly master how to develop powerful ASP.NET applications under the .NET platform. This book is suitable for junior programmers with some basic knowledge of ASP.NET and programming veterans who are ready to migrate to ASP.NET 2.0.
