ASP.NET 2.0: A Developer's Notebook

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 348 pages
• Published by: O'Reilly Media, Inc. June 7, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0596008120
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0596008123
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
When ASP.NET hit the street a couple of years ago, it was a real eye-opener. Microsoft's tool for creating dynamic, server side web applications introduced Web Forms, a feature with the same rapid drag and drop convenience enjoyed by Visual Basic developers, along with a method for creating XML-based web services. ASP.NET was more than an upgrade of Active Server Pages it was a quantum leap ahead. Now Microsoft has a new version of ASP.NET as part of its upcoming next generation release of the Visual Studio .NET development platform. ASP.NET 2.0 is already available in beta release, and web developers are anxious to get a good look at it. That's exactly what our new Developer's Notebook allows you to do. More than just an introduction to ASP.NET 2.0, this practical guide acquaints you with all of the new features through nearly 50 hands-on projects. Each one places emphasis on changes in the new release that can increase productivity, simplify programming tasks, and help you add functionality to your applications. For example, ASP.NET 2.0 includes master pages, themes, and skins so you can build applications with a consistent page layout and design. Other changes allow for the automatic creation of web pages for use on mobile devices, while wizards and controls allow you to perform frequent tasks (like data access) without having to write a single line of code. ASP.NET 2.0: A Developer's Notebook also includes suggestions for further experimentation, links to on-line documentation, and practical notes and warnings from the author regarding changes to the new version. The new Developer's Notebooks series from O'Reilly offers an in-depth first look at important new tools for software developers. Emphasizing example over explanation and practice over theory, they focus on learning by doing you'll get the goods straight from the masters, in an informal and code-intensive style. If you want to get up to speed on ASP.NET 2.0 before its official release, this all lab, no lecture book will get you there.

About The Author
Wei-Meng Lee (Microsoft .NET MVP) is a technologist and co-founder of Active Developer, a technology company specializing in hands-on training on the latest technologies. He is an established developer and trainer specializing in .NET and wireless technologies. Wei-Meng speaks regularly at international conferences and has authored and co-authored numerous books on .NET, XML and wireless technologies, including .Net Mobile Web Developer's Guide, C#.Net Web Developer's Guide with CDROM, VB.NET Developer's Guide with CDROM, and Webmaster's Guide to the Wireless Internet (Syngress). He writes extensively for the O'Reilly Network on topics ranging from .NET to Mac OS X. He is also the author of Windows XP Unwired (O'Reilly & Associates) and is currently working on Programming the .NET Compact Framework, also from O'Reilly.

Reader Reviews
ASP.NET 2.0: A Developer's Notebook for any programmer that wants to jump right in and discover what v2.0 has to offer. For anyone that is looking for an ASP.NET 2.0 reference book, this isn't what you are looking for. If you want a guide that will give you and overview of all the neat new features of what MSFT's newest set of toys gives you, this is a great guide. The Author breaks the book into the major new parts of what ASP.NET brings to the table, highlighting the following topics: - Improved posting to self pages and other pages - Improved validation routines in 2.0 - Creating image maps with ADO.NET - Creating master pages for a web site (very cool) - Using TreeView controls on your page - Adding drop-down menus to your site - Using Web Parts to separate content on your pages - Learning how GridView replaces DataGrid for viewing data - Improved data caching with 2.0 - XML communication all throughout ASP.NET (how-to) - Improved security in 2.0 These are just the major points that I have gotten out of this book, and it's quite a bit. Again, if you are looking at this book as a reference, this isn't what you are looking for. There are examples of all these topics, but the Author expects that you have some ASP and/or ASP.NET experience if you are using this book. This book is meant to be a "notebook" where it quickly gets to the heart of the matter, instead of dragging on and on and that's exactly what the user does. For existing ASP.NET developers or any web developer who wants to learn why .NET is the present and future of web development, this is a great guide to learning all the new tricks that the wizards at Microsoft have come up with. I recommend this book to all web developers and I think you will find it extremely useful in your web careers. ***** RECOMMENDED