Synopses & Reviews
ASP.NET 2.0 is Microsoft's premier technology for creating dynamic web sites, and VB 2005 is one of its most popular languages. Rather than slowing down and maturing, development and innovation in this sector has continued at a rapid pace with web 2.0 technologies like Ajax and Atlas. These new technologies have found a natural home alongside ASP.NET 2.0 in the web developer's toolbox.
To celebrate these innovations comes the arrival of, i>Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in VB 2005, Special Edition, which features new chapters explaining how to use these important new technologies. On top of the book's already extensive coverage, you'll learn how to create Ajax and Atlas applications in ASP.NET 2.0, and you will explore deeper coverage of ASP.NET 2.0 performance tuning. The book also boasts an array of bonus material like a free eBook containing select ASP.NET 2.0 articles from ASPToday.com.
Synopsis
Welcome to Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in VB 2005, Special Edition. In this book, you?ll learn how ASP.NET 2.0 really works. You won?t be bored with a rehash of the Visual Basic 2005 language; instead, you?ll get the hard-won practical advice that you need to build sophisticated, scalable websites. New features are clearly identified, so if you?ve programmed with a previous version of ASP.NET, you?ll sail through the basics and get right to the most important changes and enhancements.
You?ll also dig into advanced topics that other ASP.NET books leave out, like custom control creation, image handling, and encryption. You?ll spend two complete chapters learning to make highly responsive pages with Ajax techniques and exploring Microsoft's next-generation Atlas platform. There's no better way to prepare for the future of the Web.
For this Special Edition of the book, we?ve also included a bonus CD containing a host of valuable extras to help you really get to grips with the technology: A carefully selected library of chapters from 8 other Apress Pro and Expert titles designed to complement this book and broaden your knowledge of ASP.NET 2.0, C# 2005, VB 2005, and SQL Server 2005. That's over 2,000 information-rich pages in eBook form. All fully supported with code samples on apress.com. An eBook copy of ASPToday.com on ASP.NET 2.0 containing 33 articles covering ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 from Apress ASPToday website. ASPToday specializes in publishing quality articles for ASP developers. This is the first time this material is being made available in eBook form. A full selection of our .NET 2.0 roadmaps that illustrate how Apress books can be linked together by you, the reader, to create your own custom-made learning curve to help you master the technology areas you need to know.
Synopsis
To celebrate recent innovations, and to demonstrate Apress commitment to the ASP.NET market, we are publishing a special edition of Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in VB 2005, with new chapters explaining how to use these important new technologies. On top of the book s already extensive coverage, readers will learn how to create Ajax and Atlas applications in ASP.NET 2.0. They will be treated to a deeper coverage of ASP.NET 2.0 Performance Tuning and will be given a slew of bonus material to truly make this special edition special. This includes a free eBook of the title s content and a bonus 150 page eBook of carefully selected ASP.NET 2.0 articles."