In this book, three world-class ASP.NET experts present a start-to-finish, developer-focused preview of Microsoft's latest Web development breakthrough: ASP.NET 2.0.
The first book to fully reflect the new ASP.NET 2.0 Beta, ASP.NET v. 2.0—The Beta Version identifies powerful new best practices for ASP.NET development. It will give you a jumpstart in creating new applications, optimizing their performance, extending them to mobile environments, improving their accessibility, and simplifying their deployment and management.
Drawing on their unsurpassed experience and unfettered access to Microsoft's ASP.NET development team, the authors cover every significant platform enhancement. Using realistic code examples, they illuminate improvements in data access, user-interface development, portals, personalization, security, and many other areas.
Coverage includes:
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Using ASP.NET 2.0's new Visual Web Developer and administration tools
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Simplifying database integration with "code-free" data binding and new data source controls
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Using Master Pages to improve control over application look-and-feel
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Strengthening security with membership providers, security server controls, cookieless forms authentication, and the new Role Manager
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Simplifying personalization with ASP.NET 2.0 Themes
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Building fast, flexible portals with newly improved Web Parts and the new Portal Framework
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Delivering more effective mobile device support—with less complexity
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Previewing new controls—including FormView, CreateUserControl, and other innovations absent from earlier ASP.NET 2.0 Technology Previews
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Leveraging major improvements to existing controls
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Improving accessibility for disabled site visitors and application users
Currently assessing ASP.NET 2.0? Piloting it? Already building production applications with it? Wherever you stand, wherever you're headed with ASP.NET 2.0, this book will get you there.