ASP.NET 3.5 is the latest version of Microsoft’s revolutionary ASP.NET technology. It is the principal standard for creating dynamic web pages on the Windows platform. Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 raises the bar for high–quality, practical advice on learning and deploying Microsoft’s dynamic web solution.
Seasoned .NET professionals Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta explain how you can get the most from this groundbreaking new technology. They cover ASP.NET 3.5 as a whole, illustrating both the brand–new features and the functionality carried over from previous versions of ASP. This book will give you the knowledge you need to code real ASP.NET 3.5 applications in the best possible style.
The book will teach you ASP.NET 3.5 starting with core concepts to more advanced topics. You will learn
Core concepts of ASP.NET 3.5. Why it’s special. What it’s fundamental principals are. The basics of Visual Studio. How ASP.NET 3.5 controls are created, and how they fit into ASP.NET 3.5 pages, ultimately creating full applications
Data access details. The intricacies of ADO.NET and how to perform data binding to many sources from databases to file streams to XML. We include LINQ coverage so you’re on the bleeding edge
Security. Once considered the Achilles heel of all Windows web applications, security has vastly improved and is a cornerstone of ASP.NET 3.5. This section explains the various forms of available security, and how to best apply them
Taking things further using advanced user interface techniques. This includes user controls, customer server controls, client–side JavaScript, and GDI+.
Web services. In an increasingly connected world, working with web services grows in importance. This book will show you how to work with them.
ASP.NET AJAX, with an emphasis on comtemporary web development techniques
Development using Internet Information Services 7, Microsoft’s premier web hosting platform.
And much more.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Excellent: better than others
This was a breath of fresh air, and restored my hopes that some authors do care about training, really teaching, really conveying meaning -not just padding pages. This book gives excellent overviews of web development, of web-development with ASP.NET, and of Visual Studio. All topics thereafter are properly introduced, the big picture conveyed, before details explored. Code dumps are sparse and pertinent, not filler fluff. Writing style is of the highest quality: rich, correct, to the point, ... Read More
Rating: - Great book
This book is the best so far that I've read on ASP.NET. I will list the good points.
1. Explains the internal workings of ASP.NET and what goes on behind the scenes unlike other books who just teach you the syntax.
2. Explains the pros and cons of using different but related controls/classes so that we can make an intelligent choice.
3. Explains the properties of classes concisely and with simple examples.
4. Explains the history of Internet server, ... Read More
Rating: - Still A Great Book, Just Too Long
'Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008' by Matthew McDonald is an update to the earlier versions that covered ASP.NET in the .NET 2.0 flavor and earlier. With this updated revision you get 200+ pages of new material covering such new concepts as the incredibly hyped LINQ, ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight. The content here is VAST, with 33 chapters and 1500+ pages. The content is broken up in logical fashion from the basics of ASP.NET to data types and conditional loops to database access and everything you would ... Read More
Rating: - Great ASP.NET 3.5 Resource
This book is almost too thorough, and I highly recommend it if you are a serious programmer or software architect for ASP.NET web apps. I don't recommend many books since most provide superficial overviews with content can be gleaned free from Google or MSDN searches. You won't be disappointed in the sections on security, AJAX, JavaScript, and deployment. This book and Scott Guthrie are the only two sources that I trust for ASP.NET development.
Although it covers LINQ, I only use this technology ... Read More
Rating: - A must have Book
This book is an excellent resource for learning ASP.NET 3.5. It also serves as a great reference.
It is a comprehensive book that covers all of .NET 3.5, not just the new features in .NET 3.5, but all the features that have been there over the last several releases.
Mathew includes chapters on Linq, ASP.NET AJAX, and Silverlight. If you only want to learn about the new features in .NET 3.5, buy separate books on ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight. Mathew does a great job of putting Linq ... Read More
- Excellent: better than others
- Still A Great Book, Just Too Long
