Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in VB 2005

It’s not hard to get developers interested in ASP.NET. Without exaggeration, ASP.NET is the most complete platform for web development that’s ever been put together. It far outclasses its predecessor, ASP, which was designed as a quick-and-dirty set of tools for inserting dynamic content into ordinary web pages. By contrast, ASP.NET is a full-blown platform for developing comprehensive, blisteringly fast web applications. In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to master ASP.NET 2.0. If you’ve programmed with a previous version of ASP.NET, you’ll sail through the basics and quickly begin learning about the exciting new features in version 2.0. If you’ve never programmed with ASP.NET, you’ll find that this book provides a well-paced tour that leads you through all the fundamentals and gives you a ba- stage pass so you can see how the ASP.NET internals really work. ASP.NET from 1.0 to 2.0 As you no doubt already know, ASP.NET is Microsoft’s next-generation technology for creating server-side web applications. It’s built on the Microsoft .NET Framework, which is a cluster of closely related new technologies that revolutionize everything from database access to distributed appli- tions. ASP.NET is one of the most important components of the .NET Framework—it’s the part that enables you to develop high-performance web applications and web services.