Mastering ASP.NET with VB.NET

by A. Russell Jones

Paperback: 960 pages
Publisher: Sybex
ISBN: 0782128750; Bk&Cd-Rom edition (February 18, 2002)

This comprehensive guide takes experienced VB.NET programmers through all the steps of developing sophisticated interactive web applications with VB.NET's code-behind classes. It includes in-depth coverage of the new ASP.NET Framework and devotes special attention to XML integration and the creation of Web Services. The book also explores ASP.NET configuration and caching, as well as a variety of file-handling techniques. The companion CD-ROM contains all the sample code and applications from the book, plus a searchable electronic edition of the book. Author Russell Jones is the best-selling author of Mastering Active Server Pages 3 and a writer/editor for the leading developer website, DevX.com.

From the Back Cover: Take Web Application Programming to a Whole New Level

Microsoft's .NET Framework means enormous changes for Web programming. Using Visual Studio's ASP.NET and VB.NET, and a host of established and up-and-coming Internet technologies, you can build cleaner, more powerful Web applications, and you can do it more quickly than ever before. Mastering ASP.NET with VB.NET is packed with the vital information you need to get started and build the skills to develop the new generation of dynamic, easy-to-maintain web sites.

Coverage in Mastering ASP.NET with VB.NET includes:
• Using HTML and CSS effectively
• Creating code-behind classes
• Making effective use of intrinsic objects
• Handling files
• Sending email
• Writing a Windows service
• Communicating with other
• Web Forms
• Communicating with databases
• Using XML namespace objects
• Performing transforms with XSLT and XHTML
• Creating user controls
• Creating custom controls
• Writing dynamic client-side code
• Using DHTML appropriately
• Creating Web Services
• Writing applications that use Web Services

Featured on the CD: The enclosed CD contains all of the sample code referred to in the book, ready for you to use as you complete each chapter's projects. You also get a fully searchable electronic edition of the book.

About the Author: A. Russell Jones, Ph.D., is the senior Web development editor for DevX.com. He's a former reptile keeper and professional musician who now composes computer applications and writes and edits technical articles and books. He is the author of Mastering Active Server Pages 3 and Visual Basic Developer's Guide to ASP and IIS, from Sybex.

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