Beginning ASP.NET 3.5

This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to build rich andinteractive Microsoft ASP. NET web sites. With the knowledge yougain from this book, you create a great foundation to build anytype of web site, ranging from simple hobby-related web sites tosites you may be creating for commercial purposes. Using thisbook's step-by-step format you'll learn to:
* Obtain, install, and customize Visual Web Developer (VWD)2008
* create a new web site and how to add new pages to it.
* use the numerous tools in VWD to create HTML and ASP. NETpages
* use the VWD tools and CSS, the language that is used toformat web pages
* What ASP. NET server controls are, what they are used for, andhow to use them
* program web pages Visual Basic or C#
* create consistent-looking pages through the use of masterpages, skins, and themes
* build the navigation structure of your site
* create and use User Controls and enhance them to repeat contentlike menus and banners
* accept, validate, and process user input and send e-mail fromyour ASP. NET web application
* create good looking, flicker free web page interaction withASP. NET Ajax
* the basics of SQL, the language used access and alter data in adatabase
* use the database tools found in Visual Web Developer
* use the ASP. NET data controls to create an interface for yourusers to interact with your application's data
* use LINQ to SQL to access SQL Server databases without writinga lot of manual code
* change the visual appearance of your data through the use ofcontrol styles
* interact with the data-bound controls and speed up yourapplication
* use the security ASP. NET features to create user accounts, distinguish between anonymous and logged on users, and manage theusers in your system
* create personalized web pages with content targeted atindividual users
* find and fix problems with VWD debugging tools
* deploy and run your final web site