Beginning ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010

The most up-to-date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you’ll find on any shelf, Beginning ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010 guides you through Microsoft’s latest technology for building dynamic web sites. Learn how to build sophisticated web pages quickly and easily using the most powerful tools available.

Starting with the basics, this book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from your first steps right through to advanced techniques – such as making database queries from within a web page, tuning your website for optimal performance and deploying your website to production servers.

Within these pages, you’ll find tips for best practices and comprehensive discussions of key database and XML principles you need to know in order to be effective with ASP.NET. The book also fully explains the crucial coding techniques of object-orientation and code-behind on which your future as a successful ASP.NET developer relies.

What you’ll learn

• How to build well-structured ASP.NET 4 applications including how to incorporate data from databases, XML files, web services, and other services.
• A solid understanding of key ASP.NET concepts such as master pages, themes, state management, session state, and error handling, and of which techniques work best in which situations.
• How to improve the user experience of your pages through the use of ASP.NET AJAX.

Who this book is for

This book is ideal for anyone new to .NET development who wants to learn how ASP.NET works. No prior programming knowledge is assumed and all concepts are explained from first principals.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introducing .NET
Chapter 1. The .NET Framework
Chapter 2. The C# Language
Chapter 3. Types, Objects, and Namespaces

Part 2: Developing ASP.NET Applications
Chapter 4. Visual Studio
Chapter 5. Web Form Fundamentals
Chapter 6. Web Controls
Chapter 7. Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing
Chapter 8. State Management

Part 3: Building Better Web Forms
Chapter 9. Validation
Chapter 10. Rich Controls
Chapter 11. User Controls and Graphics
Chapter 12. Styles, Themes, and Master Pages
Chapter 13. Website Navigation

Part 4: Working with Data
Chapter 14. ADO.NET Fundamentals
Chapter 15. Data Binding
Chapter 16. The Data Controls
Chapter 17. Files and Streams
Chapter 18. XML

Part 5: Website Security
Chapter 19. Security Fundamentals
Chapter 20. Membership
Chapter 21. Profiles

Part 6: Advanced ASP.NET
Chapter 22. Advanced ASP.NET Components
Chapter 23. Caching
Chapter 24. LINQ and the Entity Framework
Chapter 25. ASP.NET AJAX
Chapter 26. Deploying ASP.NET Applications