Fast ASP.NET Websites

Summary

Fast ASP.NET Websites delivers just what it promises—practical, hands-on guidance to create faster, more efficient ASP.NET sites and applications. This book offers step-by-step .NET-specific examples showing you how to apply classic page optimization tips, ASP.NET-specific techniques, and ways to leverage new HTML5 features.

About the Technology

There’s a real cost to inefficient HTTP requests, overloaded data streams and bulky scripts. Server throughput is a precious commodity and seconds—even tiny fractions of a second—can seem like an eternity while a visitor waits for your site to load. As an ASP.NET developer, there are dozens of techniques you can apply immediately to make your sites and applications faster. You’ll find them here.

About this Book

Fast ASP.NET Websites delivers just what it promises—practical, hands-on guidance to create faster, more efficient ASP.NET sites and applications. This book offers step-by-step .NET-specific examples showing you how to apply classic page optimization tips, ASP.NET-specific techniques, and ways to leverage new HTML5 features.

Readers should be familiar with basic HTML, CSS, and ASP.NET concepts.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Defining performance
Chapter 1 High-speed websites
Chapter 2 First steps toward a faster website

Part 2 General performance best practices
Chapter 3 Compression
Chapter 4 Caching: The sell-by date
Chapter 5 Minifying and bundling static files
Chapter 6 HTML optimization tips
Chapter 7 Image optimization
Chapter 8 ETags
Chapter 9 Content Delivery Networks

Part 3 ASP.NET– specific techniques
Chapter 10 Tweaking ASP.NET MVC performance
Chapter 11 Tweaking ASP.NET Web Forms performance
Chapter 12 Data caching