Murach’s ASP.NET 4.5 Web Programming with VB 2012, 5th Edition

If you know the basics of Visual Basic, you’re ready to learn to develop server-side web applications with ASP.NET…and that’s where this book comes in:

• Section 1 presents a quick-start course on ASP.NET Web Forms, Visual Studio tools, and the role of HTML5/CSS3…a course that works both for beginners and for experienced web developers who are new to ASP.NET
• Section 2 gives you the skills you need for every ASP.NET application you develop…like how to use the server controls, validate user entries, manage state, use master pages and themes, provide site navigation, and use friendly URLs
• Section 3 presents the skills you need for developing database-driven web sites at a professional level…including how to use SQL data sources, object data sources, and ASP.NET data controls like the GridView, DetailsView, FormView, and ListView controls
• Section 4 covers skills that enhance your professionalism…like how to develop secure web pages, authorize and authenticate users, send email, control the use of the Back button, and deploy finished applications
• Section 5 takes you to the next level by showing you how to use ASP.NET Ajax, how to develop WCF and Web API services, and how ASP.NET MVC programming differs from Web Forms programming

To make it easier for you to master ASP.NET, you get complete web applications…including the web forms, the aspx code, and the VB code…that show you how each feature works in context. (You can download these for free from the Murach web site.) You get chapter exercises that let you practice your new skills. And you get Murach’s distinctive “paired-pages” format that developers like because it saves both training and reference time.

Table of Contents

Section 1: The essence of ASP.NET web programming
Chapter 1. An introduction to ASP.NET web programming
Chapter 2. How to develop a one-page web application
Chapter 3. How to use HTML5 and CSS3 with ASP.NET applications
Chapter 4. How to develop a multi-page web application
Chapter 5. How to test and debug ASP.NET applications

Section 2: ASP.NET essentials
Chapter 6. How to use the standard server controls
Chapter 7. How to use the validation controls
Chapter 8. How to work with state, cookies, and URL encoding
Chapter 9. How to use master pages
Chapter 10. How to use themes
Chapter 11. How to use site navigation and ASP.NET routing

Section 3: ASP.NET database programming
Chapter 12. An introduction to database programming
Chapter 13. How to use SQL data sources
Chapter 14. How to use the GridView control
Chapter 15. How to use the DetailsView and FormView controls
Chapter 16. How to use the ListView and DataPager controls
Chapter 17. How to use object data sources with ADO.NET

Section 4: Finishing an ASP.NET application
Chapter 18. How to secure a web site
Chapter 19. How to authenticate and authorize users
Chapter 20. How to use email, custom error pages, and back-button control
Chapter 21. How to configure and deploy ASP.NET 4.5 applications

Section 5: Going to the next level
Chapter 22. How to use ASP.NET Ajax
Chapter 23. How to develop WCF and Web API services
Chapter 24. An introduction to ASP.NET MVC

Resources:
Appendix A. How to install and use the software and downloadable files