Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in VB

by Matthew MacDonald

Overview

This book is the most comprehensive and up to date introduction to ASP.NET ever written. Focusing solely on Visual Basic, with no code samples duplicated in other languages, award winning author Matthew MacDonald introduces you to the very latest thinking and best practices for the ASP.NET 4.5 technology.

Assuming no prior coding experience, you'll be taught everything you need to know from the ground up.  Starting from first principals, you'll learn the skills you need to be an effective ASP.NET developer who is ready to progress to more sophisticated projects and professional work.

You'll be taught how to use object orientation and code-behind techniques to lay out your code clearly in a way other developers can easily understand. You'll learn how to query databases from within you web pages, spice up your layouts using ASP.NET AJAX and deploy your finished websites to production servers.  You'll also learn how to debug your code when things go wrong and the performance and scalability issues that can affect your web projects as they grow.

With this book you can take your first steps towards becoming a successful ASP.NET developer with confidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430243304
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	11/27/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	916
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Matthew MacDonald is an author,educator, and MCSD developer who has a passion for emerging technologies. He isthe author of more than a dozen books about .NET programming. In a dimly-remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introducing .NET

1. The .NET Framework

2. The C# Language

3. Types, Objects, and Namespace

Part 2: Developing ASP.NET Applications

4. Visual Studio

5. Web Form Fundamentals

6. Web Controls

7. Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing

8. State Management

Part 3: Building Better Web Forms

9. Validation

10.Rich Controls

11.User Controls and Graphics

12.Styles, Themes, and Master Pages

13.Website Navigation

Part 4: Working with Data

14.ADO.NET Fundamentals

15.Data Binding

16.The Data Controls

17.Files and Streams

18.XML

Part 5: Website Security

19.Security Fundamentals

20.Membership

21.Profiles

Part 6: Advanced ASP.NET

22.Advanced ASP.NET Components

23.Caching

24.LINQ and the Entity Framework

25.ASP.NET AJAX

26.Deploying ASP.NET Applications