2. Is It Really
This Easy?
In the previous chapter, you saw how ASP.NET 2.0
contains a raft of new features that reduce the code you need to
write and save you time and effort when building dynamic and
interactive Web pages and applications. To further
illustrate
this,
and so that you get a better feel for the way all these features
combine to provide the overall ASP.NET 2.0 development experience,
this chapter
presents
a scenario-based demonstration focused on a
day in the life of a developer who is in the process of fulfilling
the requirements of a fictional customer.
Although this may seem a contrived approach, it
actually
follows
the general process of evolving your applications
to meet the needs of the users. More than that, it shows you how
all the various features in ASP.NET 2.0 fit together and interact
to give you improved productivity and a simpler development
process. Along the way, you will see the process steps required
for:
-
Using a data source control and
GridView
to display
data
-
Enabling sorting and paging for the rows
-
Providing a row editing feature
-
Adding filtering to select specific sets of rows
-
Displaying single rows in a form for editing
-
Working with data exposed through a business object
-
Caching the data to reduce database access
-
Using a master page to give a consistent look and feel
-
Adding a menu and other navigation features
By the end of this chapter, you will have a good
understanding of the main features in ASP.NET 2.0 that make your
life as a developer much easier.
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