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With this book and Web Matrix, you’ll be developing your own powerful ASP.NET websites in no time. We’ll start at the beginning, learning how to create graphical web pages in Web Matrix. Then we’ll use Visual Basic .NET and databases to add the dynamic features usually seen in expensive commercial websites. We’ll finish by looking at some of the expert ASP.NET features—writing our own controls and web services. Even if you’ve never programmed before, this book will take you right into the world of professional web development. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is, and how much you can do. With this book you will be able to
Who is this book for? Users of any edition of Microsoft Windows XP or 2000. Ideal for beginners—no HTML knowledge is required. About the Authors David Sussman has spent the majority of his professional life as a developer, using both Unix-based and Microsoft-based products. After writing his first two books while in full time employment, he realized that being an author sounded more glamorous than being a programmer. The reality is somewhat different. He now spends most of his time writing books for Wrox Press, speaking at conferences, and playing with most beta products that Microsoft ships. Kames Greenwood is a technical architect based in West Yorkshire, England. He spends his days and nights designing and implementing .NET solutions from Government knowledge-management systems to mobile integration platforms, all the while waxing lyrical on the latest Microsoft technologies. Alex Homer is a software developer and technical author working in the idyllic rural surroundings of the Derbyshire Dales in England. He came to computing late in life. He has obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, and develops ASP components for Stonebroom Software. Colt Kwong is a Microsoft .NET MVP, software developer, technical writer, and addict of all things about .NET. He’s one of the top posters and a moderator on the Microsoft official ASP.NET forums. He spends a great deal of his free time providing help to budding ASP.NET developers. He is a guest speaker for Microsoft Hong Kong TechEd, and a freelancer for Microsoft Hong Kong. He’s in the Winner’s Circle for Microsoft’s Asia Student .NET Online Challenge, earning perfect scores in advanced, intermediate, and basic levels of .NET, ASP.NET, XML web services, XML, Visual Basic .NET, Visual Studio .NET, and HailStorm. John West is Principal Consultant at Intellinet, based out of Atlanta, Georgia. He specializes in leading Microsoft .NET application development efforts. Intellinet provides infrastructure and business intelligence solutions. Intellinet’s Intelligent Enterprise integration solution helps clients to benefit from systems that meet current needs and can scale to future demands. Often, .NET applications become the glue to integrate the Intelligent Enterprise, which consists of networking, security, messaging, collaboration, custom applications, data, and mobility solutions. |
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