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Essential ASP.NET with Examples in Visual Basic .NET
By Fritz  Onion
Publisher	: Addison Wesley
Pub Date	: February 11, 2003
ISBN	: 0-201-76039-8
Pages	: 432

"This well-conceived and well-written book has extensive knowledge and priceless experience overflowing from its pages. It captures the true essence of ASP.NET and walks the reader to a high level of technical and architectural skill."-J. Fred Maples, Director of Software Engineering, NASDAQ.com

Essential ASP.NET with Examples in Visual Basic .NET is the Visual Basic programmer's definitive reference for ASP.NET through version 1.1. It provides experienced programmers with the information needed to fully understand the technology, and is a clear guide to using ASP.NET to build robust and well-architected Web applications.

This book begins with a discussion of the rationale behind the design of ASP.NET and an introduction to how it builds on top of the .NET framework. Subsequent chapters explore the host of new features in ASP.NET, including the server-side compilation model, code-behind classes, server-side controls, form validation, the data binding model, and custom control development. Throughout the book, working examples illustrate best practices for building Web-based applications in VB.NET.

Among the topics explored in depth are:

• ASP.NET architecture

• Web forms

• Configuration

• HTTP pipeline

• Diagnostics and error handling

• Validation

• Data binding

• Custom controls

• Caching

• State management

• Security

Essential ASP.NET with Examples in Visual Basic .NET provides readers with the know-how needed to build more powerful, better architected Web applications with ASP.NET.