Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008: Includes Silverlight 2

ASP.NET 3.5 is the latest version of Microsofts revolutionary ASP.NET technology. It is the principal standard for creating dynamic web pages on the Windows platform. Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in VB 2008: Includes Silverlight 2 raises the bar for highquality, practical advice on learning and deploying Microsofts dynamic web solution. Updated with everything you need to integrate Silverlight 2.0, SQL Server 2008, and the ADO.NET Entity Framework into your ASP.NET applications, this book teaches you all about Silverlights exciting new features so that your ASP projects can be rich in visual flair and compelling to the user. Youll learn how to use the new levels of abstraction in the Entity Framework to design elegant, powerful application architectures. Seasoned .NET professionals Matthew MacDonald, Mario Szpuszta, and Vidya Vrat Agarwal explain how you can get the most from these groundbreaking new technologies. They cover ASP.NET 3.5 as a whole, illustrating both the brandnew features and the functionality carried over from previous versions of ASP. This book will give you the knowledge you need to code real ASP.NET 3.5 applications in the best possible style. The book will teach you ASP.NET 3.5 starting with core concepts to more advanced topics. You will learn Core concepts of ASP.NET 3.5. Why its special. What its fundamental principles are. The basics of Visual Studio. How ASP.NET 3.5 controls are created, and how they fit into ASP.NET 3.5 pages, ultimately creating full applications. Data access details. The intricacies of ADO.NET and how to perform data binding to many sources from databases to file streams to XML. We include LINQ and Entity Framework coverage so youre on the cutting edge all the way from the design stage. Security. Once considered the Achilles heel of all Windows web applications, security has vastly improved and is a cornerstone of ASP.NET 3.5. This book explains the various forms of available security and how to best apply them. Taking things further using advanced user interface techniques. This includes user controls, customer server controls, clientside JavaScript, and GDI+. Web services. In an increasingly connected world, working with web services grows in importance. This book will show you how to work with them. ASP.NET AJAX, with an emphasis on contemporary web development techniques. Development using Internet Information Services 7, Microsofts premier web hosting platform. And much more. About the Apress Pro Series The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder. You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hardwon solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.