The most up-to-date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you'll find on any shelf,Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 in VB 2005 guides you through Microsoft's technology for building dynamic websites. You'll learn to build dynamic web pages quickly, with only basic prior knowledge of Visual Basic. Included is thorough coverage of ASP.NET, to guide you from your first steps to advanced techniques like querying databases from within a web page and performance-tuning your site.

This book includes best practices and comprehensive discussions about key database and XML principles, which are essential for you to become effective with ASP.NET. The book also emphasizes the invaluable coding techniques of object orientation and code behind, which will enable you to build real-world websites immediately rather than just scraping by with simplified coding practices. By the time you've finished this book, you will have mastered the core techniques and possess the necessary knowledge to begin work as a professional ASP.NET developer.

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.

Introducing .NET.- Introducing the .Net Framework.- Learning the VB 2005 Language.- Types, Objects, and Namespaces.- Introducing Visual Studio 2005.- Developing ASP.NET Applications.- Web Form Fundamentals.- Web Controls.- Tracing, Logging, and Error Handling.- Validation and Rich Controls.- State Management.- Master Pages and Themes.- Website Navigation.- Deploying ASP.NET Applications.- Working with Data.- ADO.NET Fundamentals.- Data Binding.- The Data Controls.- Files and Streams.- XML.- Website Security.- Security Fundamentals.- Membership.- Profiles.- Web Services.- Web Services Architecture.- Creating Web Services.- Enhancing Web Services.- Advanced ASP.NET.- Component-Based Programming.- Custom Controls.- Caching and Performance Tuning.