ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming: Problem - Design - Solution




ASP.NET 2.0 Programming: Problem Design Solution is aimed at describing, designing, and implementing a site much like the ones you’re probably working on or will be soon, while taking the opportunity to introduce and explain many of the new features that the new great ASP.NET 2.0 framework offers. Difficult problems are addressed head-on so you’ll be ready for most of the problems you’ll typically face when writing a modern website, and have one or more solutions ready for them.

Unlike many other ASP.NET books that show examples for individual pages or features, the example in this book is an integrated end-to-end site (written in C#). The entire book and site has been written specifically for ASP.NET 2.0, to use the ASP.NET 2.0 features wherever they make sense.

The end-result is a website which features a layout with user-selectable themes, a membership system, a content management system for publishing and syndicating articles and photos, polls, mailing lists, forums, an e-commerce store with support for real-time credit card processing, homepage personalization, and localization. The book leads the reader through development of a site with:

* Account registration, personalization and theming
* News and events, organized into categories
* Opinion polls
* Newsletter
* Forums
* E-commerce store with shopping cart and order management
* Localization

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* Full online back-end ~bad word~istrative section, to manage practically all data from an intuitive user interface
* Site deployment

In building these site features, you’ll learn these new ASP.NET 2.0 features:

* Master pages
* Theming
* Personalization & Web parts
* Membership & Profile modules
* Personalization
* The new server-side UI controls such as GridView, DetailsView, FormView, Wizard, MultiView, the new xxxDataSource and navigation controls, among others.
* The new compilation mode and deployment modes
* The new framework for instrumenting the site, as well as handling & logging exceptions
* The new ADO.NET 2.0 features (e.g. caching with database dependency)
* The new classes for easy distributed transactions Management






ASP.NET 2.0 - Wrox Box




The professional developer’s best buy on ASP.NET 2.0! Learn the newest, most advanced ASP.NET 2.0 techniques.

Includes:

* Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Special Edition
* ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming Problem-Design-Solution
* Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Server Controls and Component Development
* Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Security, Membership, and Role Management
* ASP.NET 2.0 MVP Hacks and Tips

The key new features and capabilities of ASP.NET 2.0 are identified and defined here. Learn to:

* The pivotal role of the server control in ASP.NET development
* Create templated ASP.NET pages using the Master Page feature
* Work with data from SQL Server™ 2005 and Oracle®
* Add Ajax-style capabilities to ASP.NET applications
* Localize your web sites into different languages Design and implement feature-rich sites Create information or e-commerce sites using the focused problem-design-solution format. You will
* Implement a ready-to-use professionally coded complete ASP.NET 2.0 site
* Discover unique and resourceful ways to handle common problems
* Master GridView, DetailsView, Wizard, SiteMap, and other new server controls
* Implement themes, membership, localization, caching, and more Master writing custom ASP.NET 2.0 server controls Explore step-by-step recipes that help you write your own custom components and learn to
* Use Ajax patterns, ASP.NET client callback, CSS, DOM, and XML
* Implement custom Web Parts and ASP.NET 2.0 security
* Build custom tabular and hierarchical data source controls
* Develop custom HTTP modules, HTTP handler factories, and control builders Ensure security in your ASP.NET 2.0 applications Here’s the developer’s perspective on maximizing ASP.NET security. Discover how to
* Use ASP.NET trust levels to provide secure environments
* Write your own custom provider-based features
* Take advantage of new options for locking down configuration sections
* Extend Membership with password histories and custom encryption Share solutions developed by Micro$oft MVPs They’ve faced every challenge and developed a solution. For example:
* Page templates, multiple forms, URL rewriting, and SQL cache dependencies
* Improvements in ASP.NET 2.0 that originated as hacks
* Built-in functions that reduce the amount of code required
* Hacks that can be adapted to your application or business environment






Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition




The most up-to-date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you’ll find on any shelf, Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 guides you through Micro$oft’s latest technology for building dynamic web sites. This book will enable you to build dynamic web pages on the fly, and it assumes only the most basic knowledge of C#.

The book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from your first steps right up to the most advanced techniques, such as querying databases from within a web page and tuning your site for optimal performance. Within these pages, you’ll find tips for “best practices” and comprehensive discussions of key database and XML principles you need to know in order to be effective with ASP.NET. The book also emphasizes the invaluable coding techniques of object orientation and code behind, which will start you off on the track to building real-world web sites right from the beginningrather than just faking it with simplified coding practices.

By the time you’ve finished the book, you will have mastered the core techniques and have all the knowledge you need to begin work as a professional ASP.NET developer.






Expert ASP.NET 2.0 Advanced Application Design




Expert ASP.NET 2.0 Advanced Application Design will help you derive maximum performance and reliability from the distributed applications you create with ASP.NET 2.0.

The book first looks at some of the non-functional requirements that impact the design of a distributed application. It then relates them to the servers and services available in the .NET 2.0 Framework. ASP.NET 2.0 is the central process for use in distributed .NET applications, and the book closely examines the ASP.NET 2.0 Framework and its hosting environment, Internet Information Server (IIS). The book looks at how ASP.NET 2.0 is used by different packages within .NET (like Web Services), and explores how it can be extended to meet your own custom requirements.

The second part of the book drills down and examines some of the common architectural challenges encountered when developing application designs. The book walks through the tiers of the .NET Framework, starting at the client level and exploring the internals of the page type, enhancements to ViewState, client script generation, and new out-of-band callbacks. At the middle tier, the book examines Web Services, Remoting, COM+, MSMQ, and mix and match communication options to suit your own requirements. This section wraps up by previewing Windows Communication Foundation, which aims to unify these technologies.

The third part of the book examines the data layer of your distributed applications. This includes enhancements to the Managed Providers in 2.0, the new transactional model, and a preview of usage guidelines for SQL Server 2005. By the book’s conclusion, you will be able to select with confidence the most appropriate design elements for your purposes, elegantly connecting them, and ensuring you get the very best from the ASP.NET 2.0 Framework.






Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008, 2nd Edition




ASP.NET 3.5 is the latest version of Micro$oft’s revolutionary ASP.NET technology. It is the principal standard for creating dynamic web pages on the Windows platform. Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 raises the bar for high-quality, practical advice on learning and deploying Micro$oft’s dynamic web solution.

Seasoned .NET professionals Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta explain how you can get the most from this groundbreaking new technology. They cover ASP.NET 3.5 as a whole, illustrating both the brand-new 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 it’s special. What it’s fundamental principals 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 coverage so you’re on the bleeding edge
* 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 section 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, client-side 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 comtemporary web development techniques
* Development using Internet Information Services 7, Micro$oft’s premier web hosting platform.
* And much more.





Pro ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005




Pro ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005 takes you through the e-commerce web application development cycle, from conception to coding to deployment and maintenance. It will also help you maximize your potential profits, learn what risks are involved, and take the necessary steps to minimize those risks. The book begins by introducing e-commerce systems and lays out the toolset. To help you learn about meeting and overcoming real-world challenges, the book features a case study of a fictional company, Little Italy Vineyards.

As you progress through the book, you’ll focus on e-commerce requirements, then proceed to model the objects utilizing UML to generate and define the complete architecture for the example application. Once you put it all together, you’ll address the site coding. In this section, author Paul Sarknas demonstrates how the practical application of modern programming techniques, like web services and Ajax, can have direct impact on your customer’s user experience and the success of your site.

After design and development are complete, the author focuses on utilizing the best deployment methods for maintaining the application and allowing maximum scalability. By the end of this book, you’ll have all the skills you’ll need to begin creating professional quality e-commerce systems from the ground up.






Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Design: CSS, Themes, and Master Pages




Themes are a way to allow programmers to establish “skinnable” websites that can be programmatically adjusted for various purposes. A webmaster may decide that there should be a certain look and feel for site ~bad word~s while registered users see a different look and the remaining users see still a different view when they visit the site. This could include, among other things, completely different controls, graphics, and/or color schemes for each group. Users may want to set up a theme specifically targeted to meet the needs of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that removes all images and background colors and leaves the pages in stark contrast for that particular user group. Or maybe the developer just wants to let people choose the way they experience the site each time they visit.

Themes are very powerful and this book aims to highlight the potential of ASP.NET 2.0 Themes as well as their relationship to master pages and CSS in web applications today and illustrate many of the facets that can and should be included in theme development. While not specifically a designer’s book, an overview of good web design and even a cheater’s guide to PhotoShop will be included with the intent of taking the average ASP.NET Programmer and given them the knowledge to be “Renaissance Men and Women” of web design.

Specific topics covered in the book include:

• Browser, bandwidth, and accessibility considerations
• Use of color, fonts, multimedia
• CSS classes, elements, and Visual Studio CSS tools
• Master pages, child pages, and inheritance
• Consistent navigation and Site Maps
• Theme files, skin files, and applying themes
• A mobile theme example
• Basic PhotoShop tricks for Web Developers