Murach’s ASP.NET 2.0 Upgrader’s Guide: VB Edition

Product Description

For experienced Visual Basic developers who are familiar with ASP.NET 1.x, this guide illustrates new applications in version 2.0, data access, site navigation features, and application conversion. Boehm and Murach explain the creation of applications, master pages, data sources, login controls, profiles, themes, portals, and configuration. It is presented in a two-page format in which the first gives an overview and the second provides details about syntax and code. The book requires that the user have Visual Studio software. There is no bibliography. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

From the Publisher

If you’re a Visual Basic developer who’s going to be upgrading to ASP.NET 2.0 from ASP.NET 1.0 or 1.1, this book can save you many of hours of research. It can do that because we’ve already done that research for you. Then, we put that information into this single book that will help you upgrade to ASP.NET 2.0 as quickly and easily as possible.
Unlike most competing books, this one doesn’t just tell you what the new features are and how great they are and then let you figure out how to use them on your own. Instead, our book also shows you exactly how to use all of the new features so you get the most from them. That’s why we say that the purpose of this book is to show you: “What’s new and how to use it.”
Like all our books, this one has features that you won’t find in competing books. That’s why we believe you’ll learn faster and better with our book than with any other.
Here are just three of those features. • To make sure that you learn the new ASP.NET 2.0 features as quickly and easily as possible, all of the features are presented in the context of complete applications. These applications include the web forms, the aspx code, and the Visual Basic code. As we see it, the best way to learn is to study applications like these, even though you won’t find them in most competing books.
• Unlike many ASP.NET books, this one shows you how to get the most from Visual Studio 2005 as you develop your applications. Because we’ve found that this IDE is one of the keys to development productivity, we’re still surprised that most books ignore or neglect it.
• If you page through this book, you’ll see that all of the information is presented in “paired pages,” with the essential syntax, guidelines, and examples on the right page and the perspective and extra explanation on the left page. This not only helps you learn faster by reading less, but it is also the best reference format that you’ll find anywhere. That’s why this book works so well for both training and reference.

From the Inside Flap

What programmers said about our ASP.NET 1.x book
“This book enabled me to write custom websites for two customers, which is exactly what I wanted it to help me with. No previous book did such an excellent job of demonstrating how to handle web application security and database classes.” Charles Profitt; posted at Developerland.com
“The section on creating web controls is invaluable— everything explained and clearly demonstrated.” Robert Gelb
“I especially appreciated the workaround insights for common hang-ups, like dealing with back-button refreshes—problems that often plague inexperienced ASP.NET developers. These gems alone will be worth the price of the book for many first-time .NET web authors.” 5-star review by Mike Riley at asp.netPRO
“Your VB.NET and ASP.NET books are quite simply the best I’ve found. I like them (the style, the examples, everything) so well that I’ve required both of them for the Fall semester.” Chris Albright, Instructor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana Univ.
“For a beginner, Murach’s book is simply a dream, and although I have written a couple of web applications now, I still use it as a quick reference. WORTH EVERY PENNY IN GOLD.” Posted at Amazon

From the Back Cover

ASP.NET 2.0 Upgrader’s Guide Contents