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Carried over in this new book is the unique approach of featuring examples in both Cß and VB, as is the incomparable coverage of core ASP.NET. After a fast-paced refresher on essentials such as server controls, the book delves into expert coverage of all the latest capabilities of ASP.NET 4.

This book was written to introduce you to the features and capabilities that ASP.NET 3.5 offers, as well as to give you an explanation of the foundation that ASP.NET provides. We assume you have a general understanding of Web technologies, such as previous versions of ASP.NET, Active Server Pages 2.0/3.0, or JavaServer Pages. We also assume you understand basic programming constructs, such as variables, For Each loops, and object-oriented programming. When the code differs substantially, this book provides examples in both VB and C#. Coverage includes: ASP.NET folders and files, compiling code, and cross-page posting Using the available server controls Master pages, themes, and skins how to present data with ASP.NET controls Working with LINQ, ADO.NET, and XML hosting and working with your ASP.NET applications in IIS 7 Using and extending the extensible provider model the site navigation system storing user information with the personalization system membership and role management system for adding authentication and authorization to applications using web.config encapsulating pages into smaller and more manageable objects with Web Parts working with HTML and CSS design Using the theXMLHttpRequest object to build AJAX-enabled applications the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit simplify AJAX web development authentication, authorization, and HTTP access types and impersonations state management and performance of requests and responses advanced caching capabilities including SQL cache invalidation error handling and debugging techniques working with file types and streams building and using server controls manipulating HTTP requests with HttpModule and HttpHandler. Building and consuming XML Web services and SOAP Internationalization, configuration, instrumentation, performance, application tracing, health monitoring, administration, Management, packaging, deploying

Everything .NET developers need to take advantage of Silverlight 4 Silverlight 4 is a major new release of Microsoft's flagship product for building rich, interactive applications that combine animation, graphics, audio, and video. This book, by seasoned Wrox authors and Silverlight experts, gives professional Web developers all the tools necessary to build RIAs using the new Silverlight capabilities. You will gain a complete, thorough understanding of both core and advanced platform concepts, with examples in C#. Professional Silverlight 4 prepares Web developers to take full advantage of the newest release of the most popular platform for developing rich interactive applications. Coverage Includes: Introduction to Silverlight Building Applications with Visual Studio Building Applications with Expression Blend 4 Working with the Navigation Framework Controlling Layout with Panels Working with Visual Controls Accessing Data WCF RIA Services Out-of-Browser Experiences Networking Applications Building Line of Business Applications Application Architecture DOM Interaction Securing Your Applications Accessing Audio and Video Devices Working with File I/O Using Graphics and Visuals Working with Animations in Silverlight Working with Text Making It Richer with Media Styling and Themes.

In this book, you'll be introduced to the features and capabilities of ASP.NET 3.5, as well as the foundation that ASP.NET provides. Updated for the latest release of Visual Studio, this new edition adds five hundred pages of great new content compared to the original 2.0 version of the book. Including both printed and downloadable VB and C# code examples, this edition focuses even more on experienced programmers and advanced web development. New coverage includes new chapters on IIS 7 development, LINQ, ASP.NET, Silverlight, and many others.