* This title built from the Expert’s Voice principles of Apress and will have a single author voice and speak directly to the reader from a known expert, rather than the cacophony of the Wiley title. * This title will be positioned within a larger ASP.NET book tree and publishing program from Apress – the reader will be able to progress through this program from Apress, and understand which books are suitable for them at any point in their career. * Apress targets the skill sets that programmers specifically need in their ASP.NET programming career – offering the right skills that the reader requires in their work and growth towards becoming an expert. * 2 months ASPToday.com subscription FREE for customers. ASP.NET v2 PREVIEW FREE with this book

* Provides developers with the skills to build professional database-driven web sites using the latest ASP.NET 2.0 technologies. * ASP.NET developers looking to build DB-driven websites will find practical solutions, multiple ways to achieve success, and a handy case study to wrap up core content. * NET is used by millions of web developers and are looking for a comprehensive resource on 2.0 beta improvements.

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Teaching readers how to best use the free development tools offered by Microsoft to build an online product catalog, this guide offers an intimate understanding of every piece of code they write, enabling them to build their own flexible Web sites with ASP.NET 3.5.

Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 Databases introduces you to the world of building data-driven Web sites using ASP.NET, ADO.NET and the Entity Framework using C#. Since ASP.NET developers need to access databases quickly and efficiently, this book teaches the best practices and methods to help developers achieve professional ASP.NET and database solutions. Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 Databases is a comprehensive introduction on how you can connect a Web site to many different data sources — not just databases — and use the data to create dynamic page content. It also shows you how to build a relational database, use SQL to communicate with it, and understand how they differ from each other. With in-depth, on-target coverage of the new data access features of .NET Framework 4.5, this book is your guide to using ASP.NET to build responsive, easy-to-update data-driven Web sites.

This book will follow the proven pattern of its previous .NET 2.0 and .NET 1.1 editions, teaching novice users how to use ASP.NET by gradually building their knowledge of the technology up in a pyramidal fashion chapter by chapter. Comprehensively revised for both ASP.NET 3.5 and the new VB 9.0 language this book presents the easiest path to ASP.NET 3.5 mastery. This is one of the first books introducing novices to this important new technology area, and is written specifically in their coding language of preference. The book is written by a proven and award winning .NET author that has been following the technology release cycle since its inception.

This book will follow the proven pattern of its previous .NET 2.0 and .NET 1.1 editions, teaching novice users how to use ASP.NET by gradually building their knowledge of the technology up in a pyramidal fashion chapter by chapter. Comprehensively revised for both ASP.NET 3.5 and the new C# 3.0 language this book presents the easiest path to ASP.NET 3.5 mastery. This is one of the first books introducing novices to this important new technology area, and is written specifically in their coding language of preference. The book is written by a proven and award winning .NET author that has been following the technology release cycle since its inception.

One of the first books to show new the new VB 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 technologies and features Provides a complete tutorial that walks you through building web-enabled solutions using Microsoft’s new .NET 2.0 coding technology Entire generation of developers—both those familiar with .NET and those using other technologies—looking for authoritative information on .NET 2.0 and its capabilities and changes. This book has been created to appeal directly to the widest possible market