Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 3.5 in 24 Hours

Scott Mitchell

Starter Kit

DVD includes Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with ASP.NET 3.5. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and business matters, allowing you to learn the essentials of building dynamic, data-driven web applications from the ground up.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks.

Q&As, quizzes, and exercises at the end of each lesson help you build and test your knowledge.

By the Way, Did You Know?, and Watch Out! boxes point out shortcuts and solutions.

Learn how to...

Design and create ASP.NET web pages Use Microsoft Visual Web Developer to quickly and professionally build ASP.NET websites Collect input from users visiting your web pages Display database data through a web page Edit, insert, delete, sort, and page through database data from an ASP.NET page Build a website that supports user accounts Use Ajax to design interactive web user interfaces

As editor and main contributor to 4GuysFromRolla.com, a popular ASP.NET resource website, Scott Mitchell has authored more than a thousand articles on Microsoft web technologies since 1998. In addition to his vast collection of online articles, Scott has written six previous books on ASP and ASP.NET: Sams Teach Yourself Active Server Pages 3.0 in 21 Days (Sams); Designing Active Server Pages (O'Reilly); ASP.NET: Tips, Tutorials, and Code (Sams); ASP.NET Data Web Controls Kick Start (Sams); Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET in 24 Hours (Sams); and Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 2.0 in 24 Hours (Sams). Scott has also written a number of magazine articles and is a regular columnist for Microsoft's MSDN Magazine.

DVD Includes:

Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition

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Category: Microsoft Programming/ASP.NET

Covers: ASP.NET 3.5

User Level: Beginning-Intermediate


DVD includes Visual Web Developer 2010 Express and ASP.NET 4

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you'll learn how to build complete, professional-quality web solutions with ASP.NET 4 and Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010. Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll master the entire process, from site design through data collection, user management through debugging and deployment. Scott Mitchell, editor of top ASP.NET resource site 4GuysFromRolla.com, shows how to use the newest ASP.NET 4 enhancements and make the most of free tools like ASP.NET Ajax and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a strong, practical foundation for success!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common ASP.NET 4 development tasks.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

By the Way, Did You Know?, and Watch Out! boxes point out shortcuts and solutions.

Learn how to...

Get started fast with ASP.NET 4 and Visual Web Developer 2010 Use Visual Web Developer 2010 to quickly build professional-quality ASP.NET websites Design, create, and test ASP.NET web pages Collect, process, and validate input from your site's visitors Build a website that supports user accounts Create web pages that access, display, and edit database data using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition Define site maps to provide efficient, easy navigation Use master pages to build more consistent and well-designed sites Create more responsive and interactive web pages with ASP.NET Ajax Host, upload, deploy, and update production web sites