Wiley Professional ASP.NET 3.5 - In C# and VB

If you're an experienced programmer or developer who are looking to make the transition to ASP.NET 3.5, Professional ASP.NET 3.5 is the book for you. Dramatically reduce your code with the more than 50 new Server controls in ASP.NET 2.0. You have more time to make your applications more interactive with AJAX, to work with Data in your preferred language with LINQ, and to build visually attractive and consistent standards-based sites with CSS. Learn from language examples in the book and in the code Download in both C# and VB.

Implement ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX & the ASP.NET AJAX Toolkit

An introduction to LINQ and many LINQ examples side-by-side with the related SQL example to show you the differences between the two

XML use in ASP.NET including the XML Schema Designer Add-on, LINQ to XML, LINQ for XML examples, & XSLTC.exe, a command-line XSLT compiler

CSS design for ASP.NET & the Visual Web Developer CSS design tools

The ASP.NET lifecycle & Architecture best practices

ASP.NET with SQL Server 2005 & Oracle as the databases

Enhancing your ASP.NET applications with Microsoft’s Silverlight for stunning Video & animation uses

Scott Hanselman’s Productivity tool picks for developers to help make you a more productive ASP.NET developer

Coverage of migrating applications for previous ASP.NET versions

The idea of the server control and its pivotal role in ASP.NET development

How to create templated ASP.NET pages using the master page feature

Techniques for debugging and handling errors

Ways to package and deploy ASP.NET applications

How to retrieve, update, and delete data quickly and logically

How to implement the cultures and regions features to localize your Web site into multiple languages for different visitors

How to use and extend the provider model for accessing data stores, processes, and more

How to keep track of your application's performance and health with monitoring tools