This
book is meant for Web-application developers for developing secure and reliable
Web pages. It covers all features of ASP.NET and is divided into five parts,
which cover building forms using Web controls, debugging ASP.NET pages, ASP.NET
DB programming with ADO.NET and SQL Server, and deploying and publishing Web
services using ASP.NET. It starts with a feature overview of ASP.NET and
explains its relationship with the MS .NET framework. In ASP.NET DB programming,
it covers data binding with ASP.NET server controls. Part three discusses the
advanced features of ASP.NET such as security, caching and how to configure
applications. This part also covers how to develop wireless applications using
mobile controls. Part four is about how to build and deploy Web services,
Web-services infrastructure, and standards such as SOAP. Part five covers
ASP.NET applications, wherein the author has tried to explain the same by first
creating an ASP.NET blackjack game and then a discussion forum called chatty.
The bottom line: A very useful book for ASP.NET developers, as it covers
everything there is to know about the subject.