Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in VB

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This book is the most comprehensive and up to date introduction to ASP.NET ever written. Focusing solely on Visual Basic, with no code samples duplicated in other languages, award winning author Matthew MacDonald introduces you to the very latest thinking and best practices for the ASP.NET 4.5 technology.

Assuming no prior coding experience, you’ll be taught everything you need to know from the ground up. Starting from first principals, you’ll learn the skills you need to be an effective ASP.NET developer who is ready to progress to more sophisticated projects and professional work.

You’ll be taught how to use object orientation and code-behind techniques to lay out your code clearly in a way other developers can easily understand. You’ll learn how to query databases from within you web pages, spice up your layouts using ASP.NET AJAX and deploy your finished websites to production servers. You’ll also learn how to debug your code when things go wrong and the performance and scalability issues that can affect your web projects as they grow.

With this book you can take your first steps towards becoming a successful ASP.NET developer with confidence.

What you’ll learn

Learn everything you need to know to build ASP.NET 4.5 applications with confidence.
Dive into the deepest, broadest, introductory ASP.NET coverage available.
Be guided by an award winning author who will steadily progress your knowledge from first principals to advanced techniques over the course of the book.

Who this book is for
This book is ideal for anyone new to .NET development who wants to learn how ASP.NET 4.5 works. No prior programming knowledge is assumed and all concepts are explained from first principals.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Introducing .NET
Chapter 1. The .NET Framework
Chapter 2. The C# Language
Chapter 3. Types, Objects, and Namespace

Part 2: Developing ASP.NET Applications
Chapter 4. Visual Studio
Chapter 5. Web Form Fundamentals
Chapter 6. Web Controls
Chapter 7. Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing
Chapter 8. State Management

Part 3: Building Better Web Forms
Chapter 9. Validation
Chapter 10. Rich Controls
Chapter 11. User Controls and Graphics
Chapter 12. Styles, Themes, and Master Pages
Chapter 13. Website Navigation

Part 4: Working with Data
Chapter 14. ADO.NET Fundamentals
Chapter 15. Data Binding
Chapter 16. The Data Controls
Chapter 17. Files and Streams
Chapter 18. XML

Part 5: Website Security
Chapter 19. Security Fundamentals
Chapter 20. Membership
Chapter 21. Profiles

Part 6: Advanced ASP.NET
Chapter 22. Advanced ASP.NET Components
Chapter 23. Caching
Chapter 24. LINQ and the Entity Framework
Chapter 25. ASP.NET AJAX
Chapter 26. Deploying ASP.NET Applications