Many different technologies are available today for developing complex web sites and web applications, and with so many to choose from, it’s great that there’s one technology in particular that stands out from the crowd and is such a joy to use. ASP.NET 2.0 is a fantastic technology that enables you to develop web sites and applications. Now add the new development environment designed for building ASP.NET 2.0 applications, Visual Web Developer Express in action as you develop an ASP.NET web application, (available on its own, or as part of Visual Studio 2005), and you will find building dynamic, feature-rich applications to be a fast and smooth process and take your professional skills to the next level by providing additional in-depth knowledge on topics previously explored as well as introducing new ones.

• Describe the key features of the Microsoft .NET Framework and ASP.NET.
• Create a component by using Visual Basic or Visual C#.
• Create a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form that contains server controls.
• Add functionality to server controls that are on an ASP.NET Web form.
• View runtime information about a Web application by using the Trace and Debug objects.
• Validate user input by using validation controls.
• Create and implement a user control.
• Access data by using Microsoft ADO.NET 3.5 and the built-in data access tools available in Visual Studio 2008.
• Accomplish complex data access tasks from an ASP.NET Web application.
• Access and manipulate data that was stored by using Extensible Markup Language (XML).
• Create and extend an ASP.NET AJAX application.
• Create a Microsoft Silverlight-based application that delivers dynamic content.
• Call a Web service from an ASP.NET Web application and incorporate the returned data into a Web application.
• Store ASP.NET Web application and session data by using a variety of methods.
• Configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application.
• Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using a variety of technologies, including authentication and authorization.

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