* Learn with the experts by building an ecommerce site with expert programmers. * Practical guide to the specific task of building an e-commerce site. * Phased tutorial style delivers early website results, and shows how this site can evolve over time to something more complex if the reader needs that. * Proven authoring team. * Updated for .NET 1.1 and Visual Studio .NET 2003.

Teaching readers how to best use the free development tools offered by Microsoft to build an online product catalog, this guide offers an intimate understanding of every piece of code they write, enabling them to build their own flexible Web sites with ASP.NET 3.5.

This updated bestseller gets readers involved immediately with task-oriented examples that can help them build their own sites Each chapter is designed to complete a part of the sample Web site, introducing technology topics as required Makes extensive use of Microsoft’s new visual ASP.NET development tool, showing readers how to save time and write less code to achieve more results faster The book provides examples in Visual Basic - the easiest language for beginning ASP.NET developers to learn

* This title built from the Expert’s Voice principles of Apress and will have a single author voice and speak directly to the reader from a known expert, rather than the cacophony of the Wiley title. * This title will be positioned within a larger ASP.NET book tree and publishing program from Apress – the reader will be able to progress through this program from Apress, and understand which books are suitable for them at any point in their career. * Apress targets the skill sets that programmers specifically need in their ASP.NET programming career – offering the right skills that the reader requires in their work and growth towards becoming an expert. * 2 months ASPToday.com subscription FREE for customers. ASP.NET v2 PREVIEW FREE with this book

* Comprehensive book— includes discussion of the key database, and XML principles you need to know in order to be effective with ASP.NET * Teaches correct techniques such as the use of "object orientation" and "code behind" from the beginning rather than fake it with simplified techniques that won’t work well in real life; Emphasizes "best practices" at all times * Most up to date and comprehensive Beginning ASP NET book out there

ASP.NET 2.0 is an amazing technology that allows you to develop web sites and applications with very little hassle, and its power and depth enable it to host even the most complex applications available. Using code examples in C#, this invaluable beginner's guide shows you how to program web applications in ASP.NET 2.0 and see dynamic results with minimal effort. Through detailed explanations and working C# code examples, this popular author team eases you into the world of ASP.NET development and gradually introduces you to all sorts of interesting ASP.NET tricks and tools. You'll quickly see how ASP.NET 2.0 is designed to ensure a significant reduction in the amount of code you have to write--and, in turn, to make your life easier. What you will learn from this book Why Visual Web Developer is an ideal environment for building feature-rich ASP.NET 2.0 applications with C# How to secure web sites, providing login functionality and role-based access to content Useful techniques for safely updating data, using ASP.NET 2.0's built-in data handling capabilities How centralized site design can be easily achieved How to add e-commerce functionality to a site Methods for enhancing an application's performance Who this book is for This book is for anyone new to web programming who wants to program dynamic, feature-rich web applications in ASP.NET 2.0. It will also be ideal for programmers seeking to upgrade their ASP 3 knowledge to ASP.NET, or programmers from non-Microsoft web disciplines who need to learn ASP.NET 2.0. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

Professional DotNetNuke ASP.NET Portals DotNetNuke, the popular ASP.NET open source application, is sweeping through the ranks of ASP.NET and Web developers. Whether you've never programmed your own Web site before or you are an experienced ASP.NET developer, you'll find DotNetNuke and this book have something to offer you. You'll get started with invaluable hands-on insight for installing DotNetNuke on the server and then move on to developing and administering portals created with DotNetNuke. Written by the creator and programmers of the DotNetNuke project, the book discusses operating a DotNetNuke portal. You'll see how DotNetNuke gives you a flexible architecture for rapidly developing Web applications and you'll find ways to extend the portal framework by developing modules that plug into DotNetNuke. Step-by-step instructions to administer DotNetNuke in various real-world scenarios will help you save time developing your own DotNetNuke ASP.NET sites. What you will learn from this book * How to easily develop a dynamic content managed Web site * Management of user membership and permissions * Other features you can add to a DotNetNuke site including discussion forums, RSS feeds, calendars, and more * How to instantly change your Web site user interface with skins * Techniques for hosting multiple Web sites from a single account with the multiple portal capability Who this book is for Web developers or administrators who have never used ASP or ASP.NET can use this book to create their first ASP.NET portal site with no programming skill required. Experienced ASP.NET developers can use this to create ASP.NET sites quickly and efficiently using DotNetNuke. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education for new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

Design patterns are time-tested solutions to recurring problems, letting the designer build programs on solutions that have already proved effective Provides developers with more than a dozen ASP.NET examples showing standard design patterns and how using them helpsbuild a richer understanding of ASP.NET architecture, as well as better ASP.NET applications Builds a solid understanding of ASP.NET architecture that can be used over and over again in many projects Covers ASP.NET code to implement many standard patterns including Model-View-Controller (MVC), ETL, Master-Master Snapshot, Master-Slave-Snapshot, Façade, Singleton, Factory, Single Access Point, Roles, Limited View, observer, page controller, common communication patterns, and more

This book functions as a ‘one-stop shop’ for e-commerce development with ASP.NET 2.0. Everything the reader needs to know, from design and planning, through coding, to delivery and maintenance is addressed in a clear hands-on manner. The coverage complements and builds on the material in the book Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce, providing professional developers with the skills they need to create high-quality e-commerce systems that fulfill their customers’ requirements. The book assumes a working familiarity with ASP.NET 2.0, but no prior expertise in e-commerce. At present, no other book addresses e-commerce on the .NET 2.0 Platform.