Open the book on Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon ñ- after completing 30 fast, focused lessons - you will have mastered the skills necessary to begin creating robust, dynamic, data-driven web applications with ASP.NET. In just one weekend, expert developer Robert Standefer leads you into the new world ofMicrosoft.NET, and enables you to create robust, dynamic, data-drive web applications. Starting with ASP.NETbasics, Robert teaches you what you need to know to begin creating ASP.NET applications quickly, and easily. This book is a must have for any developer building web applications on Microsoft's new .NET Framework.

This book covers the essentials a beginning FrontPage Web builder using FrontPage 2002 for the first time needs to know about building pages, adding visual elements, putting the pages together into a site, and publishing a FrontPage Web site. FrontPage 2002 Weekend Crash Course shows how to incorporate multimedia into your site, like sound, video and streaming audio and video. This Crash Course includes 30 short, half hour lessons to get you building dynamic Web pages in as little as one weekend.

Introduces Microsoft's widely-used, free Web development tool to new users and to those preparing for certification Includes thirty one-hour lessons that recreate a typical week-long introductory seminar Gets readers quickly up-to-speed on using ASP.NET and Web Matrix to develop Web pages and Web services The author has taught ASP.NET and other Microsoft tools for Xerox Connect and other major corporations Companion Web site features an online presentation by the author that follows along with each chapter and includes an audio-only option for readers with dial-up Internet connection

Designed specifically for developing applications on Microsoft's NET platform, the innovative C# programming language is simple, type-safe, object- and component-oriented and Internet-savvy. In Programming C#, Third Edition, noted author Jesse Liberty gives experienced professionals the information they need to become productive quickly. Beginning with a rapid tour of basic C# language syntax, Part I introduces the keywords and concepts that make C# and NET an effective environment for building desktop and web-based applications, including: Classes and objects; Inheritance and polymorphism; Operator overloading; Structs and interfaces; Arrays, indexers, and collections; String handling and regular expressions; Exceptions and bug handling; Delegates and events. Part II teaches you how to use C# with three core application frameworks-ASP.NET, NET Windows Forms, and ADO.NET-to build typical desktop and Internet applications, including browser-oriented web applications and standards-based web services. Finally, in Part III, you'll learn how to tap the rich functionality of the NET Framework to manage deployment with assemblies, work with metadata, marshal objects across process and machine boundaries, work with threads, handle data streams, and integrate with legacy Windows APIs and COM objects. All text and examples have been updated for Visual Studio NET 2003 and the NET Framework 1.1 SDK. Also new are extensive tips for java, C++, and VB6 programmers; revised chapters on delegates and events; and web applications and services.

Learn Visual Basic .NET fast! With Visual Basic .NET Weekend Crash Course, you can get up to speed on designing and developing programs with the newest version of the world's most popular programming language -- in a single weekend! Visual Basic .NET Weekend Crash Course will have VB .NET would-be programmers coding in fifteen hours. Veteran author Richard Mansfield guides you through the Visual Basic .NET language and tools and enables you to create next-generation applications for the Microsoft.NET Platform. People who want to learn Visual Basic .NET quickly and people who know 'traditional' Visual Basic benefit from Richard's expert coverage of topics that include: The new Visual Basic.NET IDE; Labels, Buttons, Boxes, and Dialogs; Images, Pictures, and Shapes; Procedures, Variables, and Scope; Comparison, Math, and Logical operators; Arrays, Looping, and Branching; Bug fixing; Designing, building, and accessing ADO+ databases; Classes and Objects.

Learn Microsoft's hot new C# language fast. With this guide, readers can get up to speed on designing and developing.NET applications in a single weekend.

With Programming ASP.NET 3.5, you'll quickly learn to create state-of-the-art applications using Microsoft's popular web development technology and Visual Studio 2008. This updated bestseller provides comprehensive and easy-to-understand information to help you use several .NET 3.5 technologies for faster development and better web application performance-including ASP.NET AJAX for interactive user interfaces, LINQ for data access, and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) for web services. Programming ASP.NET 3.5 includes examples and sample code that let you explore development with ASP.NET in more depth. With this book, you will: Learn about AJAX and ASP.NET server controls included with Visual Studio 2008 Discover how to use the DataSource and data-bound controls in ADO.NET Use the new LINQ API and learn how to make use of it within ASP.NET pages Create a uniform look and feel throughout your application with Master Pages Use navigation controls to build site maps, menus, and breadcrumbs quickly and easily Build and use various web services with WCF Detect errors during development and handle them in your production code Learn how to configure and deploy your website Written by Microsoft technology experts Jesse Liberty, Dan Hurwitz, and Dan Maharry, Programming ASP.NET 3.5 is the best book for learning how to build dynamic, interactive web applications using Microsoft's latest technologies.

An Introduction to Web Matrix provides an easy to follow treatment of the application of this new software, which is rapidly becoming the preferred vehicle for the teaching of website design. Written by two experienced users, the material is presented in a way that makes it ideal for students meeting the subject for the first time, whether they are on an undergraduate or postgraduate course. The scope of the book includes the functionality of the software, its installation and application and the design and operation of web-based material using it. Coverage of the use of HTML and SQL is also included, as is the design and implementation of on-line databases.There are numerous examples to illustrate ideas and concepts. The examples provide a practical illustration of how the software may be used. At the conclusion of each chapter, a set of exercises is provided to allow the reader to review and practice the material presented.* A simple introduction for users with no previous experience of the design process* Abundant screen dumps and diagrams aid fast assimilation of the material* Accompanying website with a wide range of facilities

The ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework is the latest evolution of Microsoft’s ASP.NET web platform. It provides a high-productivity programming model that promotes cleaner code architecture, test-driven development, and powerful extensibility, combined with all the benefits of ASP.NET 4. In this third edition, the core model-view-controller (MVC) architectural concepts are not simply explained or discussed in isolation, but are demonstrated in action. You’ll work through an extended tutorial to create a working e-commerce web application that combines ASP.NET MVC with the latest C# language features and unit-testing best practices. By gaining this invaluable, practical experience, you’ll discover MVC’s strengths and weaknesses for yourself—and put your best-learned theory into practice. The book's authors Steve Sanderson and Adam Freeman have both watched the growth of ASP.NET MVC since its first release. Steve is a well-known blogger on the MVC Framework and a member of the Microsoft Web Platform and Tools team. Adam started designing and building web applications 15 years ago and has been responsible for some of the world's largest and most ambitious projects. You can be sure you are in safe hands.