The book explains .NET features through small, independent running applications.
The book covers the following:
Explains the basic server controls that are required for making a fully featured web application. ach control is explained in detail with a running example.
Explores properties of standard controls.
Explains using of XML as a data source.
Implementing different validation controls in web applications.
Explores different navigation controls for navigating among different web applications or different web pages of the same application.
Explains session tracking - a must feature in any web application.
Using of master pages and themes in making dynamic and uniform web applications.
Implementing ADO.NET in data persistence.
Using LINQ (Language Integrated Query) for writing structured type-safe queries for fetching desired information from storage.
Applying authentication and personalization features to web applications.
Implementing AJAX in making a web application highly responsive.
Using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) in building, configuring and deploying service-oriented applications.
Applying MVC architecture and Silverlight framework in web application
