Build your expertise as you move beyond the basics--and delve into the core topics of programming with ASP.NET 2.0. Useful to both experienced developers and those developing new skills, this ultimate reference is packed with expert guidance, hands-on programming instruction, and practical examples to help you advance your mastery of developing applications for the Web.
Discover how to:
Author rich, visually consistent pages and manage layout with themes and Master pages
Create personalized pages that persist user preferences
Retrieve, modify, and manage data with Microsoft ADO.NET
Configure the HTTP pipeline to serve ASP.NET 2.0 pages
Control program flow by tracing and handling exceptions
Design caching layers and learn state management techniques to optimize application performance
Manage users with membership control, registration, and authentication capabilities
Build real-world data access layers using common design patterns
Use custom collections with data source controls
Learn the internals of grid controls
PLUS--Get code samples on the Web