Advance your expertise with ASP.NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework-and build dynamic Web solutions that can run on any browser or mobile device. This guide expertly balances coverage of ASP.NET infrastructure with practical, hands-on examples you can modify for your own Web applications and services. As you examine ASP.NET infrastructure-including the HTTP runtime, standard and custom controls, configuration, and security issues-you'll learn techniques and best practices for building high-performance, effective, and functional solutions. Whether you're creating a dynamic portal application or a corporate intranet, this must-have reference demonstrates how to use ASP.NET to accelerate your productivity-and shave precious hours off your development time.

Discover how to:

• Access data using ADO.NET
• Master the DataGrid control to display, edit, and page through data
• Program page forms to enable multiple forms and pop-up windows
• Use ASP.NET mobile controls to write one application that can run on multiple devices
• Write statefull session-based Web services
• Reuse common UI elements across applications with Web Forms user controls
• Use inheritance to modify existing ASP.NET controls for your own programs
• Create data-bound and templated custom controls from scratch
• Deliver dynamically generated images to the Web with GDI+
• Learn state management techniques that help optimize scalability
• Get best practices for writing attack-resistant code
• Configure ASP.NET files for deployment and fine-tune application performance
• Configure the HTTP pipeline to serve ASP.NET pages