This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to build rich and interactive web sites that run on the Microsoft platform. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you create a great foundation to build any type of web site, ranging from simple hobby-related web sites to sites you may be creating for commercial purposes.
Anyone new to web programming should be able to follow along because no prior background in web development is assumed although it helps if you do have a basic understanding of HTML and the web in general. The book starts at the very beginning of web development by showing you how to obtain and install Visual Web Developer. The chapters that follow gradually introduce you to new technologies, building on top of the knowledge gained in the previous chapters.
Do you have a strong preference for Visual Basic over C# or the other way around? Or do you think both languages are equally cool? Or maybe you haven't made up your mind yet and want to learn both languages? Either way, you'll like this book because all code examples are presented in both languages!

Table Of Content: Chapter 1 Getting Started with ASP.NET 4. Chapter 2 Building an ASP.NET Web Site. Chapter 3 Designing Your Web Pages. Chatper 4 Working with ASP.NET Server Controls. Chapter 5 Programming Your ASP.NET Web Pages. Chapter 6 Creating Consistent Looking Web Sites. Chapter 7 Navigation. Chapter 8 User Controls. Chapter 9 Validating User Input. Chapter 10 ASP.NET AJAX. Chapter 11 jQuery. Chapter 12 Introducing Databases. Chapter 13 Displaying and Updating Data. Chapter 14 LINQ and the ADO.NET Entity Framework. Chapter 15 Working with Data — Advanced Topics. Chapter 16 Security in Your ASP.NET 4 Web Site. Chapter 17 Personalizing Web Sites. Chapter 18 Exception Handling, Debugging, and Tracing. Chapter 19 Deploying Your Web Site. Appendix A Exercise Answers. Appendix B Configuring SQL Server 2008. Index.