[...]... development on the Microsoft platform hasn’t always been this way The road to ASP.NET 3.5 has been nearly a decade in the making The Road to ASP.NET 3.5 ASP.NET has been available for nearly a decade ASP.NET represents a quantum leap over previous methods of Web development ASP.NET provides an object-oriented development environment centered around a well-defined pipeline ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1 Microsoft s NET... pipeline with many places in which a request can be intercepted ASP.NET 1.0 set the stage for many developers both moving into Web development and moving to the Microsoft platform ASP.NET 2.0 Which brings us to ASP.NET 2.0 ASP.NET 2.0 builds on ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1 by providing a number of new features in addition to what already existed with ASP.NET 1.0 These features include Master Pages and Skins Declarative... separately Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2, or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 Introduction xxiii Microsoft Internet Information Services (included with Windows) Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition or Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (included with Visual Studio 2005) or Microsoft. .. questions that are not answered by visiting the sites previously mentioned, please send them to Microsoft Press via e-mail to mspinput @microsoft. com Or via postal mail to Microsoft Press Attn: Step by Step Series Editor One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 Please note that Microsoft software product support is not offered through the preceding addresses Acknowledgments A couple years ago I got a great... compilation model All the features of ASP.NET 1.0/1.1 are still there However, these new features make ASP.NET an even more compelling platform for creating Web sites ASP.NET 3.5 The primary features introduced by ASP.NET 3.5 include support for Asynchronous Java and XML (AJAX)-style programming and support for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) In addition, the support for ASP.NET within Visual Studio... using the code samples, you won’t waste time creating files that aren’t relevant to the exercise The files and the step- by -step instructions in the lessons also let you learn by doing, which is an easy and effective way to acquire and remember new skills Installing the C# Code Samples Follow these steps to install the C# code samples on your computer so that you can use them with the exercises in this book:... install the code sample files; however, the code samples that require IIS will not run properly The code samples will be installed to the following location on your computer: \My Documents \Microsoft Press \ASP.NET 3.5 Step by Step\ The installer will create a virtual directory named aspnet35sbs under the Default Web Site Below the aspnet35sbs virtual directory, various Web applications are created To view... Code Samples Follow these steps to remove the code samples from your computer: 1 In the Control Panel, open Add Or Remove Programs 2 From the list of Currently Installed Programs, select Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5 Step by Step 3 Click Remove 4 Follow the instructions that appear to remove the code samples Software Release This book was reviewed and tested against Visual Studio 2008 This book is expected to... be added to a Microsoft Knowledge Base article Microsoft Press provides support for books and companion CDs at the following Web site: http://www .microsoft. com/learning/support/books/ Questions and Comments If you have comments, questions, or ideas regarding the book or the companion CD, or questions that are not answered by visiting the sites previously mentioned, please send them to Microsoft Press... if you’ve developed only desktop applications xx Introduction Those migrating from either ASP.NET 1.x or 2.0, or even classic ASP The text explains how ASP.NET 3.5 is different from ASP.NET 1.x and 2.0 It also includes references explaining differences between ASP.NET and classic ASP Those who want to consume ASP.NET how-to knowledge in digestible pieces You don’t have to read the chapters in any particular . intercepted ASP. NET 1.0 set the stage for many developers both moving into Web development and moving to the Microsoft platform. ASP. NET 2.0 Which brings us to ASP. NET 2.0. ASP. NET 2.0 builds on ASP. NET. of ASP. NET 1.0/1.1 are still there. However, these new features make ASP. NET an even more compelling platform for creating Web sites. ASP. NET 3. 5 The primary features introduced by ASP. NET 3. 5. always been this way. The road to ASP. NET 3. 5 has been nearly a decade in the making. The Road to ASP. NET 3. 5 ASP. NET has been available for nearly a decade. ASP. NET represents a quantum leap over