This book will take the reader through the process of developing an entire suite of enterprise applications using the .NET Framework. Specifically, we will go in depth on all key aspects of enterprise application development using the full power of ASP.NET and C#.

Each chapter will explain its topics by example, and at the end of the book, you will have an application that touches on many of the things that can be done in a Web application, and all in the .NET way. We believe that we can help the reader understand the theories behind the features of ASP.NET and, at the same time, give real-world examples that would likely be a part of a large-scale system. As each chapter progresses, we will add functionality to the overall system using the features that are relevant to the chapter.

In addition, we will include multiple ways of doing things, where applicable, because your applications will have different requirements. We won’t hold back on the .NET Framework either; although the book is specifically for teaching how to write ASP.NET Web apps, we will try to include as much of the base class functionality of .NET as we can while keeping with the overall sample. We will also try to do things in C# that show off the power and features of the language. We won’t try to keep the examples too simple for fear of the reader’s not knowing enough about the particular language. This is a book about C#, too, and it will include many nontrivial examples of the language throughout.

This book is for programmers looking for an in-depth look at ASP.NET. The concepts and examples provided range from beginner to advanced level.

All examples in this book were written using Visual Studio .NET, on both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server. Before running any of the examples, make sure Internet Information Services is installed and running.

ASP developers need to understand how ASP.NET can help them solve business problems better than any prior product. ASP.NET by Example is designed to provide a "crash course" on ASP.NET and quickly help the reader start using this new technology. As part of the By Example series, this book approaches ASP.NET in an easy-to-use tutorial way, giving the reader a much faster and more interactive learning experience than the traditional reference book. By building the sample applications taught in the book, readers will learn how to create custom ASP.NET controls, how to use ADO+ objects in ASP, and how to deploy and manage applications. ASP.NET by Example also provides tools and information needed to migrate old ASP files to the new platform, saving developers significant time and money. As an added feature Steven A. Smith has included multiple case studies on how ASP.NET is used in e-commerce applications.

The Microsoft .NET initiative is the future of e-commerce - making it possible for organisations to build a secure, reliable e-commerce infrastructure. This is the first book to outline the capabilities of SQL Server 2000, one of the key components of .NET. SQL Server 2000 introduces powerful new data mining functionality designed specifically to capture and process customer profiles and to predict future buying patterns on e-commerce sites.

Pro SharePoint Solution Development: Combining .NET, SharePoint, and Office 2007 takes a practical problem/solution approach to common business challenges. You'll not only encounter interesting code samples, but also see how to combine these examples with the Microsoft collaboration platform's services. The book's solutions focus on using Visual Studio Tools for Office to build the user interface layer. And solutions can interact with SharePoint as a service provider, taking advantage of SharePoint's many collaboration features like document repositories, collaboration sites, and search functions.

This book is unique because it starts with challenges that end users deal with every day when using the Microsoft collaboration platform to support business processes. The solutions are presented as the hypothetical business challenges of a fictional company. By presenting the examples in this context, authors Ed Hild and Susie Adams make it easier to relate to the challenges and solution value. And the goal of these examples is to build applications that apply the benefits of the Office desktop interface with the richness of SharePoint's collaboration features.

Functional programming (FP) is the future of .NET programming, and F# is much more than just an FP language. Every professional .NET programmer needs to learn about FP, and there's no better way to do it than by learning F#–and no easier way to learn F# than from Foundations of F#.

If you're already familiar with FP, you'll find F# the language you've always dreamed of. And all .NET programmers will find F# an exciting real-world alternative to C# and Visual Basic. This book is likely to have many imitators, but few true competitors. Written by F# evangelist Rob Pickering, and tech reviewed by F#'s main designer, Don Syme, this is an elegant, comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the language and an incisive guide to using F# for real-world professional development. F# is the future of programming (not just on .NET), and the future is now.

Learn how to use the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework to developapplications for the next generation of embedded devices. Embeddedprogramming is set to move into the mainstream as a variety of new devicescome to market. A key embedded device enabled by Windows Vista(tm) thatrequires the .NET Micro Framework is Windows SideShow(tm), the externaldisplay that will be incorporated into many notebook computers. Thisreference shows developers how to use the .NET Micro Framework to createnew applications for Windows SideShow displays and small,resource-constrained devices. With insights direct from the product team itcovers essential topics, including interface design and managed drivers,device capabilities, and how to use emulation technologies. In addition, itdelves into how to port key functionality from existing applications intoother form factors. Ideal for developers with experience working withMicrosoft Visual Studio- 2005 and Microsoft Visual C#-, this essentialguide includes practical examples and code samples.

Pro SharePoint Solution Development: Combining .NET, SharePoint, and Office 2007 takes a practical problem/solution approach to common business challenges. You'll not only encounter interesting code samples, but also see how to combine these examples with the Microsoft collaboration platform's services. The book's solutions focus on using Visual Studio Tools for Office to build the user interface layer. And solutions can interact with SharePoint as a service provider, taking advantage of SharePoint's many collaboration features like document repositories, collaboration sites, and search functions.

This book is unique because it starts with challenges that end users deal with every day when using the Microsoft collaboration platform to support business processes. The solutions are presented as the hypothetical business challenges of a fictional company. By presenting the examples in this context, authors Ed Hild and Susie Adams make it easier to relate to the challenges and solution value. And the goal of these examples is to build applications that apply the benefits of the Office desktop interface with the richness of SharePoint's collaboration features.

Pro T-SQL 2005 Programmer's Guide provides comprehensive and detailed coverage of all the major features and facilities of T-SQL for SQL Server 2005. It is designed for all users of T-SQL, database administrators, systems administrators, application developers, and end-users, who want to learn how to exploit the power of T-SQL. Whatever you need to do with T-SQL, you'll find it described clearly here.

Stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions are only part of the story. Dynamic SQL, the new XML data type, and SQLCLR programming are also covered, as well as accessing SQL Server with ADO.NET. Exception handling and performance are fully covered, too. This book is truly a complete programmer's guide to T-SQL and SQL Server 2005.

This is your guide to building Internet applications and user interfaces with the Mozilla component framework, which is best known for the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client. Programming Firefox demonstrates how to use the XML User Interface Language (XUL) with open source tools in the framework's Cross-Platform Component (XPCOM) library to develop a variety of projects, such as commercial web applications and Firefox extensions.

This book serves as both a programmer's reference and an in-depth tutorial, so not only do you get a comprehensive look at XUL's capabilities–from simple interface design to complex, multitier applications with real-time operations–but you also learn how to build a complete working application with XUL. If you're coming from a Java or .NET environment, you'll be amazed at how quickly large-scale applications can be constructed with XPCOM and XUL.

This book is designed to teach you the fundamentals of object-oriented programming. You can use this book if you have a basic knowledge of Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic .NET, Visual C#, or another Windows programming language.

Embark upon object-oriented programming in the .NET era with this straightforward, accessible guide. Progress at your own pace from the basics through advanced OOP concepts with the help of clear instructions, candid reference notes and design tips, and engaging programming examples. Learn how to take full advantage of the objects provided by Visual Basic .NET and Visual C#—or how to create and implement your own objects. In less time than you thought possible, you’ll absorb object-oriented design concepts and terminology and understand how to construct elegant object-oriented programs with two of the most powerful development languages.