Using ASP.NET, you can build Web applications that deliver unprecedented power and performance. But to make the most of ASP.NET, Web developers need to think and work very differently from the ways they've programmed in the past. In Maximizing ASP.NET Jeffrey Putz helps you make the transitionand reap the rewards.

If you're a long-time scripter who's migrated from ASP, PHP, or other traditional platforms, Putz shows you how to use ASP.NET's object-oriented model to write code that's easier to deploy, manage, extend, and reuse. If you're already comfortable with the fundamentals of ASP.NET using C# or VB.NET, this book's platform-specific details and development best practices will make you dramatically more effective.

Coverage includes

• Understanding the ASP.NET object model, classes, and n-tier application architecture

• Designing classes for maximum performance and reusability, one step at a time

• Mastering the nuts and bolts of ASP.NET IIS and Web applications

• Using the ASP.NET event model to control the entire user request lifecycle

• Creating special handlers for special requests

• Building custom server controls: It's easier than you think

• Creating Web services from existing code and using remote services just like local objects

• Using ASP.NET 2.0's rich security and membership classes

• Personalizing siteswithout unnecessary complexity

• Maximizing application performance and scalability

• Implementing effective testing, code management, and metrics

• Taking full advantage of ASP.NET 2.0 in the Visual Studio 2005 environment

• Leveraging your Web development skills in other .NET projects

Whatever your background, Maximizing ASP.NET will deepen your skills across all aspects of enterprise development: application design, test-driven development, modularization, optimization, and beyond. Packed with C# and VB.NET examples for both ASP.NET 2.0 and 1.1, this is no mere "cookbook"it's a superbly well-written guide to both the "hows" and "whys" of serious ASP.NET development.