We’re very pleased to make announce that you can now download a free chapter from our book, Professional Visual Studio 2008. Based on popular request, we have decided to release Chapter 32: ASP.NET Web Applications. This is one of my favourite chapters from the book and, at 42 pages long, it also happens to be the largest.
Download the free sample chapter [PDF 2.6Mb]
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This free chapter covers the following:
- Web Application vs. Web Site Projects
- Creating Web Projects (Both Web Site and Web Application projects)
- Designing Web Forms (The HTML Designer, CSS Tools, Validation Tools)
- Web Controls (Navigation, User Authentication, Data Components, Web Parts)
- Master Pages (Including Nested Master Pages)
- Rich Client-Side Development (JavaScript, ASP.NET AJAX, AJAX Control Extenders)
- ASP.NET Web Site Administration (Security, Application Settings)
Also don’t forget that today is the last day to enter our monthly competition for your chance to win your very own copy of Professional Visual Studio 2008.





Awesome!! Thank you! I did not think you would publish this chapter.
p.s. The link is wrong… just replace “.jpg” with “.pdf”
Thanks for pointing out the incorrect link. I have fixed it in the post now.
This just goes to show you should have unit tests for everything!
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Did anyone attended PDC last week?