The all-new approach for experienced ASP.NET professionals!

ASP.NET is Microsoft's technology for building dynamically generated web pages from database content. Originally introduced in 2002, ASP.NET has undergone many changes in multiple versions and iterations as developers have gained a decade of experience with this popular technology. With that decade of experience, this edition of the book presents a fresh, new overhauled approach.

• A new focus on how to build ASP.NET sites and applications relying on field-tested reliable methods
• Integration of "One ASP.NET" philosophy treating ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC as equal tools each with their proper time and place
• Coverage of hot new ASP.NET 4.5 additions such as the Web API, Websockets and HTML5 & CSS3 use in layout but only to the extent that the tools themselves are practical and useful for working ASP.NET developers

Professional ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB is an essential tool for programmers who need to be productive and build reliably performing sites with the latest ASP.NET Framework and Visual Studio.

A fresh new set of tools to get your ASP.NET apps done right

ASP.NET is Microsoft's free web framework for building web applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This completely updated look at ASP.NET 4.5 explains ASP.NET's features and puts One ASP.NET into a larger context. Packed with field-tested expertise that is the result of the authors' extensive experience building and deploying sites, this new edition provides you with a fresh new set of tools to build your ASP.NET applications correctly.

Professional ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB:

• Examines HTML5 and CSS3 usage with ASP.NET 4.5, as well as using HTML5 and new technologies with both ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC
• Addresses data and model binding in Web Forms, querying data with LINQ, and pulling from Web Services
• Looks at various core ASP.NET 4.5 features such as site navigation, personalization, membership and role management, security, master pages, and more
• Includes coverage of brand-new ASP.NET 4.5 additions such as the ASP.NET Web API and authentication via OAuth and OpenID providers such as Facebook and Twitter
• Highlights the async and await keywords along with real-time communication with SignalR

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