The Microsoft .NET Framework and Active Server Pages.NET (ASP.NET) allow developers to create world-class Web applications and Web services quickly and easily. Web applications built within the .NET Framework can integrate with any operating system running on any device. Web services are reusable component applications that enable distributed computing on the Internet, using standard protocols like HTTP and XML. Developers conversant in .NET can now deliver more dynamic applications to market more quickly.

ASP.NET and VB.NET Web Programming provides developers with the practical information and step-by-step guidance they need to become productive with .NET. This tutorial offers a comprehensive yet approachable introduction to the .NET Framework, ASP.NET programming, and XML Web Services development. Each chapter begins with an overview and then walks readers through one or more lab exercises that are well illustrated with screenshots and punctuated with tips and warnings. All examples are in Visual Basic.NET (VB.NET).

Key topics covered include:

• The .NET Framework and the Web
• Web Services
• Common Language Runtime (CLR)
• The .NET Framework class library
• ASP.NET
• VB.NET
• Internet Information Server (IIS)
• Managed components
• Web Forms
• ADO.NET
• Securing ASP.NET applications

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