Preface
ASP.NET is the web development technology of
Microsoft's .NET development platform. While it has
a lot in common with its predecessor, Active Server Pages, ASP.NET is
a quantum leap over classic ASP; it adds such new features as rich
server controls, a much more powerful programming model, and built-in
support for XML web services.ASP.NET also allows you to access the full richness of the .NET
Framework Class Library, which provides classes for everything from
sending mail via SMTP to performing multithreaded operations. ASP.NET
also brings object-oriented programming to the Web. Object
orientation is at the very heart of the .NET Framework, and ASP.NET
takes full advantage of itparticularly in the area of its
robust server control model.This second edition of ASP.NET in a Nutshell also
includes information about new features and settings introduced in
Version 1.1 of the .NET Framework.ASP.NET has many new features and aspects, but with the help of this
reference, you'll be up and running before you know
it.
