ASP.NET 2.0 Resources - MSDN webcasts & whitepapers
I've been digging into ASP.NET 2.0 lately so thought I'd share some good webcasts and whitepapers I've found along the way...
Planning for Whidbey webcast
Here’s a fantastic webcast by Stefan Schackow discussing “planning for Whidbey”. It was great as he had a good presentation and demos, but also took time to answer a LOT of questions that popped up during the webcast:
Data Provider
Here’s a 400 level webcast on the Design patterns used in the Provider model. Also check out this blog by Andy on the basic design pattern of the provider model.
MSDN Webcast: Designing Flexible Applications Using the Provider Model in ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 400)
MSDN Webcast: Building A Google Data Source Control with ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 400)
ASP.NET 2.0 Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Using the Time-Saving Membership Features in ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Building Mobile Web Sites in ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 300)
MSDN Webcast: Fundamentals of ASP.NET Mobile Controls (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Working With The GridView and DetailsView Controls in ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 300)
MSDN Webcast: Data Access Using ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Exploring the New Personalization Features in ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: A First Look at ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Introduction to ASP.NET 2.0 Security (Level 200)
ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 1 Articles on MSDN
Let's Get Personal: Personalizing Web Sites in ASP.NET 2.0
Learn how to personalize your data-driven Web applications by using profiles, Web parts, theming, and skins. Also see how to implement XML-driven forms using the new XMLDataSource object.
Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts Framework
Web Parts provide you with the infrastructure for creating customizable Web applications. When you build a Web site with Web Parts, the Web site can be easily customized by either the administrator of the Web site or the individual users of the Web site. Web Parts are all about flexibility.
ASP.NET 2.0 Localization Features - A Fresh Approach to Localizing Web Applications
Creating global Web applications with Microsoft ASP.NET is becoming more and more important. ASP.NET 2.0 makes it even easier to provide support for multiple cultures and locales through improved runtime and tool support.
Create Web Application Themes in ASP.NET 2.0
Learn to use cascading style sheets and images with themes in ASP.NET 2.0, and how you can dynamically load themes at run time.
Storing User Information with ASP.NET 2.0 Profiles
Use the new Profile object in ASP.NET 2.0 to track user preferences, create a shopping cart, and more.
Working with the ASP.NET 2.0 ObjectDataSource Control
Learn how to use the ObjectDataSource control to build a proper multi-tier Web application with the ASP.NET 2.0 Framework.
Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 TreeView and Menu Controls
Discover how you can use the TreeView and Menu controls in ASP.NET 2.0 to represent hierarchical data in your applications. Use both controls with various data sources and customize the appearance of both controls.
Web Site Operations in ASP.NET 2.0
Use ASP.NET 2.0, Internet Information Services 6.0, and the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 to make deploying, configuring, monitoring, and maintaining Web applications easier than ever before.
The release of ASP.NET 2.0 brings several improvements to the view state mechanism that will make it easier to use without hindering your site's performance. These improvements include a reduction in encoding size, the introduction of control state to separate behavioral state from content, and intelligent integration with data-bound controls.
While 100 percent backward compatible with ASP.NET 1.1, ASP.NET 2.0 brings a number of internal changes to ASP.NET. These include changes to the code model, compilation, page lifecycle, and more. This article outlines those changes.
Code Less to Access Data with ASP.NET 2.0
Leverage the new ASP.NET 2.0 data access controls to reduce the code you have to write when developing a data-driven Web application.
Master Pages enable you to create ASP.NET pages that follow a consistent theme and style. Stephen Walther shows you how to take advantage of this new feature.
Changes to the Validation Controls in ASP.NET 2.0
While ASP.NET 1.x supported validating user input, ASP.NET 2.0 increases the flexibility of the validation through the addition of validation groups. This article looks at this new feature, and shows you how you can use it in a number of common scenarios.
Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 GridView and DetailsView Controls
Display and edit database data and single database records with GridView and DetailsView, two new controls in the ASP.NET 2.0 framework.
Personalize Better with ASP.NET 2.0
Create personalized Web sites faster, and build entirely new classes of applications, with the new personalization features in ASP.NET 2.0.
Migrate from ASP.NET 1.x to ASP.NET 2.0
Explore features new to ASP.NET 2.0 from ASP.NET 1.x that offer a better set of options for Web development within the .NET Framework.
Migrate from ASP to ASP.NET 2.0
Tour the advantages of developing with ASP.NET 2.0, and gives guidance to developers in migrating from ASP to ASP.NET 2.0.
Creating Custom Web Controls with ASP.NET 2.0
The new adaptive rendering model in ASP.NET 2.0 provides a number of new options for control writers. This article shows how those options make creating custom controls for ASP.NET easier than before.
GridView: Move Over DataGrid, There's a New Grid in Town!
Go beyond the DataGrid!
New Security Features in ASP.NET 2.0
ASP.NET 2.0 includes a number of new features to make securing your ASP.NET applications easier than before. See how you can use the new controls, tools, and APIs to control access to pages, and make it easier to store information about your users.
Improved Caching in ASP.NET 2.0
Stephen Walther looks at the new caching features included in ASP.NET 2.0, and how you can use them to improve the performance and scalability of your ASP.NET applications.