Provides information on the features and functions of ASP.NET 3.5, covering such topics as Web server controls, working with Master Pages, querying with LINQ, extending the provider model, caching, and debugging and error handling.

"Programmer to programmer." Includes index.

Application and page frameworks -- ASP.NET server controls and client-side scripts -- ASP.NET web server controls -- Validation server controls -- Working with master pages -- Themes and skins -- Data binding in ASP.NET 3.5 -- Data management with ADO.NET -- Querying with LINQ -- Working with XML and LINQ to XML -- IIS7 -- Introduction to the provider model -- Extending the provider model -- Site navigation -- Personalization -- Membership and role management -- Portal frameworks and web parts -- HTML and CSS design with ASP.NET -- ASP.NET AJAX -- ASP.NET AJAX control toolkit -- Security -- State management -- Caching -- Debugging and error handling -- File I/O and streams -- User and server controls -- Modules and handlers -- Using business objects -- Building and consuming services -- Localization -- Configuration -- Instrumentation -- Administration and management -- Packaging and deploying ASP.NET applications -- Appendix A: Migrating older ASP.NET projects -- Appendix B: ASP.NET ultimate tools -- Appendix C: Silverlight -- Appendix D: ASP.NET online resources.