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Many different technologies are available today for developing complex web sites and web applications and with so many to choose from, it’s great that there’s one technology in particular that stands out from the crowd and is such a joy to use. ASP.NET 2.0 is a fantastic technology that enables you to develop web sites and applications with very little hassle. Developing web applications was never this easy, yet even though it may appear simple, there is real power and depth to this technology that enables it tohost even the most complex applications available today.

With every new release from Microsoft comes a new way of thinking, new technologies designed tomake your life easier, and the best-ever programming experience; ASP.NET 2.0 is no exception to this rule. Whether you have developed web applications before, or if you are completely new to the world of web development, there’s a lot to learn about this particular version of the technology.

Built on top of version 2.0 of the .NET Framework, ASP.NET 2.0 extends on the functionality first seen in ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1. At its core, you have a control-based, event- drivenarchitecture, which means that you have the ability to add small blocks of code to a page, and see dynamic results with minimal effort, and you can react to user input to provide a smooth and intuitive user experience.

The biggest change since the previous edition of ASP.NET is in the amount of code you have to write the ASP.NET team aimed for a 70% reduction in the amount of code you write, and having spent timemyself working with ASP.NET 2.0 in the field, even if this claim does sound somewhat large, the reduction in time spent with fingers on keys is very noticeable. The mundane and repetitive tasks that you would have previously had to complete have been simplified. For example, providing user login functionality to a site is now a very swift process—adding a few controls to a page and setting up some user accounts is pretty much all you need to do to get basic user login functionality implemented on a site, and personalizing the user experience is just a step away from there!

Now add the new development environment designed for building ASP.NET 2.0 applications, Visual Web Developer (available on its own, or as part of Visual Studio 2005), and you will find building dynamic, feature-rich applications to be a fast, smooth process. Visual Web Developer is a new innovation from Microsoft, and was developed mostly in response todeveloper demand. Previous editions of Visual Studio .NET were not great when it came to web programming, and you’d often find your code had been “fixed” for you behind the scenes because your HTMLcame out looking very different thanthe way it went in originally! Visual Web Developer has a fantastic HTMLediting environment, and a really smooth and intuitive interface for developing complex ASP.NET applications. Best of all, it’s a low-cost product, which makes it accessible to a wide audience who may not be able to afford the complete Visual Studio package.

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