ASP.NET v. 2.0—The Beta Version

You've seen throughout this book that building Web sites with ASP.NET is easier than ever. Not only have more features been added, but also there's...

The application configuration files (web.config and the site-wide machine.config) have had a number of changes, including new attributes added to existing elements as well as...

Because Web applications are transmitted via HTTP, we have to carefully ensure that any state we require is kept between postbacks to the server. In...

provides Web-based configuration for selected application options. It is accessed through a special HTTP handler, WebAdmin.axd, accessed from the root of the application. For example,...

There's no doubt that the Web Site Administration Tool is a great utility to help administer an application, but some administrative tasks either aren't suited...

The Management API has been integrated into the IIS Management Console, so when you view the properties of a site or virtual directory, you now...

Although left to the end of the book, this chapter certainly doesn't contain the least useful material. In fact, in many ways it contains some...