When asp .Net hit the street a couple of years ago it was a real eyeopener. Microsofts tool for creating dynamic server side web applications introduced web forms a feature with the same rapid drag and drop convenience enjoyed by visual basic developers along with a method for creating xmlbased web services. Asp .Net was more than an upgrade of active server pages it was a quantum leap ahead. Now microsoft has a new version of asp .Net as part of its upcoming next generation release of the visual studio .Net development platform. Asp .Net 2.0 is already available in beta release and web developers are anxious to get a good look at it. Thats exactly what our new developers notebook allows you to do. More than just an introduction to asp .Net 2.0 this practical guide acquaints you with all of the new features through nearly 50 handson projects. Each one places emphasis on changes in the new release that can increase productivity simplify programming tasks and help you add functionality to your applications. For example asp .Net 2.0 includes master pages themes and skins so you can build applications with a consistent page layout and design. Other changes allow for the automatic creation of web pages for use on mobile devices while wizards and controls allow you to perform frequent tasks like data access without having to write a single line of code. Asp .Net 2.0 a developers notebook also includes suggestions for further experimentation links to online documentation and practical notes and warnings from the author regarding changes to the new version. The new developers notebooks series from oreilly offers an indepth first look at important new tools for software developers. Emphasizing example over explanation and practice over theory they focus on learning by doing you will get the goods straight from the masters in an informal and codeintensive style. If you want to get up to speed on asp .Net 2.0 before its official release this all lab no lecture book will get you there.