These two DVD's provide over 20 hours of video training on a broad range of ASP.NET 2.0 topics. The tutorials are very informative and well presented by instructor and developer Andy Olsen as well as being enjoyable and easygoing.
The tutorials may be a step in at the deep end for the absolute beginner and perhaps some grounding in ASP.NET 2.0 would be beneficial to get the most out the DVD though that shouldn’t put you off, just purchase the DVD and do some background reading while you wait on the DVD to be shipped. If you’re a developer from another discipline then this is a perfect start.
Even though the tutorials were in C# as opposed to VB.NET this makes very little difference as there wasn't a great deal of coding with the emphasis being on declarative programming and using the controls that come with ASP.NET 2.0. Even when there is it’s fairly straightforward and easy to follow.
If you have dipped your feet in ASP.NET, then these tutorials are a good place to broaden your knowledge. The price is very very competitive compared to the cost of hiring a professional instructor or attending a paid course and in terms of getting up to speed with subject the DVD is an excellent time saver.
Obviously due to time constraints everything couldn't be covered from scratch or in great depth. The topics below are covered in the first DVD.
Part 1 Getting Started with ASP.NET
- Overview of ASP.NET
- Adding Controls to a Web Page
- Web Page Processing
- Validating User Input
- Navigating a Website
Part 2 Building Web Applications
- Understanding ASP.NET Apps
- Data Binding
- Rich Data Binding
- Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application
The topics below are coverd in the second DVD.
Part 1 Web Page User Interface Design Techniques
- Defining Standard Styles and Themes
- Defining Master Pages
- Creating User Controls
- Creating Custom Server Controls
- Extending Existing Controls
- Creating Portals
- Creating & Configuring Webparts
Part 2 Web Page Implementation Techniques
- Managing View State
- Using State Management techniques
- Accessing Data by using ADO.NET
- Going Further with ADO.NET
- Improving performance by using Caching
- Managing Resources & Localization
- ASP.NET Security Essentials
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition, with the .NET Framework 2.0 is recommended though Visual Web Developer Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition suffices.
For more information, contact Total Training at 760-517-9001 or 800-561-6704 or visit www.totaltraining.com.
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