Build Your Own ASP.NET 4 Web Site Using C# & VB is aimed at beginner ASP.NET developers wanting to develop their skills, web designers wanting to move into server-side programming, and experienced developers making the leap from ASP to .NET.

Readers will learn:

language and programming basics
how to construct ASP.Net Web Pages
how to build web applications
to use validation controls
database design and development
how to use ADO.NET
how to manage data and content
how to integrate Ajax and jQuery
the role of MVC

... all in the process of successfully developing and deploying a working intranet site for a fictional company.

About the Author

Tim Posey is a long-time developer and a passionate educator. Armed with a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.B.A. in Finance, he has traversed many industries, consulting for multiple corporations in banking, insurance, energy, and various e-commerce industries. As a serial entrepreneur, Tim�s latest project is mentoring the startup of the LegacyGeeks.com community. He serves as a senior software engineer at a Fortune 1000 company and an Adjunct Professor of Finance for the American Public University System. His favourite pastime is watching Alabama football.

Wyatt Barnett leads the in-house development team for a major industry trade association in Washington DC. He also writes for SitePoint's .NET Blog, The Daily Catch.

Cristian Darie is a software engineer with experience in a wide range of modern technologies, and the author of numerous books, including his popularASP.NET tutorial book, hisAJAX and PHPbook, and his forthcomingSEO book for PHP developers. Cristian is studyingdistributed application architectures for his PhD, and is getting involved with various commercial and research projects. When not planning to buy Google, he enjoys his bit of social life. If you want to say "hi," you canreach Cristian through his personal website at http://www.cristiandarie.ro.