A well-known expert in the ASP development community, best-selling Author Stephen Walther brings his experience as an ASP.NET trainer to ASP.NET Unleashed. With this valuable guide, readers learn the advanced features of ASP.NET, and how to apply them in their own Internet applications. This in-depth, code-intensive title covers a broad range of advanced ASP.NET topics that include:
- Validating Form Data;
- Programming Mobile Devices;
- Using Code Behind;
- Building Custom ASP.NET Controls;
- Creating Graphics with GDI.NET;
- Data Access with ADO.NET;
- ASP.NET Security;
- Using XML in ASP.NET Applications;
- Building and Consuming Web Services.
Stephen Walther has been involved with Active Server Pages from the beginning. Since 1997, he has been running the Superexpert Web site (http://www.superexpert.com), a popular Active Server Pages resource on the Web and the first "live" Web site created with ASP.NET. His training company, AspWorkshops (http://www.AspWorkshops.com), conducted the first training class on ASP.NET. He also lectures regularly on ASP and ASP.NET.
Stephen got his start working with Active Server Pages by developing two large commercial Web sites. First, he created the Collegescape Web site, used by more than 200 colleges¿including Harvard, Stanford, and MIT¿to accept online college applications (Collegescape was bought out by Petersons). Next, he created the CityAuction Web site, used by both Snap! and CitySearch (CityAuction was acquired by CitySearch).
Stephen received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He was a Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology when he became involved with the World Wide Web.