ASP.NET

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ASP.NET

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Introduction to ASP.NET

You'll find several helpful articles on ASP.NET on the articles page here but maybe you'll find this article the most helpful if you are new to ASP.NET (especially if approaching from a PHP point of view).

Understanding the PipeLine

I consider it essential information to know the flow of a Request pipeline (before, during, and after a page is rendered), and the LifeCycle of a Control. You'll find that kind of information here:

Posts/Articles to learn ASP.NET

I've written several ASP.NET based posts/articles that you will find useful in general when dealing with ASP.NET, but I'll try to pick from them and list below ones that are specifically useful for passing the MSTS:70-528 exam.
For more information about the exam -- specifically --see this page.

A crash course in ASP.NET Themes

Here's a post summarizing how ASP.NET Themes work.
See: Ch.9/L.2.

A crash course in ASP.NET MasterPages/ContentPages

Here's a quick summary of what you need to know about ASP.NET 2.0's MasterPage architecture.
See: Ch.9/L.1

A quick post on creating Static Connections between WebParts

A short post on how to make static connections between WebParts.
See: Ch.9/L.3.

A crash course in Globalization and Localization

Hopefully everything you'll ever need to know about Globalization/Localization in ASP.NET.
See: Ch.10/L.1.

A crash course in ASP.NET Authentication, Authorization, Roles

Here's a crashcourse in website authentication, and authorization -- including roles.
See: Ch.11/L.2.

How to Impersonate an authenticated WindowsUser

Not a long post/article, but a short & relevent post.
See: Ch.11/L.2.

A crash course in using the Mobile DeviceSpecific declarative syntax.

A short post demontrating how to use the DeviceSpecific syntax in order to different renderings based on filters.
See: Ch.12/L.1.

A crash course in creating custom PerformanceCounters within your software

A short post demonstrating how to add custom PerformanceCounters of your choosing to your software, so that SysAdmin's can monitor your software with PerfMon.
See Ch.13/L.2

A crash course in using PerfMon to monitor system and custom PerformanceCounters

You can add performance counters to your applications -- but it assumes you know how to use PerfMon effectively in order to analyse the results.
This is tutorial on PerfMon only (putting Custom PerformanceCounters into your software is a different article).
See: Ch.13/L.2.

Links

ASP.NET Config Tips

ASP.NET Forums

The official Forums for ASP.NET Questions.

ASP.NET Tutorials

FAQES

Learn what REST is...

Great clear PPT on REST.

MSDN: The Official ASP.NET Site

Using REST with WCF

Custom Control FAQs

So -- again -- what are the designer attributes for custom controls???

AJAX FAQs

How could one use the AutoComplete Extender with a Webservice?

Safari FAQs

Does Safari support XMLHttpRequest?

Mozilla/Firefox FAQs

Does Firefox support XmlHttpRequest?

FAQs: Databinding

The pros and cons of typed datasets versus ORM objects:

How do I use ObjectDataSource when binding to objects that have sub objects?

An ObjectDataSource/GridView Adapter for Business Entity Collections so that it can do sorting/filtering

What's with System.ComponentModel.DataObjectAttribute?

When should i use the SqlDataAdapter?

Got an example of using a Control for the parameter of an ObjectDataSource?

Where can I find a good article on ObjectDataSource?

General stuff

I don't like much of this, but need to keep a link to it for dealing with legacy products:

3-tier Architecture with ASP.NET 2.0

Visual C#

FAQs: IoC/DI in web applications

FAQs:MVP Pattern