Real World ASP.NET Best Practices

Farhan Muhammad is the chief architect at ILM Professional Services. He is a technology enthusiast and has been an evangelist for the .NET technology since its inception. He leads the Twin Cities .NET User Group, a 400-member-strong community that focuses on sharing .NET knowledge among its members. He sits on the board of directors for the International .NET Association (INETA), where he is responsible for developing strategies for supporting .NET-focused communities in every corner of the world. He also leads INETA's Speakers Bureau, a very successful program that connects user groups throughout the United States with top-notch .NET experts. Farhan hosts the Executive .NET seminar on a regular basis, where executives are educated on the short- and long-term impact of the .NET technology on their businesses. He has a master's degree in software engineering from the University of Minnesota. He can be reached at farhan@ilmservice.com.

From the reviews:"This book is intended to describe a number of best practice approaches for ASP.Net development, based on the practical experiences of its authors. … The text is well written and … thoroughly explains all the points and principles. Aimed at the intermediate to advanced ASP.Net developer, this book does exactly as its title suggests. It is a very good source of best practice material, which will be of use to almost anyone developing ASP.Net systems." (Jason Ross, Computer Bulletin, March, 2004)"Real World ASP.NET Best Practices goes far beyond the documentation to teach ASP.NET development best practices … . The book’s emphasis is on helping developers perform tasks correctly and avoid mistakes … ." (DevDorado, Issue 3, 2003)

• 1 The Age of ASP.NET.- 2 Cache, Session, and View State.- 3 Client-Side JavaScript: Oh, What Fun!.- 4 Handling Data Effectively.- 5 Using ASP.NET to Manage Lists.- 6 User Controls and Server Controls.- 7 Remoting and Web Services.- 8 Configuring ASP.NET Applications.