From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble Review
There are plenty of excellent books on ASP.NET 2.0, but if you're building web portals, this is the one you want. This is the one that's entirely focused on Web Parts and Microsoft's Portal Framework. This is the one that shows exactly how to apply Microsoft's core portal APIs, even in complex enterprise environments. This is the one that covers prototyping, security, advanced customization, even monitoring.
Darren Neimke teaches portal development hands-on, using as a foundation the robust new Adventure Works sample database Microsoft created for SQL Server 2005. (Think of yourself as a web developer just hired by Adventure Works, and you'll get the idea.)
You'll start by understanding what Web Parts are, how they function, and their internals. Neimke shows how Web Part connections and transformers can empower users to work with existing data new ways. Next, he takes you "under the covers" with Microsoft's Web Part Manager, revealing how it orchestrates your portal's runtime behavior, and how you can customize it. You'll learn how to further customize your site's display with zones, and then dive headfirst into personalization.
After you've thoroughly explored Microsoft's APIs, you'll use them to build a modern portal from start to finish. Neimke walks you through implementing many of today's most popular customizations, and shows how and when to mix server-side and client-side code. Instead of wasting time on the usual deployment rigamarole -- copying files, and so forth -- he shows how to instrument your portal using Microsoft's event-based health monitoring system. There's even a preview of Atlas, which will let you deliver Ajax-style web pages without their usual cost and complexity. Bill Camarda, from the January 2007 Read Only
From the Publisher
"A must-buy for every ASP.NET developer using Web Parts."
Scott Guthrie
General Manager
Microsoft Developer Division
"Squeezes the full potential out of ASP.NET Web Parts."
Andres Sanabria
Lead Program Manager
ASP.NET and Server Application Frameworks
Using Web Parts, ASP.NET developers can create portals with the same advanced features found in sites such as Live.com and Google ig.
"ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts in Action" demystifies portal design, development, maintenance, and deployment. In over 400 code-packed pages, ASP.NET expert Darren Neimke shares his deep understanding of the controls and services that make up the portal framework.
This book will help you to code like a guru but think like a user. For example, you'll discover how to use Web Parts to reduce four-step actions to a single click with a strategically-placed edit button. Learn to balance features and usability to make your portals both look good and work well.
"ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts in Action" gives you the tools you need to move your ideas off the whiteboard and bring them to life. Find out how to provide the personalization options your users want while preserving the look and feel of your portals with solid designs and custom chrome. Create usable information dashboards and tackle tough interoperability questions with confidence.
All the information in this book is performance-tested. Author Darren Neimke walks you through Web Parts concepts including static and dynamic connections, WebPartManager, SQLPersonalizationProvider, and the hot new ASP.NET Atlas framework.
Whether you're creating custom solutions or adding Web Parts to SharePoint 2007, exploring Atlasordabbling in gadgets, "ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts in Action" will get you started and guide you as you build successful portals using ASP.NET Web Parts.
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