* How to create dynamic web pages with ASP.NET web forms and web server controls



* How to display and manipulate data using ADO.NET and Visual Studio .NET components







* How to persist state in different ways, within the "stateless" web environment







* How to create XML files and XML schema, and how to use them for data transfer







* How to integrate your web applications with others, through web services







* How to make your application more secure, via the security features in ASP.NET and IIS







* How to eliminate bugs and unexpected failures, through effective debugging and exception-handling techniques







* How to improve the performance of your application and prepare it for release







NOTE: There is an Apress title called Programming the Web with Visual Basic .NET (Torkelson, Peterson, Torkelson) but this title is aimed at a higher-level audience and is more of a 'transition' book than an inspirational skills improvement book.

Daniel Cazzulino is a senior developer with many years of experience developing distributed solutions based on Windows DNA, COM/COM+ and VB. Besides running his own company DEVerest, he also is an associate at high-end consulting firm Lagash, which specializes in .NET technologies and C#. Daniel also used to write regularly for Wrox Press, as an author and technical reviewer, for books and on its Today sites. He's been working with .NET since its very early stages, is in love with C# and is a huge fan of OOP and Design Patterns. (Long live to GoF!) Surprisingly enough, he is a lawyer who found a more exciting career in an IT profession. Daniel is also the co-founder of the NMatrix open source project, for which he is the main contributor. You can reach him there at nmatrixdotnet@msn.com.