Teach yourself Visual Web Developer 2008—one step at a time. Ideal for beginning developers who want to design modern, dynamic Web sites, this practical tutorial delivers hands-on guidance for creating data-driven pages that integrate Web services and ASP.NET controls.Discover how Design a sample Web portal and configure site securityUse Master Pages to create a consistent look and feelAttach a style sheet to an ASP.NET page and apply stylesUse server controls for greater flexibility and maintainabilityIncorporate HTML and JavaScript editing capabilitiesCreate a database and design a user interface to manage itConstruct a Web service and use it in an ASP.NET pageEmbed Microsoft Popfly mashups—and integrate APIs and data—without codingCD Practice exercises and code samplesFully searchable eBook
Started studying this for the purpose of updating web-based database applications at work. Concepts are inclusive using C#, HTML, CSS, VB, JavaScript, SQL, and ASP.NET 3.5, although mostly in a broad context. My main focus was on data-driven user interfaces (SQL/Access), and server controls (ASP.NET-specific).
Rating: 3.5/5.0 - Lots of coding errors, and some elements that are covered too quickly to understand them. But overall, a great intro to the all-encompassing ASP.NET using Visual Studio from Microsoft.