∗ Uses the popular Problem;Design;Solution format to help readers, especially those who know how to code specific ASP.NET features, learn to "put it all together" into a complete Web application
∗ Emphasizes n–tier ASP.NET Web application architectural design, something intermediate and advanced ASP.NET developers need and can′t find anywhere else
∗ Current edition is the most popular and discussed book in the p2p.wrox.com reader discussion forums
∗ Covers registration and membership system, user–selectable themes, content management systems, polls, mailing lists, forums, e–commerce stores, shopping carts, order management with real–time credit–card processing, localization, and other site features
∗ Developers also learn to handle master pages, themes, profiles, Web parts, server–side UI controls, compilation, deployment, instrumentation, error handling and logging, data access with ADO.NET and LINQ, ASP.NET AJAX, and much more