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LEARN ASP.NET:
Items of Importance in the ASP.NET World

This is an ever-changing list of ASP.NET resources out there for folks that are interested in learning about ASP.NET and what it offers. Also, with the huge amount of ASP.NET material out there, this list attempts to cut through the clutter and provide you with a list of some of the top material out there. Feel free to add additional items by either emailing me or adding via the comments below. Thanks.

If I am *JUST* starting, where do I start?

If you are brand new to ASP.NET, the first place to start is with the ASP.NET Quickstart application:

• http://www.asp.net/tutorials/quickstart.aspx for ASP.NET 1.0/1.1
• http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStartv20/default.aspx for ASP.NET 2.0

Recommended Books for ASP.NET 1.0/1.1

• Wrox's Professional ASP.NET 1.1
• Wrox's Beginning ASP.NET 1.1 with VB.NET 2003
• Wrox's Beginning ASP.NET 1.1 with Visual C# .NET 2003
• Sam Publishing's ASP.NET Unleashed
• Addison-Wesley's Essential ASP.NET with Examples in C#
• MS Press' Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Server Controls and Components
• ASP.NET Professional Secrets
• Sam Publishing's ASP.NET: Tips, Tutorials, and Code
• ASP.NET for Dummies

Recommended Books for ASP.NET 2.0

• Wrox's ASP.NET 2.0 Beta Preview
• Addison-Wesley's ASP.NET v2.0 - The Beta Version
• Wrox's Professional ASP.NET 2.0

Recommended Web Sites for ASP.NET Developers

• The Microsoft ASP.NET Developer Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net
• The Microsoft ASP.NET Team Site http://www.asp.net
• DotnetJunkies http://www.dotnetjunkies.com
• ASP Alliance http://www.aspalliance.com
• 123aspx http://www.123aspx.com
• 4 Guys From Rolla http://www.4guysfromrolla.com
• The JavaScript Source http://javascript.internet.com
• JavaScript.com http://www.javascript.com
• W3Schools' HTML Site http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

ASP.NET Starter Kits & Solutions

• ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2 Starter Kits (Personal WS, Club, Time Tracker) from Microsoft
• 101 Visual Studio 2005 Samples | 101 Visual Studio 2003 Samples 
• Issue Tracker, Time Tracker, Reports, Community, Commerce, Portal Starter Kits from Microsoft
• DotNetNuke
• Community Server (Forums)
• Cassini Sample Web Server
• nGallery Photo Library
• Infragistics Expense Application
• ComponentOne WebMarket Application

Recommended ASP.NET Whitepapers

• ASP.NET 2.0 Security Guidance (Patterns & Practices)
• Building ASP.NET 2.0 Web Sites Using Web Standards
• An Extensive Examination of the GridView Control (2.0)
• Understanding ASP.NET View State
• An Extensive Examination of the DataGrid Control
• An Extensive Examination of Web Services
• Building Secure ASP.NET Applications
• Validating ASP.NET Server Controls
• Using MSDE 2000 in Web Applications

ASP.NET Tools

• Visual Web Developer Express Edition Beta 2 (for ASP.NET 2.0)
• Internet Explorer Web Controls
• ASP.NET Source Projects

ASP.NET Newsgroups

• ASP.NET “The Real Deal“ Forums http://www.asp.net/forums/Default.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1
• DevX's ASP.NET Forums http://forums.devx.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=111
• dotnet.framework.aspnet
• dotnet.framework.aspnet.buildingcontrols
• dotnet.framework.aspnet.caching
• dotnet.framework.aspnet.mobile
• dotnet.framework.aspnet.security
• dotnet.framework.aspnet.webcontrols
• dotnet.framework.aspnet.webservices
• Google's ASP.NET Group http://groups-beta.google.com/group/asp-net
• Google's Programming in ASP.NET Group http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Programming-in-ASP-NET

ASP.NET Webcasts

• MSDN's ASP.NET Webcasts
• ASP.NET 2.0 Multimedia
• Microsoft Regional Director's GrokTalks (not just ASP.NET)

ASP.NET Bloggers

• Bill Evjen http://www.geekswithblogs.net/evjen
• Kent Sharkey http://www.acmebinary.com/blogs/kent
• Rob Howard http://weblogs.asp.net/rhoward/
• Scott Guthrie http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu
• Steve Smith http://blogs.aspadvice.com/ssmith/
• G. Andrew Duthie http://blogs.msdn.com/gduthie/
• Scott Mitchell http://www.scottonwriting.net/
• Scott Watermasysk http://scottwater.com/blog/default.aspx
• Nikhil Kothari http://www.nikhilk.net/
• Alex Homer http://www.daveandal.net/alshed.asp
• Dave Sussman http://www.daveandal.net/daveroom/diary.asp
• Mike Pope http://mikepope.com/blog/

Recommended Reading from Blog Entries

• Atlas Keynote Walkthrough (2.0 + Atlas)
• Custom Build Providers in ASP.NET 2.0
• Using IIS with VS 2005 and the new Web Project system
• VS 2005 Web Project System: What is it and why did we do it?
• Data Source Controls Summary
• Viewstate Improvements in Whidbey (2.0)
• ASP.NET Control Changes for Whidbey (2.0)
• WebParts and Cross-Page Connections (2.0)
• Async Callbacks in Server Controls (2.0)
• Enhanced Client-side Script Features in ASP.NET 2.0 (2.0)
• Testing ASP.NET 2.0 and VWD (2.0 - How the ASP.NET Team tests the product)