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Tools
ASP.NET MVC
ASP.NET MVC gives you a powerful, patterns-based way to build dynamic websites that enables a clean separation of concerns and that gives you full control over markup for enjoyable, agile development. check it out
Glimpse
What Firebug is for the client, Glimpse does for the server... in other words, a client side Glimpse into whats going on in your server. check it out
Composite
Composite is a free and open source content management system based on the Microsoft .NET 4 platform. check it out
Webmatrix
WebMatrix is a free web development tool from Microsoft that includes everything you need for website development. Start from open source web applications, built-in web templates or just start writing code yourself.check it out
LiveUI
LiveUI is a Framework for creating Rich Internet Applications. Basic principle behind LiveUI is that application logic should not depend of presentation layer. check it out
DotNetNuke
DotNetNuke is the leading Web Content Management Platform (or CMS) for Microsoft ASP.NET, powering over 600,000 production web sites worldwide. check it out
DotNetSlackers
DotNetSlackers, provides you with the latest .NET news and articles, free blogs to express yourself about .NET and active forums to ask for or give help. check it out
Books
Ultra-Fast ASP.NET: Build Ultra-Fast and Ultra-Scalable web sites using ASP.NET and SQL Server
Ultra-fast ASP.NET provides a practical guide to building extremely fast and scalable websites using ASP.NET and SQL Server. Written by a highly-experienced consultant it provides straight-forward guidance for achieving performance increases through clearly delimited alterations to website’s design and coding. The book deals with all aspects of website performance from client computer to the website code to the supporting IIS and SQL Servers that underpin it. This gives readers all the information that they need in a single volume.
ASP.NET 4 Unleashed
The most comprehensive book on Microsoft’s new ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET 4 Unleashed covers all facets of ASP.NET development. Led by Microsoft ASP.NET program manager Stephen Walther, an expert author team thoroughly covers the entire platform. The authors first introduce the ASP.NET Framework’s basic controls and show how to create common site-wide layouts and styles. Next, they cover all aspects of accessing, presenting, organizing, and editing data. You’ll find thorough and practical sections on building custom components and controls, providing effective site navigation, securing sites and applications, and much more. This book presents hundreds of realistic code examples, reflecting the authors’ unsurpassed experience with ASP.NET both inside and outside Microsoft.
Beginning ASP.NET 4: in C# and VB (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)
This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to build rich and interactive web sites that run on the Microsoft platform. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you create a great foundation to build any type of web site, ranging from simple hobby-related web sites to sites you may be creating for commercial purposes. Anyone new to web programming should be able to follow along because no prior background in web development is assumed although it helps if you do have a basic understanding of HTML and the web in general. The book starts at the very beginning of web development by showing you how to obtain and install Visual Web Developer. The chapters that follow gradually introduce you to new technologies, building on top of the knowledge gained in the previous chapters.
Podcasts
ASP.NET - Podcasts
This course covers introduction to ASP.NET, creating Social Networking, and ECommerce sites using ASP.NET.check it out
Server Side Scripting (ASP.NET)
Web Programming Using Server-Side Script is design to educate students in the constructions of Web pages which require processing on the server. Uses ASP.NET check it out
The ASP.NET Podcast
Wallace B. (Wally) McClure presents interviews and short technical talks on .NET Technologies. check it out
World of .NET
The World of .NET show is an audio podcast covering practical .NET enterprise application development. check it out
