Our Sample Project
In order to understand ASP .NET, we will be building our sample site
ASP.NET 2.0, or any other development technology for that matter, cannot be learned just by reading books and articles. Unless we apply the concepts in practical use, we can not understand the technology, its features, and the potential problems that can be faced during the development of an application. That is why we are going to develop a nice little web application as we progress through this text. Our project will be simple yet it will show us how to apply the important concepts of ASP.NET 2.0. Let us understand the project in more detail.
`DotNET Book Shop' is an online digital library that stores books related to Microsoft's .NET technology. Users can download the books of their choice and they can search for specific books, publishers or authors. Any user can browse the list of books but to download a book, one needs to register and login to the site. After logging in, the user can download the books.
Apart from this main functionality, the site has a contact page and a site administrator page for managing the data.
However, remember that we are not limited to online stores only. With ASP.NET 2.0, we can create a wide range of applications - Personal pages, Blogs, Forums, Community sites, Portals... the possibilities are endless.
Let us jump straight to the next chapter where we will familiarize ourselves with Visual Web Developer Express 2005, our primary tool for developing ASP.NET 2.0 applications.
