Sure, you've heard about .NET... maybe you're a Visual Basic programmer for a small company, maybe you write SQL stored procedures for a huge company, or maybe you're just a Microsoft developer wanting to keep on the cutting edge of technology. This article will explain exactly what .NET is, how it works, how we (as developers) can benefit from it, its many new features, and other .NET related information.

In this article, we will look at some of the architectural and design decisions that may affect ASP.NET application scalability. In addition, you will leanr how you can use Enterprise Services and MSMQ to reduce the effect of those scalability problems.

TheCodeBehind is a combination blog and resource site for programmers and developers to share code, learn from each other and blog about whatever interests them. The site includes some great features such as members advertising on their blogs and resources, and being able to add languages to the main site themselves! Languages currently on the site include asp, asp.net, asp.net 2.0, c, c#, c++, java, javascript, jscript, jscript.net, perl, php, python, vb, vb.net and vbscript!

A common task in N-tier .NET web application development involves compiling components. You can compile components in several different ways, from using commands executed at the DOS command prompt to using methods available through the Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment. This tutorial provides detailed steps for using each of these methods. The first method is for those who only have the .NET Framework installed and are comfortable with working from the command prompt. The second method also involves working from the command prompt but employs special tools installed with the installation of Visual Studio .NET. In the third method, you'll be introduced to compiling components using the visual interface of Visual Studio .NET. Whether or not you have Visual Studio .NET installed, you'll find the steps for compiling your components here.

What exactly is XSLT useful for and why would you, as an ASP.NET developer, want to learn about it? The answer boils down to the capability of XSLT to transform XML documents into different formats that can be consumed by a variety of devices, including browsers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Web-enabled phones, and other devices that will appear in the near future.

This article provides some helpful tips in working with ASP.NET on Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) web server, providing walkthrough descriptions and resolutions for common problems that the author has experienced.

In this paper you will learn about: IIS Fundamentals, ASP - where it falls short, CLR Basics, ASP.NET Basics, ASP.NET and OOP and Type Anatomy

Comprehensive tutorial on uploading image files, determing size ( in bytes ), type ( bmp, jpg, gif ), width and height ( in pixels ) of these images, imposing restrictions to allow images of only certain size, width and height to get uploaded and to resize ( create thumbnails of ) these images.

Explains the authentication process and how to set up authentication and authorization, create and manage roles and apply access rules to the ASP.NET.

ASP.NET 2.0 Free Tutorials : Using a Grid to Display Detail Information - In this tutorial you will learn how to use a GridView Control to display the details of the item selected in the DropDown list and test the page. We shall now use a GridView to display the details of the item selected in the DropDown list.