Take your ASP.NET 4.0 programming skills to the top tier Deliver faster, lighter, more efficient distributed applications using the powerful technologies and tools available in ASP.NET 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. Written by a Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET, this definitive guide lays out each development tactic alongside detailed code samples and real-world examples. Build feature-rich web applications, leverage the power of the ASP.NET MVC framework, interface with databases using ADO.NET, create modular Web Parts, integrate Dynamic Data controls, and deploy all-new Ajax and LINQ features. ASP.NET 4.0 Programming also covers the latest security, verification, tracing, and troubleshooting techniques. Design, debug, and administer cutting-edge web sites and applications Work with Web Parts, Web Services, ADO.NET, and the ASP.NET MVC Framework Maintain state, application, and session data across multiple requests Use namespaces to create multilingual, globalized, and localized applications Build and distribute powerful RIAs using Silverlight, Ajax, and SOAP Develop data-driven applications with LINQ and Entity Framework Leverage WCF features in ASP.NET applications Implement reliable role- and membership-based security policies Optimize page load time, memory usage, and database query performance Simplify event handling, animation, and document traversing with jQuery Joydip Kanjilal has been a Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET since 2007. He has more than 12 years of IT experience with more than six years in Microsoft .NET and its related technologies. Joydip also has authored multiple books, and magazine articles for various programming sites. He was selected as an MSDN Featured Developer of the Fortnight several times. Joydip was also a community credit winner at www.community-credit.com.