Provides an introduction to what ASP.NET is and to its major features.

Lists improvements and changes that have been made from earlier versions of ASP.NET.

Provides general information about the software you need (such as the .NET Framework, a database, and an e-mail server) to create and run ASP.NET Web applications.

Provides information on how to create, customize, and manage an ASP.NET Web application (sometimes referred to as a Web site).

Provides information about how ASP.NET Web pages function and how to create and program them.

Provides information about how ASP.NET Web server controls work, how to add them to ASP.NET pages, and how to program them.

Provides information on displaying and editing data in ASP.NET Web pages.

Provides information on security threats to your ASP.NET applications, ways in which to mitigate threats, and ways to authenticate and authorize users.

Provides information on best practices for creating high-performance ASP.NET Web applications, on monitoring performance, and on using caching to increase application throughput.

Provides information on precompiling a Web application and copying it from a development computer to a production Web server computer. Also includes information on running ASP.NET applications with specific versions of the .NET Framework.

Provides information on handling errors, debugging ASP.NET pages, viewing trace information during page processing, and monitoring the health of your application.

Provides information on compatibility between ASP.NET and ASP.

Provides information on features in ASP.NET that help you create applications that can render to browsers in mobile phones and other devices.