Part I: Basic Web Programming.

Chapter 1: Behind the Scenes: How Web Applications Work.

Chapter 2: HTML Basics.

Chapter 3: Brief Guide to Dynamic Web Applications.

Part II: Server-Side Web Programming with VB.NET.

Chapter 4: Introduction to ASP.NET.

Chapter 5: Introduction to Web Forms.

Chapter 6: Introduction to the System.Web Namespace.

Chapter 7: The SessionState Object.

Chapter 8: The HttpServerUtility Object.

Chapter 9: Debugging ASP.NET and Error-Handling.

Chapter 10: File and Event Log Access with ASP.NET.

Chapter 11: Sending and Receiving Messages with ASP.NET.

Part III: Accessing Data with ASP.NET.

Chapter 12: Introduction to Relational Databases and SQL.

Chapter 13: Introduction to ADO.NET.

Chapter 14: Accessing Data.

Chapter 15: Using XML in Web Applications.

Part IV: VB.NET Web Applications.

Chapter 16: Introduction to VB.NET Web Applications.

Chapter 17: State Maintenance and Cacheing.

Chapter 18: Controlling Access and Monitoring.

Chapter 19: Planning Applications.

Part V: Advanced VB.NET Web Applications.

Chapter 20: Leveraging Browser Clients.

Chapter 21: Web Services.

Chapter 22: Web Services, COM Components, and the SOAP Toolkit.

Chapter 23: Build Your Own Web Controls.

Chapter 24: Efficiency and Scalability.

Afterword.

Appendices.

Appendix A: Quick HTML Reference.

Appendix B: JScript 5.5 Reference.

Index.