Programming for the Web is very different from programming for an offline application. "Murach's ASP.NET 3.5: Web Programming with C# 2008" is the famous Murach series entry on internet programming with the popular ASP.NET 3.5 software. With chapters on minimizing the size of one's application for streamlined usage to fundamental skills to building databases and much more than that, it gives a full expert education in what one needs to maximize their ability with the program for professional use and to maximize their business. A complete and comprehensive reference on ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming, "Murach's ASP.NET 3.5: Web Programming with C# 2008" is a must have for any potential user of the program or business who wants to train their employees.

In the past year and a half I have purchased several Murach books on various programming subjects, and I find them to be quite helpful and I refer to them often. The format makes it easy to look up concise information and code snippets on specific topics. This book is no exception.

To remain a concise reference, there are bound to be omissions. For example, the text gives good information on the HTML structure of tables, but does not mention that a table may be added to a web form by using the drop-down menu in the Visual Studio IDE. On a positve note, the one page summary of regular expressions is the most helpful and useful summary of regular expressions that I have seen.

For professional programmers, this will not be the only book on ASP.NET that you will want in your library, but it is a very good concise reference.

For someone totally new to ASP.NET I would recommend reading
Beginning ASP.NET 3.5: In C# and VB (Programmer to Programmer) before moving on to the Murach book.