Put AJAX, LINQ, and a new CSS designer into action Here's coverage of all the key technologies retained from ASP.NET 2.0 plus all the new 3.5 features. You'll learn the language from this book and refer to it many times over. You'll find: * How to implement ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX and the ASP.NET AJAX Toolkit * LINQ examples side-by-side with SQL * Coverage of Scott Hanselman's famous productivity tool picks for ASP.NET * Language examples in C# and VB The ultimate guide to C# 2008 and its environment Updated for .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio(r) 2008, this book examines the architecture and methodology of .NET, provides an understanding of the foundation of C#, and shows how C# must be considered in parallel with the .NET Framework. Coverage includes: * LINQ, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to XML, and ADO.NET entities * Windows Communication Foundation * Windows Workflow Foundation * Windows Presentation Foundation Query XML, SQL databases, and more with LINQ Explore the technology and discover how LINQ can dramatically improve your applications. Discover the language-specific features that support LINQ and see how to program with LINQ to XML with both C# and Visual Basic(r). You'll learn: * The syntax to use when writing LINQ queries * All about LINQ to SQL queries and concepts * Ways to work with the DataContext class and entity objects Build a real-world app using domain-driven design Based on a real application for an existing company, the project you'll build focuses on the domain object model and its supporting framework. You'll identify the problem, decide on the best solutions, and execute that design. Learn: * When, why, and how to use domain-driven design * How to design and build the initial domain model * Ways to handle proposal requests, submit transmittals, and change orders