ASP.NET 3.5 -- Table of Contents -- ASP.NET 3.5 -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- Preface -- What This Book Covers -- What You Need for This Book -- Who is This Book For -- Conventions -- Reader Feedback -- Customer Support -- Downloading the Example Code for the Book -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Introduction to Architecture and Design -- Software Architecture -- Software Design -- Architectural Styles -- Architecture and Design in ASP.NET -- Technology and Art -- Architecture: First Steps -- Design Patterns -- Project Life Cycle -- Project Initiation -- Project Planning and Prototyping -- Project Plan -- Use Case Design -- Prototyping -- Class Model -- Database Model -- Project Construction: Programming and Development -- Project Transition and Release -- Tiers and Layers -- Physical Separation -- Logical Separation -- Single Tier-Single Layer Model -- Single Tier-Two Layer Model -- Single Tier-Three Layer Model -- Two Tier Model -- Two Tier-Two Layer Model -- Three Tier Model -- Summary -- 2. 1-Tier 1-Layer Architecture in ASP.NET -- Default N-Tier Nature of Web Applications -- Classic ASP Style: Inline Coding -- Sample Project using Inline Code -- Code-Behind Model: The Second UI Layer -- Sample Project using Code-Behind -- Limitations of Coding in the UI Layer -- Data Source Controls -- A Sample Project using Inbuilt Data Source Controls -- Summary -- 3. ER Diagrams, Domain Model, and N-Layer Architecture -- Entity-Relationship Diagram -- Degree and Cardinality of a Relationship -- OMS Project using 2-Layer -- Sample Project -- Domain Model using UML -- Class Diagram -- UML Relationships -- Dependency Relationship -- Association Relationship -- Aggregation -- Composition -- Generalization Relationship -- Realization Relationship -- Multiplicity -- 1-tier 3-layer Architecture using a Domain Model.

Layer 1: Data Access Layer (DAL) -- Layer 2: Business Layer (BL) -- Layer 3: The UI Layer -- Object Data Source Controls -- Summary -- 4. N-Tier Architecture -- Why N-Tier? -- Performance -- Scalability -- Re-usability -- Loose-Coupling -- Plug and Play -- A 4-Tier Approach -- 5-Tier Architecture -- Data Transfer Objects -- Lazy Loading -- Updating Business Objects -- GUI Tier -- Generics and Custom Collections -- Summary -- 5. Model View Controller -- Page Controller Pattern in ASP.NET -- Problems with Page Controller Design -- GUI Unit Testing -- MVC Design: A Front Controller based Approach -- Front Controller Design -- Basics of MVC -- REST: Representation State Transfer -- MVC and REST -- ASP.NET MVC Framework -- Sample Project -- URL Routing Engine -- The Controller -- The View -- The Model -- Wiring Controller, Model, and View -- Unit Testing and ASP.NET MVC -- Summary -- 6. Design Patterns -- Understanding Design Patterns -- History of Patterns -- Singleton Pattern -- Understanding Singleton with Code Example -- Factory Method -- Core Principle: Programming to an Interface instead of an Implementation -- The Need for Factory Design -- Dependency Injection -- Basic Approach -- Step 1: Create an Interface -- Step 2: Create an Implementation -- Step 3: Create another Implementation -- Step 4: Create a Factory Class -- Step 5: Implement the Configuration Settings -- Step 6: Implement another Custom Algorithm -- Command Design Pattern -- Decoupling the GUI completely from the BL -- Creating the Command Interface -- Creating the Value Objects -- Creating the Command Factory -- Tying it all up with the GUI -- Summary -- 7. SOA and WCF -- Understanding Application Size, Scope, and Granularity -- Small Applications Versus Big Applications -- Tight and Fine-Grained Domain Model -- Coarse-Grained Model -- What is SOA? -- Why SOA? -- Service Orientation.

XML Web Services and SOAP Messages -- Sample Project -- Building a Service Interface -- Consuming Services -- Windows Communication Foundation -- Sample Project using WCF -- Summary -- 8. Database Design -- The Importance of a Database -- Selecting the Right Database -- Database Architecture and Design -- Database Plan -- Logical Design -- An Example of a Logical Model -- The Need for a Logical Data Model -- The Domain Model Versus the Logical Data Model -- Physical Data Model -- Data Integrity -- Normalization -- Data Modeling using MS Visio -- Creating Physical Tables -- Creating Relationships -- Summary -- 9. Localization -- Globalization and Localization -- Browser Settings -- Basic Steps for Globalizing an ASP.NET Website -- Culture and Locale -- How do we Define or Change the Current Culture? -- Switching Locale -- Resource Files -- Global Versus Local Resources -- Creating Global Resources -- Creating Local Resources -- Choosing between Global and Local Resources -- Satellite Assemblies -- Implicit Versus Explicit Localization -- Incorporating Globalization -- Setting the Culture of the Thread Based on User Selection -- dir Attribute for Language Direction -- Editing Resource Files after publishing in ASP.NET 3.5 -- Entering Foreign Language Characters: Input Method Editor (IME) -- Using a Database for Localization -- Custom Resource-Provider-Model in ASP.NET -- Summary -- Index.