ASP.NET

ASP.NET (Active Server Pages for .NET):

• This technology used for creation, deployment, and execution of Web Applications and Web Services.
• It is a Server-side Technology.

Features of ASP.NET 1.x : [2000]

• Side by side execution.
• Single language implementation.
• Call-back method is introduced to submit the data.
• Server side controls are introduced to provide the UI
• Validation controls are introduced.
• ADO.NET is introduced for interacting with database.
• Globalization and Localization is introduced for developing multiple-language applications.
• Security features are introduced

              1. Form Authentication.
              2. Windows Authentication.
              3. Passport Authentication.   

• Server Side Caching is introduced 

              1. Page Output Cache.
              2. Page Fragmentation Cache.
              3. Data Cache.

• State management is enhanced.
• Tracing is introduced.
• Mobile.NET is introduced for developing device independent application.
• Web services are introduced.
• Web setup project is introduced.

Features of ASP.NET 2.0 : [2005]

• Multiple language support is introduced.
• Cross Page submission is introduced.
• Validation controls can be grouped.
• Fifty four new server side controls are introduced.
• Skins and themes are introduced.
• Master pages are introduced.
• Profiles are introduced.
• Security features are enhanced using roles and membership.
• Server-side caching is introduced using enhanced using substitution cache.
• ADO.NET has been enhanced with many new features such as sql data source, XML data source,object data source.
• Globalization has been enhanced.
• Mobile.NET has been removed and mobile forms has been introduced.
• Website publishing support is introduced.

Features of ASP.NET 3.x : [2008]

• Complete .NET framework 3.0 features such as WCF,WF,LINQ, etc can be used in ASP.NET.
• Implicit style sheets to provide WYSWYG (What We See and What We Gain) effect.
• ASP.NET AJAX has been added.
• New controls for supporting database is introduced.
• Mobile forms are removed.

Features of ASP.NET 4.x : [2010]

• Web forms has been enhanced in architecture.
• Session shrinking is introduced.
• Output caching is introduced.
• Client ids for server controls are introduced.
• Razor shrinking is introduced.
• URL routing is introduced.