DotNetNuke is a programming framework that helps you create and deploy web projects in ASP.NET 2.0. Its ease of use means that even nonprogrammers can take advantage of the new ASP.NET 2.0 features when building a web site. It integrates with many of Microsofts other free products like SQL Server 2005 Express, which makes it a powerful and attractive option for developing web sites.

Beginning DotNetNuke 4.0 Website Creation in VB 2005 with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express contains detailed instructions for the installation of DotNetNuke, Visual Web Developer, and SQL Server 2005. This ensures that no matter what your level or ability, youll have a working suite of tools as you work through the book and your ASP.NET 2.0 career. The book also features tutorials on creating and publishing an ASP.NET 2.0 web site written in Visual Basic 2005taking care not to exclude anyone whos utilizing this book strictly to get up to speed on DotNetNuke.

Here you are, at the start of this book. You are wondering why you should buy this book as opposed to the many others on the shelf. You may have noticed that this book is not as thick as the others. Does that mean it does not contain as much information? Well, as a matter of fact, yes.

This book is about results. It is about getting from point A to point B with as little hassle as possible. I have not filled this book with ancient history and have not included any indepth discussions concerning the technology behind .NET and DotNetNuke. What I have included are the basics to get you going. You will see concise overviews of .NET and DotNetNuke. You will see how using the latest software developments from Microsoft and the open source community can combine to give you a professional web presence.