Overview of ASP.NET 3.5

ASP.NET has for long been a popular web application development platform. ASP.NET 2.0 added a lot of new features compared to its earlier counterpart, i.e., ASP.NET 1.1. With ASP.NET 3.5, you have even more features. This article will present the new features that have been added to ASP.NET and Visual Studio 2008.


In ASP.NET 3.5, a new tool has been introduced called the ASP.NET Merge Tool. You can use this tool for merging pre-compiled assemblies. No, this is not all. There isa lot of other exciting features and we will explore each of them as we progress through this article.

The most significant improvements in ASP.NET are:

* Integrated Ajax Support
* New Data Controls (ListView and DataPager)
* The LinqDataSource Control

Visual Studio 2008 has also included some features for an improved web application development experience. Here is the list of such improvements:


* Support for LINQ
* IntelliSense for JavaScript and ASP.NET Ajax
* Improved Design time experience

Please refer to below link for detailed explantion
http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/112107-1.aspx