I can see exactly what you mean, Cerebrus. And yes, I have to admit I have only scratched the surface of subjects you listed. The problem here is that they don't seem to care how 'broad' I know about ASP.NET, or if I can build a comprehensive website on my own. They want me to pick a 'direction' and focus on it, and the interview will most likely to surround this direction. I chose Custom Server Control because it's relatively low level and reveals lots of insights of ASP.NET implementations, and challenging, of course. It's like a gamble, really. I'll certainly check out the the site you offered to see what I can find out :P
Alex On Mar 30, 10:51 pm, Cerebrus <[email protected]> wrote: > You're most welcome, Alex! It has been my pleasure contributing to > this discussion and it seems to have hit a chord with the group > members as well. We don't normally see so much activity within a > single thread. > > As for building Custom server controls, I would consider it an > advanced topic and unlikely to be asked about in an interview. To be > honest, I myself have only basic knowledge about Control authoring > since I haven't needed to build them yet. I would suggest that you > just understand how a custom server control renders its output (for > instance, using the overridden RenderContents method to write output > to an HtmlTextWriter) and that knowledge should be sufficient. This > walkthrough should get you through the basics (http:// > msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yhzc935f(VS.80).aspx) > > In my opinion, what is more important at this stage is to understand > how Pages work, their lifecycle, State management techniques, Master > pages and UserControls, Caching for performance, familiarity with the > various types of built-in controls, data retrieval and update > scenarios and Site configuration to name a few. At this stage, your > stress should be on understanding the .NET framework and build > familiarity with either C# or VB. > > Remember that you'll always have time to delve deeper into topics that > interest you, later. > > On Mar 30, 6:47 pm, Alex Y Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Milo, I just don't get your point. I don't see any reason why I have > > to know ASP.NET to get my degree, and thanks again, Cerebrus. > > > After some initial reading through the recommended books, I have a > > rough idea of learning something about building Custom Server > > Controls, because it seems fun. I know I may just have time to touch a > > small part of the subject though. Does that sound realistic? If so, > > any suggestions on how to get on track quickly on that? Thanks. > > > Alex
