Now since you have started learning, the best way to demonstrate your skills, is by building a small we application/site. That may contain some server controls like menus which may contain details about you, your resume, a sample report etc. Use a small access database and in turn you will be using Datasets , connections, commands etc. Also you can use some ajax panels to improve the usability.
And all these with minimal code. Thats ASP.NET for you. And also prepare a questionaire for them , and test their knowledge, by giving some ASP.NET questions in your site. :) On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Alex Y Wang <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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<http://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<http://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 <http://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 >
