ASP.NET (Active Server Pages.NET) is a standard programming language for website application development and more significantly for developing database-driven websites. ASP.NET was developed by Microsoft in the year 2002 with version 1.0 of the .NET Framework and is a fundamental part of Microsoft’s .NET framework vision. It is mainly used to create web pages and web technologies.

It is a full featured programming language and a valuable tool for programmers and developers which allow them to develop dynamic websites globally. With the help of ASP.NET, developers are able to build variety of applications such as custom software applications, mobile games, web applications, product development, ecommerce shopping carts, etc. Languages that support ASP.NET are C#, Visual Basic, and JavaScript.

ASP.NET is the most preferred language for developers is that very little code to write applications for the development of small and large. This development work, in addition to the long list of features provides a server-side programming model is to help some of the most favorable. Before you send to the browser, the server code with the code, instead of backup is to eventually provide additional security against theft of the code will run unwanted ASP.NET HTML code is sent.

ASP.NET pages can be written in easy, because the following reasons:

  • It provides source code and HTML together.
  • Source code is executed on server which provides power & flexibility.
  • Source code is compiled fast in the first request of page because server saves the compiled version for the next time.
  • Better security of application source code as it is not sent back to browser.
  • Security through continuous monitoring of pages, components and applications running on it by web server which automatically removes the illegal software, memory leaks, infinite loops, etc.

Since 2002, ASP.NET and Web upgrade version of the advanced features provided with the world of development is the introduction of five. Its latest version 3.5 Service Pack 2008 features, Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 in the ASP.NET Dynamic Data, ASP.NET is, AJAX applications, to control the browser's history and a new name space system Launched in support of incorporation and release