Fast ASP.NET Websites

SummaryFast ASP.NET Websites delivers just what it promisespractical, hands-on guidance to create faster, more efficient ASP.NET sites and applications. This book offers step-by-step .NET-specific examples showing you how to apply classic page optimization tips, ASP.NET-specific techniques, and ways to leverage new HTML5 features.About the TechnologyThere's a real cost to inefficient HTTP requests, overloaded data streams and bulky scripts. Server throughput is a precious commodity and secondseven tiny fractions of a secondcan seem like an eternity while a visitor waits for your site to load. As an ASP.NET developer, there are dozens of techniques you can apply immediately to make your sites and applications faster. You'll find them here.About this BookFast ASP.NET Websites delivers just what it promisespractical, hands-on guidance to create faster, more efficient ASP.NET sites and applications. This book offers step-by-step .NET-specific examples showing you how to apply classic page optimization tips, ASP.NET-specific techniques, and ways to leverage new HTML5 features.Readers should be familiar with basic HTML, CSS, and ASP.NET concepts.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.What's InsideDrastically improved response timesTips for Webforms and ASP.NET MVC sitesOptimizing existing pages.NET-specific examplesAbout the AuthorDean Hume is a software developer and blogger based in the U.K. A passionate techie, he created the ASP.NET HTML5 toolkit and blogs regularly about web performance at www.deanhume.com.Table of ContentsPART 1 DEFINING PERFORMANCEHigh-speed websitesFirst steps toward a faster websitePART 2 GENERAL PERFORMANCE BEST PRACTICESCompressionCaching: The sell-by dateMinifying and bundling static filesHTML optimization tipsImage optimizationETagsContent Delivery NetworksPART 3 ASP.NET-SPECIFIC TECHNIQUESTweaking ASP.NET MVC performanceTweaking ASP.NET Web Forms performanceData caching