ASP.NET 2.0 is the next version of ASP.NET, due to be revealed to the public for the first time as part of version 2.0 of the .NET Framework at PDC in October 2003. ASP.NET 2.0 Revealed covers all these features from the perspective of an ASP.NET developer. Prior knowledge of ASP.NET 1.x is assumed, as only people with that knowledge will be using ASP.NET at such an early stage. Because this is such a radical change, all ASP.NET developers will want to know as soon as possible what the new version contains. The book contains a strong focus on real tasks that web developers will need to perform, not artificial code.