ASP.NET provides a robust framework for building Web applications that minimizes the amount of code that's required to be written. Although most developers rely on Visual Studio or Web Developer Express when building applications, there's no substitute for knowing the framework when it comes to increasing productivity. The more you know about built-in functionality in the .NET framework and ASP.NET, the less code you have to write, which ultimately makes your applications more maintainable.

This white paper outlines several different tips to enhance developer productivity and reduce the amount of code that needs to be written in many cases. Tips range from simple concepts, such as setting default focus on a control to creating your own FindControl() method. Although the tips focus on ASP.NET Web Forms, there is also information about Microsoft's latest ASP.NET MVC framework as well. Let's get started.