Well, it hasn't exactly been a chapter a day. Yet the attempt has at least brought about a quickened pace. I've sat around with a book on ASP.NET using VB.NET 2003 for at least a year, and now within the last week or so I've made it through chapter 9.

The sad thing is that ASP.NET 2.0 has just been released. Do I jump right into the 2.0 framework? Do I continue with ASP.NET 1.1 only to have to unlearn it?

Here is what I understand thus far:

I understand the seperation of code from layout.
The post back abilities are great.
The ability to specify control properties via the .property method is great, although knowing the syntax comes from dumb luck with intellisense or using someone elses code.
I love the session state, persistent forms, etc
I understand the object oriented programming philosophy more than ever. An object is a function packaged in a tightly controlled way. The interaction with an object can be controlled via an interface. Actual use of objects in real world code is still beyond me at this point.

I do not understand:

Using visual studio, though Web Express is pretty cool. Slow though.
I do not know how to write code behind.
I do not know the nature of project files.


So still lots to learn. I will continue learning the concepts of 1.1, but will not get too hung up in syntax.

As always, the best learning comes from real world needs and coming up with a solution. Real world challenge number 1: SQL reports for CCI.