From MSDN mag, here is a list of 5 deep dark tidbits from ASP.NET.

I ran across this when searching for more info about the __code keyword. Found out that __code will point to the assembly generated for the App_Code directory. When porting my ASP.NET 1.1 project to 2.0, I have a need to find the App_GlobalResources assembly. I have hacked my way around a way to find it, using typeof(Resources.SomeFile).Assembly) but would be great if there was something like "__GlobalResources".

Anyway, this writeup by Jeff Prosise
Wicked Code: Five Undiscovered Features on ASP.NET 2.0 -- MSDN Magazine, February 2005
talks about the following:

• Updating browser displays without refreshing page (AJAX-isms)
• Encrypted configuration sections
• Auto culture handling (Culture="auto" in page directive, get date formats, etc on the page localized on the cheap)
• Custom expression builders - very cool. Used to load resources, appSettings data, etc. (<%$ AppSettings.MyText %>
• Custom web events

I'm trying to convert our ASP 1.1 project to 2.0, and running into some trouble with the way we did localization in the project vs. how 2.0 has some better built-in support for resources.

Doing some research, and here is a decent thread on ASP.NET. A MS dev chimes in with some thoughts, as well as others debate resource files vs. DB vs. XML...

Enterprise Localization Toolkit here.
Includes web based administration of resources, DB schema for localized resources, resource generator tool to get from DB to resx files.

Found an article on asp.net about the compilation models in ASP.NET 2.0 from Scott at OdeToCode

He's got some decent articles and a blog
here

Here are some links related to migrating projects.

My first try at this leaves quite a bit of questions. I see portions of my classes refactored into base classes, partial classes, etc. Some classes are moved to App_Code and subdirectories of it.

Now that we're within a week of the launch date, here are more links to all things .NET 2.0

Beta ASP.NET