>I'm getting into ASP.NET. Can anyone recommend:
>
>- good book(s)
>- IDE - WYSIWYG would be nice, but I'm thinking clean code might be more important?
>- code samples, framework (if available), best practices?
>- on-line forums?
>
>- any other important recommendations?
>
>TIA.

Besides books that are already suggested, links I find usefull:

www.asp.net && Check tutorials,webmatrix there. Not to mean use that one as your primary IDE but good.
www.dotnetjunkies.com
www.dotnetnukes.com
www.aspdotnetheaven.com
www.csharpcorner.com

and many many others exist.
Cetin