Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications

by Dino Esposito

Overview

Rethink the way you plan, design, and build Web applications—with expert guidance from Web development luminary Dino Esposito. Whether giving legacy sites a much-needed tune-up—or architecting rich Internet applications from the ground up—you’ll learn pragmatic approaches to AJAX development that you can employ today.

Discover how to:

• Delve into the mechanics and design goals of partial rendering—such as improving page-refresh speed
• Use AJAX-enabled server controls to bring desktop-like functionality to Web solutions
• Apply design patterns to common Web development issues, including client-side data binding
• Manipulate JavaScript more easily using the jQuery and Microsoft AJAX libraries
• Examine the interoperability and security models in Microsoft Silverlight
• Weigh the tradeoffs when architecting Web applications for richness (Silverlight) vs. reach (AJAX)—and deliver the right solution for your audience

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735698253
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	04/15/2009
Series:	Developer Reference
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Dino Esposito is a well-known ASP.NET, AJAX, and Microsoft Silverlight expert who has written or co-written several popular books, including Microsoft ASP.NET and Ajax: Architecting Web Applications and Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 4. He is a regular contributor to MSDN Magazine and speaks at industry events such as DevConnections and Microsoft TechEd.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: The (Much Needed) Facelift for the Old Web

Chapter 1: Under the Umbrella of AJAX

Chapter 2: The Easy Way to AJAX

Chapter 3: AJAX Architectures

Part II: Power to the Client

Chapter 4: A Better and Richer JavaScript

Chapter 5: JavaScript Libraries

Chapter 6: AJAX Design Patterns

Chapter 7: Client-Side Data Binding

Chapter 8: Rich Internet Applications

Appendix : About the Author