Pro Ajax and the .NET 2.0 Platform

by Daniel Woolston

Overview

There are a few class libraries recently distributed that open the Ajax door to the .NET Framework 2.0. This book examines how the Ajax technology and the .NET Framework can work in tandem. It thoroughly covers the XMLHttpRequest processes and the .NET 2.0 class libraries, and shows you how to turn theory into practice and concepts into code, with samples that duplicate many new web technologies. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you'll be ready to put this asynchronous technology to work.

Thanks to the folks at Google, Ajax technology has become a force to be reckoned with. It is a technology that is here and now, just waiting for you to implement it with full impact. Google Maps, Google Suggest, and Flickr.com are just a few of the sites out there that have moved Ajax into the mainstream. More shall be revealed as the technology eases its way into coding.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590596708
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	07/13/2006
Series:	Expert's Voice in Web Development Series
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Daniel Woolston is a senior software engineer with a passion for data analysis and visualization. He has written two books, including Pro Ajax and the .Net 2.0 Platform as well as Foundations of BizTalk Server 2006. He has worked with some of the largest corporations in the Midwest implementing a full range of technology solutions. He is also a part-time pro photographer and a full-time hockey dad.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Part 1. Ajax.Net Concepts: History and Revival of Ajax - How Google Changed The World.- Technology Essential to Ajax.Net - The Haves and Have-Nots.- Bridging the Gap between Client and Server - The XMLHttpRequest.- The Client and the Server - The roles of the game.- N-Tier’s Demise - Maintain structure.- Part 2. Legacy Ajax: Defining the Rich Client - The Power of the browser.- Javascript and DHTML - The Foundation of it all.- Ajax Alternates - Other avenues to explore?- CSS and the Dom - Tools of the trade.- Part 3. Concept To Code: Building the library - Ajax.Net takes shape.- Setting up Visual Studio - Preparing for projects.- Tagging with Ajax.Net - Power of the Public.- Cloning Google Suggest - Search Times Ten.- Dynamic Menus - When Content Drives the Bus.- User Controls and Ajax.Net - Caveats of Usability.- Part 4. Security and Performance: Locking Down the Browser - Javascript Security.- HTTPS - Ajax.Net under the umbrella.- Protection considerations - Intriguing issues.- Performance Examination - Maximizing the experience.- Testing and Resolving - Watching the Ajax.Net meters.- Part 5. Moving Forward: Examining Ajax limitations - When not to use the tool.- Microsoft Answers with 'Atlas' - Will it be enough?- Conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
.NET wasn't built with Ajax in mind, but it's become a robust platform for Ajax development. Now there's a book that teaches Ajax from the .NET developer's viewpoint.

Author Daniel Woolston is pioneering the use of the new Ajax.NET library in production environments. His production experience shows. For instance, some developers have allowed Ajax to obliterate n-tier application structure. Woolston shows how to use Ajax while maintaining clearly delineated presentation, business, and data layers.

Woolston offers .NET-centered refreshers on JavaScript, XMLHttpRequest, DOM, and CSS. He introduces Ajax.NET, walks through setting up Visual Studio for Ajax development, and then introduces essential techniques ranging from user controls to mapping.

There's a full section on security and performance, from hardening browsers to testing and optimization. Woolston offers a clear-eyed look at Ajax's limitations, culminating with a preview of Microsoft's widely anticipated response to Ajax: Atlas. Bill Camarda, from the September 2006 Read Only

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