Pro Ajax and the .NET 2.0 Platform / Edition 1

by Daniel Woolston

Overview

This book follows on from the extremely successful Foundations of Ajax title. It takes the reader on a detailed journey through the Ajax technology and shows them how to integrate Ajax with Microsoft’s popular .NET 2.0 Framework to produce their own implementations of the functionality they’re beginning to see on the web. The keystone of the book is practicality. We show people how to put theory into practice and bring Ajax to their web applications in a professional manner.

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

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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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