Book description
ASP.NET AJAX in Action is a fast-paced, example-rich tutorial designed for ASP.NET web developers and written by ASP.NET AJAX experts Alessandro “Garbin” Gallo, David Barkol, and Rama Krishna Vavilala. This book introduces you to Ajax applications and to the ASP.NET AJAX technology. Beginners will appreciate the clear explanations of key ideas and terminology. Intermediate and advanced ASP.NET developers will find a no-nonsense learning source and well-organized reference.
About the Technology
Ajax revolutionized how users interact with web pages. Gone are frustrating page refreshes, lost scroll positions, intermittent interactions, and flat, boring pages. Instead we have a new generation of fast, rich, and intuitive web applications. The ASP.NET AJAX framework puts the power of Ajax into the hands of Microsoft ASP.NET developers. ASP.NET AJAX, formerly called Atlas, is a new free framework from Microsoft designed to easily add Ajax features to ASP.NET applications. With this technology, ASP.NET developers can easily build more interactive and highly-personalized web applications that work across all most popular browsers.
About the Book
ASP.NET AJAX in Action offers a rich set of examples and meticulous explanations. The extensive code samples are accompanied by accurate and rigorous explanations of the concepts behind development with ASP.NET AJAX. In this book, you will discover how to use:
- Microsoft Ajax Library
- Partial rendering with UpdatePanels
- Advanced client and server techniques
- Ajax Control Toolkit
ASP.NET AJAX in Action will give you with the knowledge and tools you need to more easily craft the next generation of Ajax applications. With the help of the Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX framework, Ajax development has never been easier and more instinctive for both client-script developers and ASP.NET developers alike.
What's Inside
- Lots of code examples
- Deep coverage of ASP.NET AJAX Extensions
- Covers the ASP.NET AJAX Futures CTP
- Partial page rendering with UpdatePanels
- Advanced client and server techniques
About the Reader
If you are a web developer looking to bring your web pages to life and to enhance the user experience, this book is for you.
About the Authors
Alessandro “Garbin” Gallo is a Microsoft MVP in the Visual ASP/ASP.NET category and has been an active contributor for the Ajax Control Toolkit project. As a .NET developer/consultant with a primary focus on ASP.NET application design and development, Alessandro has been developing with ASP.NET AJAX since the very first CTP. Notably, he won the Grand Prize at the Mash-it-up with ASP.NET AJAX contest held by Microsoft in 2006.
David Barkol is a Principal Consultant for Neudesic, one of Microsoft's leading .NET professional services firms and a Gold Certified Partner. At Neudesic David specializes in providing custom .NET solutions that leverage technologies such as ASP.NET, Web Services, Windows Forms, SQL Server, and C#. He is an MCSD in .NET and a member of the Microsoft ASP.NET Advisory Council. David resides in tropical La Palma, CA.
Rama Krishna Vavilala is a senior software developer/architect at 3C Software, a leading supplier of Cost Management Solutions. He has designed and developed three different versions of Impact:ECS™ (3C Softwares product suite). Currently, he is designing an Ajax-based web application using ASP.NET AJAX. This application will be a part of the Impact:ECS™ suite. He is a regular contributor at The Code Project and has contributed around 20 articles on wide ranging subjects.
Quotes
...leads the reader on a learning journey.
- Darren Niemke, Microsoft MVP and Author, "ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts in Action"
I will put this on my table and remove others.
- Berndt Hamboeck, MCT, MCPD, and MCITS SQL Server 2005
I'm already planning on reusing the examples. Enough said!
- Curt Christianson, Chief Architect, df-Software
Critical to understanding the underlying architecture. This one is a sure bet.
- Walter Myers, Microsoft Corporation
Thoughtful, interesting, and different.
- Anil Radhakrishna, MCAD, ASP.NET MVP
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About this Book
- About the Authors
- About the Title
- About the Cover Illustration
- Part 1. ASP.NET AJAX basics
- Chapter 1. Introducing ASP.NET AJAX
- Chapter 2. First steps with the Microsoft Ajax Library
- Chapter 3. JavaScript for Ajax developers
- Chapter 4. Exploring the Ajax server extensions
- Chapter 5. Making asynchronous network calls
- Chapter 6. Partial-page rendering with UpdatePanels
- Part 2. Advanced techniques
- Chapter 7. Under the hood of the UpdatePanel
- Chapter 8. ASP.NET AJAX client components
- Chapter 9. Building Ajax-enabled controls
- Chapter 10. Developing with the Ajax Control Toolkit
- Part 3. ASP.NET AJAX Futures
- Chapter 11. XML Script
- Chapter 12. Dragging and dropping
- Part 4. Mastering ASP.NET AJAX
- Chapter 13. Implementing common Ajax patterns
- Appendices
- Appendix A. Installing ASP.NET AJAX
- Appendix B. Tools for debugging Ajax applications
- Resources
- Index
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings
Product information
- Title: ASP.NET AJAX in Action
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2007
- Publisher(s): Manning Publications
- ISBN: 9781933988146
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