Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX (Programmer to Programmer) (Paperback)

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Product Description

• Written by a high-power team of Microsoft MVPs, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ASP.NET AJAX features
• After a quick overview of the architecture and features of ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX, coverage then goes on to show developers how to build richer, more responsive dynamic Web sites and Web applications
• Dives into such topics as ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX user interface design issues, JavaScript enhancements with AJAX, how to use the UpdatePanel for implementing server-side controls, and XML scripting in AJAX
• Also offers an outline of the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAXControl Toolkit, and discusses implementing drag and drop functions, databinding, debugging and security, ASP.NET services, and bridging and gadgets
• The companion Web site provides readers with a rich set of code examples

From the Back Cover

With this comprehensive introduction to ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX framework technologies, you'll quickly learn how to build richer, more dynamic web sites and web applications. It provides you with an in-depth understanding of ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX and clearly shows you how to apply the framework. You'll also find numerous code examples throughout the chapters that you'll be able to utilize as you begin creating your applications.

Written by a team of Microsoft MVPs, this book will get you up to speed on how to program the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX framework on the ASP.NET platform. After delving into the framework, it demonstrates how to perform basic AJAX-style operations with web services, using the UpdatePanel, the AJAX Control Toolkit, and other features. You'll then progress to more advanced aspects of the framework, including security, integration with the ASP.NET services, and debugging.

What you will learn from this book

• How to create an ASP.NET AJAX application

• Ways to combine AJAX with ASP.NET server controls and the page lifecycle

• Techniques for adding functionality to client-side controls and integrating with server-side data

• All about the new features that ASP.NET AJAX provides to JavaScript® programmers

• Strategies for presenting the user with feedback during an operation

• How to work with ASP.NET's set of security services

• Tips for debugging your applications

Who this book is for

This book is for developers and programmers who are starting to use ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX framework technologies to build web sites and applications.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: Wrox (July 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470112832
• ISBN-13: 978-0470112830
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #861,584 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Great programmers, poor writers, January 7, 2008

By	John C. Walborn "jmanbroncofan" (Aurora, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book based on a long, positive history with WROX products. I've got a whole shelf full of these volumes on various topics and they've historically been the best in the business.

Not so with this volume. These guys are obviously uberdorks who got an A in Computer Science and a C- in Language Arts. The writing is scattered, clunky, and generally subpar, making it very difficult to decipher portions of the book - let alone learn any programming disciplines from it. (In that regard, the editor(s) and proofreader of the volume also deserved to be flogged with a wet noodle.)

I expect a far more professional approach and delivery than this book provides. I'll struggle through it and learn the material, but it shouldn't be this difficult... The time of technical training manuals being written by eggheads with no affinity for interpersonal communication passed twenty years ago. Shame on WROX for releasing this volume in such disarray.