Microsoft® ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications (PRO-Developer) [Paperback]

Dino Esposito (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735626219 | ISBN-13: 978-0735626218 | Publication Date: April 15, 2009 | Edition: 1

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

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About the Author

Dino Esposito is a well-known ASP.NET and AJAX expert. He speaks at industry events, including DevConnections and Microsoft TechEd, contributes to MSDN® Magazine and other publications, and has written several popular Microsoft Press books, including Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (April 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735626219
• ISBN-13: 978-0735626218
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #785,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #77 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Ajax

More About the Author

Dino Esposito is a well-known ASP.NET and ADO.NET expert at Solid Quality Learning, a global provider of advanced education and mentoring for Microsoft technologies. He speaks at industry events, including Win-Dev and Microsoft TechEd, contributes to MSDN Magazine and other publications, and is the author of several Microsoft Press books.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good current book, about to be outdated quickly, January 20, 2010

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D. S. Cherry Jr. "Stephen" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft® ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications (PRO-Developer) (Paperback)

Dino is a well respected author and developer. I have read at least five of his books. They range from old school ADO.NET to architecting web applications for the enterprise (highly recommend that read). This book is well written and organized. The content is heavy on the front end as the title suggests. You will explore the kludgy innards of JavaScript. jQuery and many Ajax approaches are also considered. In addition, Dino puts his own personal spin on patterns and processes.

The book starts very well with a background in the Ajax surge. It then jumps into the client side, patterns, binding to the client and ends with RIA's. Overall this is solid and I recommend the read if not quick skimming after the fifth chapter.

However, .NET 4.0 is right around the corner. The client side bindings, more jQuery integration and updated Microsoft Ajax JavaScript libraries will change a lot of how this book approaches Ajax. Therefore, its an interim book for those not looking to move to 4.0 and live in at least the 3.5 world for the foreseeable future.

It delves into Silverlight a bit and. But has no mention of the ground swell of popularity that is ASP.NET MVC and its fairly elegant Ajax approach. One of the highlights is Dino's insight into the pros and cons of partial rendering vs. full scale asynchronous approaches. I have been on an enterprise application where we had to implement the former. He nailed the reasons why.

Read this book if you want a good background in current technologies that are changing at the speed of light. It won't be a gold source for later pick up and review though.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from a prolific author, December 14, 2009

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Umed Zokirov "UZ" (Istaravshan, Tajikistan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft® ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications (PRO-Developer) (Paperback)

Most of the Ajax and JavaScript books focus on implementation and that's a good thing. However those books do not describe how Ajax fits within an architecture of an application. This books captures it succinctly. I also recommend author's other book "Microsoft .NET: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise"

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a HOW-TO but theory, September 9, 2010

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Fazal Abbas "Its just me" (Greenwood Village, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft® ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications (PRO-Developer) (Paperback)

If you are looking for a AJAX how-to book then this is not the book for you. You have to go through a lot of text to find the development material. Its all theory. Not a single program in its entirety but small functions in lot of text.

This book detail about the history, need and architecture. That might interest some manager but even then, no one has a lot of time to get this information. At least I dont.

Its title should be "AJAX for IT managers who are living in cave and dont know about AJAX"