Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET Ajax in 24 Hours [Paperback]

Joydip Kanjilal (Author), Sriram Putrevu (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672329670 | ISBN-13: 978-0672329678 | Publication Date: July 19, 2008 | Edition: 1

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build advanced web sites and applications with ASP.NET Ajax--and upgrade existing pages to deliver more power and business value. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson equips you with sufficient information and guides you to mastery of Ajax in real-world applications.

 

One step at a time, you’ll discover how to make the most of the Microsoft Ajax Library and Ajax Server Extensions. You’ll develop secure, reliable Web services and applications that solve real problems--including a complete sample e-commerce application.

 

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks.

Quizzes help you build and test your knowledge.

Notes, tips, and cautions point out shortcuts, solutions, and potential problems to avoid.

New terms are clearly defined and explained.

 

Learn how to…

• Incorporate ASP.NET Ajax into any new or existing web site or application
• Use ASP.NET architecture, key concepts, and client-side scripting techniques
• Design and build a complete e-commerce application
• Use ASP.NET Ajax to create higher-performance web applications
• Use all the key Ajax Server Extensions, including the Ajax Control Toolkit
• Work with the ASP.NET Ajax authentication and profile services
• Extend the Microsoft Ajax Library
• Efficiently debug and trace ASP.NET Ajax code
• Leverage the benefits of Ajax by implementing a sample application

 

Joydip Kanjilal, honored by Microsoft as an ASP.NET MVP, writes frequently on ASP.NET and other .NET technologies for web sites such as www.asptoday.com, www.devx.com, www.aspalliance.com, and www.aspnetpro.com. He is currently lead architect for a consulting company based in Hyderabad, India. He has designed and architected solutions for various domains. Sriram Putrevu, lead developer for a consulting company in Hyderabad, specializes in Microsoft .NET technologies. He has extensive experience developing large-scale applications in healthcare, supply chain/logistics, EAI, and e-commerce.

 

Part I       Getting Started with Ajax

Hour 1         Getting Started with ASP.NET Ajax  3

Hour 2         Understanding the ASP.NET Ajax Architecture  23

Hour 3         Working with the XMLHttpRequest Object  37

Hour 4         Understanding Client-Side Scripting  53

Hour 5         Data Communication with the Server  69

Hour 6         Working with the Microsoft Ajax Client Library  85

Part II      Working with Ajax

Hour 7         Using ASP.NET Ajax Server Extensions  103

Hour 8         Working with the UpdatePanel and UpdateProgress Controls  117

Hour 9         Working with the ScriptManager and Timer Controls  135

Hour 10       Working with Ajax Control Toolkit--Part I  147

Hour 11       Working with Ajax Control Toolkit--Part II  161

Hour 12       Ajax and Web Parts  175

Hour 13       ASP.NET Ajax Client Life Cycle Events  195

Part III     Advanced Concepts 

Hour 14       Working with Web Services Using Ajax  209

Hour 15       Working with Authentication Service Using ASP.NET Ajax  221

Hour 16       Working with Profile Service Using ASP.NET Ajax  235

Hour 17       Extending the Microsoft Ajax Library  249

Hour 18       Implementing Localization and Globalization Using ASP.NET Ajax  259

Hour 19       Debugging and Tracing in ASP.NET Ajax  273

Hour 20       The ASP.NET Ajax Futures CTP  285

Part IV     Using ASP.NET Ajax to Build a Sample e-Commerce Application

Hour 21       Introducing e-Commerce and Designing an Application  299

Hour 22       Setting Up the Application  317

Hour 23       Searching and Shopping for the Products  343

Hour 24       Generating and Managing Orders  375

Index  393

 

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Joydip Kanjilal is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in ASP.NET since 2007. He has more than 12 years of industry experience in IT, with more than 6 years in Microsoft .NET and its related technologies. He has authored many articles for some of the most reputable sites, such as www.asptoday.com, www.devx.com, www.aspalliance.com, www.aspnetpro.com, www.sql-server-performance.com, www.sswug.com, and so on. A lot of these articles have been selected at www.asp.net--Microsoft’s official site on ASP.NET. Joydip was also a community credit winner at www.community-credit.com a number of times. He is currently working as a Lead Architect at a reputable company in Hyderabad, India. He has years of experience in designing and architecting solutions for various domains. His technical strengths include C, C++, VC++, Java, C#, Microsoft .NET, Ajax, Design Patterns, SQL Server, Operating Systems, and Computer Architecture. Joydip blogs at http://aspadvice.com/blogs/joydip and spends most of his time reading books, blogging, and writing books and articles. His hobbies include watching cricket and soccer and playing chess. Joydip can be reached at [e-mail].

Sriram Putrevu has an MCA (Master of Computer Applications) from Osmania University, India. He is currently working as a Lead Developer at a multinational company (MNC) in Hyderabad, India. Sriram specializes in the Microsoft .NET technologies and has been working with this technology for the last 5 and 1/2 years. He is also a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in .NET Framework 2.0 and Web Applications. Over the years, Sriram has gained vast experience in developing several high-scale applications across various domains in healthcare, supply chain/logistics, EAI, and e-commerce. His current ambitions involve architecting and implementing next-generation .NET-based applications. When not at work, Sriram likes to spend time with family and friends. He is also very passionate about the sport cricket and keenly follows this game. Sriram blogs at http://sriramputrevu.blogspot.com/ and can be reached at [e-mail].

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (July 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672329670
• ISBN-13: 978-0672329678
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,808,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joydip Kanjilal is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in ASP.NET. He has over 12 years of industry experience in IT with more than 6 years in Microsoft .NET and its related technologies. He was selected as MSDN Featured Developer of the Fortnight (MSDN) a number of times and also as Community Credit Winner at www.community-credit.com several times. Joydip has authored the following books:-

ASP.NET 4.0 Programming (Mc-Graw Hill Publishing)
Entity Framework Tutorial (Packt Publishing)
Pro Sync Framework (APRESS)
Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET Ajax in 24 Hours (Sams Publishing)
ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials (Packt Publishing)

Joydip has authored more than 200 articles for some of the most reputable sites like, www.asptoday.com, www.devx.com, www.aspalliance.com, www.aspnetpro.com, www.sql-server-performance.com, www.sswug.com, etc. A lot of these articles have been selected at www.asp.net - Microsoft's Official Site on ASP.NET.

Joydip is currently working as an independent software consultant and author. He has years of experience in designing and architecting solutions for various domains. His technical strengths include, C, C++, VC++, Java, C#, Microsoft .NET, Ajax, WCF, REST, SOA, Design Patterns, SQL Server, Operating Systems and Computer Architecture.

Joydip blogs at: http://aspadvice.com/blogs/joydip and spends most of this time writing books and articles. When not at work, Joydip spends his time with his family, playing chess and watching cricket and soccer.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written and no complete code examples, June 29, 2009

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Cayce Babuder (Thornton, CO United States) - See all my reviews

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Unlike this book, The Sams Teach Yourself Ajax 3.5 book was great and easy to get through. I am a web developer for ColdFusion but new to ASP so it was a great beginning. This book seemed the logical next step but it has been a pain to get through. First off, there seems to be a lot of cut and paste text from MSDN. List after list of classes etc. Very few chapters actually guide you through examples that you can implement on your own. When you do get to some there are poor directions for what steps you need to do and then the code supplied is snippets with no way to see the full code to troubleshoot. Chapter 9 has a section on error handling using Ajax. I keep getting errors even though I finally cut and paste the code straight from the Informix web site. It would be really helpful if I could have downloaded the files in this example rather than read code snippets. So I'm stuck with this example and have to move on to the next. Not how a step-by-step book should go. Also, the writing style is so dry that its numbing to read more than half a page. Like bored professors reciting from memory. Skip this book and get the ASP.Net 3.5 book instead or something else.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good high level introduction to ASP.NET AJAX, June 15, 2009

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JH (Orange County, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

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I appreciate this book for what it is, which is to provide a high-level introduction to ASP.NET AJAX in an accessible format. This book was great for the basics, but it is sorely lacking in topics that you will need to apply AJAX to the real world, such as advanced scripting and different scenarios for using update panel triggers. I give this book 4 stars because it is good for what it is, and I recommend it if you are absolutely new to AJAX. I highly recommend another title "ASP.NET AJAX in Action" for an excellent treatment of advanced AJAX topics. In other words, the real world.

2.0 out of 5 stars Good info if you can get through the bad presentation, July 14, 2010

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New To Real World Programming "fbgorla" - See all my reviews

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This book started out very good but as I progress it gets worse and worse. First off as others have mentioned there are no COMPLETE code examples in the book. You often have to guess which using statements to include to get your code behind to work. Second sometimes much needed information is completely left out. In Hour 11 there is an example for a dropdown extender that requires a .css file that isn't mentioned at all. I have occasionally had to spend more than half an hour to find out why code copied exactly from the book refused to compile. There is good information here but the frustration level of needing to do many internet searches just to get through a single 'hour' is probably not worth it. If I could I would probably get a different book but I am a poor recent college grad and can't afford another book for a while.