Professional ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX - Bill Evjen

AJAX is the de facto standard for building compelling, scalable user–friendly interactive web applications. With this book, you'll discover how to use those ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX features in order to create richer, more responsive, dynamic web sites. You'll get an overview of the architecture, including the ASP.NET server elements and the client–side JavaScript library and runtime, and you'll gain a clear understanding of how the pieces of ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX build upon each other to provide a comprehensive framework for rich application development and limitless customization.

As you build your knowledge of the underlying ASP.NET platform, you'll also learn how to effectively use Visual Studio 2008 to build ASP.NET solutions that maximize the new AJAX capabilities.

What you will learn from this book

• How the latest AJAX version is part of the .NET Framework 3.5, requiring no separate installation




• The benefits of cross–platform compatibility within all the major up–level browsers that exist




• Ways that Visual Studio works with AJAX–enabled pages




• Techniques for testing, debugging, and deploying ASP.NET AJAX applications




• Tips for building custom controls and working with animations




• How to access databases and Web Services

Who this book is for

This book is for ASP.NET developers who are interested in using AJAX to enhance existing web sites or develop new, more interactive web applications.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real–world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.