Pro Ajax and the .NET 2.0 Platform

There are a few class libraries recently distributed that open the Ajax door to the .NET Framework 2.0. This book examines how the Ajax technology and the .NET Framework can work in tandem. It thoroughly covers the XMLHttpRequest processes and the .NET 2.0 class libraries, and shows you how to turn theory into practice and concepts into code, with samples that duplicate many new web technologies. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you'll be ready to put this asynchronous technology to work.

Thanks to the folks at Google, Ajax technology has become a force to be reckoned with. It is a technology that is here and now, just waiting for you to implement it with full impact. Google Maps, Google Suggest, and Flickr.com are just a few of the sites out there that have moved Ajax into the mainstream. More shall be revealed as the technology eases its way into coding.

Introduction.- Part 1. Ajax.Net Concepts: History and Revival of Ajax - How Google Changed The World.- Technology Essential to Ajax.Net - The Haves and Have-Nots.- Bridging the Gap between Client and Server - The XMLHttpRequest.- The Client and the Server - The roles of the game.- N-Tier’s Demise - Maintain structure.- Part 2. Legacy Ajax: Defining the Rich Client - The Power of the browser.- Javascript and DHTML - The Foundation of it all.- Ajax Alternates - Other avenues to explore?- CSS and the Dom - Tools of the trade.- Part 3. Concept To Code: Building the library - Ajax.Net takes shape.- Setting up Visual Studio - Preparing for projects.- Tagging with Ajax.Net - Power of the Public.- Cloning Google Suggest - Search Times Ten.- Dynamic Menus - When Content Drives the Bus.- User Controls and Ajax.Net - Caveats of Usability.- Part 4. Security and Performance: Locking Down the Browser - Javascript Security.- HTTPS - Ajax.Net under the umbrella.- Protection considerations - Intriguing issues.- Performance Examination - Maximizing the experience.- Testing and Resolving - Watching the Ajax.Net meters.- Part 5. Moving Forward: Examining Ajax limitations - When not to use the tool.- Microsoft Answers with 'Atlas' - Will it be enough?- Conclusion.

Daniel Woolston is a senior software engineer with a passion for data analysis and visualization. He has written two books, including Pro Ajax and the .Net 2.0 Platform as well as Foundations of BizTalk Server 2006. He has worked with some of the largest corporations in the Midwest implementing a full range of technology solutions. He is also a part-time pro photographer and a full-time hockey dad.