Delivering rich Web 2.0style experiences has never been easier. This bookgives you a complete handson introduction to Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 thenew framewor... » 

Delivering rich Web 2.0style experiences has never been easier. This bookgives you a complete handson introduction to Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 thenew framework that offers many of the same benefits for Ajax development thatASP.NET provides for serverside development. With Programming ASP.NET AJAXyoull learn how to create professional dynamic web pages with Ajax in notime. Loaded with code and examples that demonstrate key aspects of theframework this book is ideal not only for ASP.NET developers who want to taketheir applications a step further with Ajax but for any web developersinterested in ASP.NET AJAX no matter what technology they use currently. Thatincludes JavaScript programmers who would like to avoid the headaches ofwriting crossbrowser code. Programming ASP.NET AJAX offers you A highleveloverview of the ASP.NET AJAX framework Functional code that you can cut andpaste for use in your own applications The essentials of JavaScript and Ajaxto help you understand individual technologies used by the framework Anorganization that reflects the frameworks packages including ExtensionsControl Toolkit the Futures CTP and the AJAX Library Sidebars throughoutthe book that identify and propose solutions to potential security breaches Ways to use the standardsbased AJAX Library with other platforms such as PHP A complete chapter on the UpdatePanel control for making individual parts ofa web page independently updateable one of the frameworks most importantelements Released previously as Programming Atlas to cover the beta version ofthe Microsoft framework this edition is fully uptodate and expanded for theofficial 1.0 release of ASP.NET AJAX. Written by Christian Wenz MicrosoftMVP for ASPASP.NET and AJAX Control Toolkit Contributor Programming ASP.NETAJAX contains many hardtofind details along with a few unofficial ways toaccomplish things. «