Microsoft ASP.NET and Ajax: Architecting Web Applications 326pages software manual

ASP.NET and Ajax: Architecting Web Applications Your guide to rewriting the rules of Web development - for the performance and interactivity users demand
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 & 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;
- Weight the tradeoffs when architecting Web applications for richness (Silverlight) versus reach (AJAX), and deliver the right solution for your audience.