作者：Laurence Moroney
出版日期：February 25, 2008
出版社：Apress
页数：427
ISBN：ISBN-10: 1590599594 ISBN-13: 978-1590599594
文件格式：PDF


Product Description
Beginning Web Development, Silverlight, and ASP.NET AJAX: From Novice to Professionalaims to give you the skills you need to start building web applicationswith Microsoft’s next–generation technology as quickly as possible.Whether you’re interested in ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, or thetechnologies that support them (WPF, WCF, WF, etc.), this book is thestarting point that you need.It adopts a “zero to hero” approach that concentrates on achievingpractical results you can use in real projects rather than presenting adeep academic treatment that can’t be immediately applied.
The aim is to give you, the reader, the knowledge you need toachieve the results you want with the minimum of fuss. When you’ve readthis book, you’ll have a solid understand of all the techniques thatare available, when to use them, and their relative strengths andweaknesses.
What you’ll learnCreate next–generation web applications quickly and easily!Manipulate data, display information, and communicate with otherservices using the latest ASP.NET techniques and best practices.Discover how the .NET 3.0 extensions (WPF, WCF, and WF) can makeyour web applications faster, more efficient, and easier to code thanever.Understand how ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight can be integrated intoyour ASP.NET websites in order to provide a cutting–edge user interfacefor your applications and the implications that such interfaces canhave.Who is this book for?This book is for anyone with an interest in using Microsoft’s latest web development technologies.
A basic familiarity with the .NET platform is useful, but anyonewith an understanding of a web development language will benefit fromthe book, as all the key topics are presented from first principals.
About the Apress Beginning SeriesThe Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get theinformation you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These bookswill teach you a standard and important technology from the ground upbecause they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice toprofessional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need toknow—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skillset by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step.So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learningopportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it isyour trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
About the Author
Laurence Moroney is the Director of Technology Evangelism at Mainsoft,the cross-platform development company. He has over 10 years insoftware development and architecture, specializing ininteroperability, security and performance in such diverse environmentsas Casinos, Jails, the Border Patrol, Airports, Professional Soccer andFinancial Services. He has written several books on computing,including some on Web Services Security, ASP.NET and Java/.NETinteroperability, as well as dozens of articles on various technologyissues.
He lives in Sammamish, Washington with wife Rebecca and childrenClaudia and Christopher. His blog is at www.philotic.com, where you canfind lots of Atlas and other development resources.