Message from Dean - May 8th 2007

I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.276
EAN: 9780735625914
ISBN: 0735625913
Label: Microsoft Press
Manufacturer: Microsoft Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: November 12, 2008
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Studio: Microsoft Press

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Delve into the fundamental architectural principles and techniques for developing service-oriented AJAX applications for the enterprise. This guide offers a code-heavy, example-based approach to learning how to write a modern services API and an AJAX front end that can easily be extended, reused, and integrated by third parties. Focusing on Microsoft technologies and enterprise servers, including Microsoft SharePoint(r) Server 2007, ASP.NET AJAX, and Microsoft .NET Frameworks 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5, this book walks you through a client-centric UI architecture programmed against an XML service-oriented backend. Topics include the Microsoft AJAX Library, Web services and an XML API, client-side XSLT, JavaScript AJAX communication, and integration with Microsoft servers. The book does not attempt to be an exhaustive reference, but focuses instead on fundamental architectural principles and guidance.




Rating: - A great book on developing AJAX websites on the MSFT platform
MSFT has a tendency of providing a plethora of options to develop the same kind of application, and not all of them good. I really appreciate Daniel's calling out for the pure AJAX approach of developing today's websites, rather than using AJAH techniques like UpdatePanel, and at the same time he explained well the benefits: REST responses' cachability, decoupling of the services and UI, the re-usability of the services, etc. Around the same time I have also reached the same conclusion myself, after much frustration with the lack/difficulty of direct control from server controls and their post-back model, AJAX control toolkit (which until recently is still a server programming experience) and UpdatePanel.

Overall this book is excellent; there's some minor room for improvements like the index doesn't seem complete; I find myself spending more time than I should searching for stuff in the book since index is pretty thin. Also the only part I'm not as sure about what Daniel ... Read More

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Rating: - What wrox used to be
This book has been extremely helpful. I have a lot of experience with Asp 2.0, Ajax and xslt - but the 3.5 WCF stuff is totally new to me. Very well written, excellent examples and exactly what I've been looking for. Thank You.

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Rating: - An incredible and indispensable resource
I can't say enough about how pleased I am with this book.

With what seems like a flood of Ajax frameworks lately coupled with an "explosion" of new MS technologies over the past year (WCF, LINQ, etc), I have been struggling lately with how to effectively bring web apps into the web 2.0 world without compromising the use of the robust MS/ASP.NET
framework technologies I've grown to depend on.

With the introduction of WCF and the ASP.NET Ajax framework, the solution became clear. Unfortunately, these technologies (WCF in particular) are extremely robust and flexible, which can make it hard to distill a best-practices approach.

Dan's book does just that. Taking a direct head-on approach to the task of building real world applications via these technologies, he guides you steadfastly from end-to-end and point-to-point through territory that can sometimes be foggy to say the least when navigated on your own.

In clear and concise ... Read More

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Rating: - Hardcore Microsoft Ajax
In Daniel Larson's latest book, Developing Service-Oriented Ajax Application on the Microsoft Platform, Dan gives us a deep look on what it means to develop client based applications with JavaScript, the MS Ajax Library, and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). This book is about Service Based Ajax development, which means developing JavaScript components running in the web browser that call back into services on the web server using XML HTTP requests using no postbacks. There is no coverage of the Update Panel or the Ajax Control Toolkit, so if you are looking for a book on those subjects, look elsewhere.

The first few chapters give a basic introduction to service oriented architecture, the MS Ajax Library, and using WCF to create the services. I was not familiar with the MS Ajax Library or WCF, but these chapters are great introductions to both. While this book is not comprehensive on WCF, Dan does a great job of explaining the basics and gives enough knowledge to get started, ... Read More

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Rating: - Excellent model for creating today's rich internet applications in a Microsoft environment
Software and web application developers who want to stay on the leading edge must move to a new paradigm every few years. Today's shifting landscape, with rich clients, enterprise integration and the desire for decoupled services, requires a new way of thinking and a new architecture. In his book, Daniel Larson does an excellent job of presenting a new paradigm for web application development using the .NET Framework.

As the title plainly states, the author shows us how to put together a service-oriented AJAX application, however, the key to the book is that he presents an architecture upon which we can immediately start building applications using this new paradigm. He starts with the fundamentals of AJAX and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), the two technologies that he uses as building blocks for the rest of the book. He hits the right notes for the developer who is new to these technologies, but reinforces important concepts for developers who have already taken the plunge ... Read More

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