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HistoryI had done some little test applications utilizing Ajax and/or Atlas prior to reading this book, and I wanted this book to really give a solid base from which to move forward with. Mr. Woolston's writing style is personable but not too over the top. One thing I did not like about the writing style is the manner in which code is laid out at times. For instance, with many of the sample applications, Mr. Woolston will dump about...
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Pro Ajax and the .NET 2.0 Platform gets high marks from me because it is concise, informative and easy to follow. After reading the first three chapters I had a clear understanding of what Ajax really is. Author Dan Woolston has extensive experience with AJAX and he seemed to share it all here without overwhelming this reader. Woolston did not waste my time in getting me up to speed. In the first three chapters I learned...
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Pro Ajax and the .NET 2.0 Platform is a great read. In the first section of the book I found more information than I was anticipating. The in-depth look at the AJAX history and how JavaScript (that has been around for a long time) is used in a new technology. The authors review of the different AJAX libraries was the most in-depth I have seen. The selection of an AJAX library to use is a very important step. I would...
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I've read a number of Ajax books, but what sets this one apart is that it is written in a very "readable" way and that it includes some real-world examples that you can get up and running right away. Especially if you are approaching Ajax from a Microsoft/.Net platform - this is the best book I have seen. One other gem I found in the book is the chapter on performance. It is sometimes hard to trace and debug Ajax calls...
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