Learning ASP .NET 2.0 with AJAX

Learning ASP.NET 2.0 with AJAX
A Practical Hands-on Guide
First Edition September 2007
Pages: 520

This book teaches web developers how to quickly build engaging and interactive web sites and applications of professional quality using Microsoft's latest web development tools. You'll not only learn to create applications with ASP.NET 2.0 that have all the great tricks you see on popular commercial web sites, you'll also learn how to use the new ASP.NET AJAX framework to make your application update certain information without a page refresh. And you'll accomplish all of this with minimal coding.

With this book, web developers can build engaging and interactive sites and applications using Microsoft's latest web development tools -- ASP.NET 2.0 and the new ASP.NET AJAX framework. You learn to create applications that have all the great tricks you see on popular commercial web sites, such as order forms and the ability to interact with a database. And you can build pages that display information interactively without a page refresh. This straightforward tutorial explains how.
Learning ASP.NET 2.0 with AJAX helps you master the concepts and techniques of Microsoft's tools with plenty of annotated examples, review quizzes, web construction exercises and chapter summaries, so you can practice new skills and test your understanding as you go. With it, you'll learn to:

• Master the fundamental skills of ASP.NET 2.0 to build professional quality web applications
• Integrate new Ajax tools and CSS with ASP.NET 2.0 for flashier and more interactive sites
• Build applications with minimal coding using Visual Studio or its free counterpart, Visual Web Developer
• Connect your site with a database so that users can retrieve, interact and save data
• Debug your application, deal with unexpected problems, and protect your site from malicious users
• Use the community-maintained ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit to extend the controls that come with ASP.NET AJAX
• Use personalization tools to give your site a customized look for each user

Ideal for beginning web developers, or those who are new to ASP.NET, this book gets you involved with your own learning through hands-on lessons that are clear and to the point. You get the chance to try out new techniques on the spot. Want to join the world of modern web development? This book will get you started.

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Dreamweaver® CS3 For Dummies

Dreamweaver® CS3 For Dummies
Published: Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Language: English

Get up to speed fast and start creating dynamite Web sites!
Do you want to create a sophisticated Web site that's easy to develop and maintain? Whether you're a beginner or an experienced Web developer, this friendly guide shows you how to utilize Dreamweaver's newest enhancements to build and manage state-of-the-art, professional Web sites quickly and easily.

• Set up your site and create new pages
• Work with text, graphics, and links
• Define and apply styles using CSS
• Add audio, video, and Flash® files to your site
• Use Dreamweaver's database features

Content
Part I: Creating Great Web Sites
Chapter 1: The Many Ways to Design a Web Page
Chapter 2: Opening and Creating Sites in Dreamweaver
Chapter 3: Adding Graphics

Chapter 4: Managing, Testing, and Publishing a Site
Part II: Appreciating Web Design Options
Chapter 5: Cascading Style Sheets

Chapter 6: Creating CSS Layouts
Chapter 7: Coming to the HTML Table
Chapter 8: Framing Your Pages
Chapter 9: Coordinating Your Design Work

Part III: Making It Cool with Multimedia
and JavaScript

Chapter 10: Adding Interactivity with Behaviors
Chapter 11: Showing Off with Multimedia

Chapter 12: Forms Follow Function
Part IV: Working with Dynamic Content
Chapter 13: Building a Dynamic Web Site: Getting Started
Chapter 14: Bringing Data into the Mix
Chapter 15: Using Forms to Manage Your Dynamic Web Site

Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 16: Ten Resources You May Need
Chapter 17: Ten Timesaving Tips

Chapter 18: Ten Great Web Sites Designed in Dreamweaver

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