Microsoft Press Introducing Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX (2007)How This Book Is OrganizedThe book is divided into three parts: an overview of the platform and its building blocks, techniques to effectively enhance existing sites, and client-centric development. In the first part, you’ll learn the basics of the AJAX model and the extensions made to the JavaScript language to back it. The second part is dedicated to the elements in the framework that you use to add new capabilities to existing server controls and to transform existing classic ASP.NET pages into full-fledged AJAX pages. Finally, the third part covers tools and techniques that express the real power of AJAX applications—out-of-band calls to server code.
System RequirementsYou’ll need the following hardware and software to build and run the code samples for
this book:
■ Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, or Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4
■ Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
■ Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express (included with Visual Studio 2005) or Microsoft
SQL Server 2005
■ 600-MHz Pentium or compatible processor (1-GHz Pentium recommended)
■ 192 MB of RAM (256 MB or more recommended)
■ Video monitor (800 x 600 or higher resolution) with at least 256 colors (1024 x 768
High Color 16-bit recommended)
■ Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
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