Rethink the way you plan, design, and build Web applications-with expert guidance from Web development luminary Dino Esposito. Whether giving legacy sites a much-needed tune-up-or architecting rich Internet applications from the ground up-you'll learn pragmatic approaches to AJAX development that you can employ today.

Discover how to:

• Delve into the mechanics and design goals of partial rendering-such as improving page-refresh speed
• Use AJAX-enabled server controls to bring desktop-like functionality to Web solutions
• Apply design patterns to common Web development issues, including client-side data binding
• Manipulate JavaScript more easily using the jQuery and Microsoft AJAX libraries
• Examine the interoperability and security models in Microsoft Silverlight
• Weigh the tradeoffs when architecting Web applications for richness (Silverlight) vs. reach (AJAX)-and deliver the right solution for your audience