Chapter 1. Service-Oriented AJAX Fundamentals

After completing this chapter, you will

  • Understand the architectural principles of service-based AJAX development.

  • Understand the role of the ScriptManager control and the Microsoft AJAX Library in the client-side JavaScript runtime.

  • Be able to use basic techniques for AJAX programming with ASP.NET AJAX 3.5.

  • Be able to implement simple services for AJAX using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

  • Be able to call simple Web services from an AJAX application.

Service-Based AJAX: Architecture Overview

Programming a service-based AJAX application requires a new approach to Web development and a fundamental change in how you conceive and build applications. In a traditional ASP.NET application, you create page-based ...

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