Beginning Web Development, Silverlight, and ASP.NET AJAX: From Novice to Professional

Covering web applications and next-generation technologies for web development, this book for developers is scenario-driven, allowing readers hands-on experience in a step-by-step approach to building, testing, and deploying multitier web applications. The first six chapters of the book offer a tour of the full life cycle of applications development using .NET Framework. This section looks at databases and explains how to connect applications to them and how to manage these connections through the deployment process. The rest of the book delves into next-generation web technologies and offers an in-depth look at AJAX extensions for .NET, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, and Silverlight. B&w screenshots are included. The author has written other books on computing. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Laurence Moroney is the director of technology evangelism at Mainsoft, the cross-platform development company. He has over 10 years in software development and architecture, specializing in interoperability, security and performance in such diverse industries as casinos, jails, the U.S. Border Patrol, airports, professional soccer teams and financial services. He has written several books on computing, including some on Web Services Security, ASP.NET and Java/.NET interoperability, as well as dozens of articles on various technology issues. He lives in Sammamish, Washington with his wife, Rebecca, and children, Claudia and Christopher. His blog is at Philotic.com, where you can find lots of Atlas and other development resources.