Getting Started with Knockout.js for .NET Developers

Unleash the power of Knockout.js to build complex ASP.NET web applications

About This Book

• Create complex cross-browser web applications the easy way
• Separate UI code from business logic with the Model View ViewModel () pattern
• Build a powerful client-side application step by step with Knockout MVC

Who This Book Is For

This book is intended for .NET developers who want to use the design pattern to create powerful client-side JavaScript linked to server-side C# logic. Basic experience with ASP.NET, Razor, and creating web applications is needed.

In Detail

Knockout MVC is a library for ASP.NET MVC that helps developers to move their entire business logic to the server.

With practical and accessible guidance, you will learn the skills necessary to successfully create Knockout.js-based applications of varying complexity.

Beginning with a vital overview of Knockout.js, including the MVVM design pattern, you will create a simple but powerful application capable of integrating with ASP.NET MVC as well as gain a thorough understanding of the Knockout MVC library. From this starting point, you will explore great advanced features that can be used in pure Knockout.js applications and server ASP.NET MVC logic, such as regions and complex bindings, as well as how to use the MVMM design pattern to create powerful sites separating the model, logic, and view layers.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Knockout.js
Chapter 2. Creating a Simple Knockout.js Application
Chapter 3. Integrating Knockout.js in ASP.NET MVC Applications
Chapter 4. Creating a Web Application with Knockout MVC
Chapter 5. Advanced Features of Knockout.js
Chapter 6. Advanced Features of Knockout MVC