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ASP.NET AJAX 4.0 CodePlex Preview 1 available
I'm very happy to announce that the first preview for the new Ajax features in ASP.NET just went live. Thanks to everyone who made that happen and thanks to all of you for providing feedback on the Roadmap . This preview contains preview implementations...
Using ScriptManager with other frameworks
ScriptManager is a useful control. It manages script references, removes duplicates, enables localization and debug/release modes, enables script combining and makes client-side component-based development easier (components register their script dependencies...
ASP.NET Ajax roadmap published
We just published our roadmap for ASP.NET Ajax . In this document we describe some of the proposed features that we are considering investing in future releases of ASP.NET AJAX, Visual Web Developer, and the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit. We really appreciate...
ASP.NET Ajax client-side templates and declarative markup article in MSDN Magazine
I wrote a short column in Dino Esposito 's latest MSDN Magazine article to introduce two new features that we will ship with the next version of ASP.NET Ajax . The features will enable you to declaratively instantiate client-side components and to build...
Ajax charting
Miljan from ComponentArt announces the 2008 release of their charting engine . It's a really interesting engine for Ajax developers because it has a full client-side object model . Check it out. http://www.componentart.com/charting/gallery/
Script reference profiler
ASP.NET Ajax 3.5 SP1 contains a new feature that enables the application developer to combine scripts in order to reduce the number of downloaded files . But in order to do that, the developer must have a way of discovering what scripts are being used...
Script combining screen cast
I recorded a 5 minute screencast that shows how to use the new script combining feature in ASP.NET Ajax 3.5 SP1: http://asp.net/learn/3.5-SP1/video-296.aspx
Late notice: speaking in Montreal tonight
I'll switch to French for this post as the talk will be in French. Je parlerai ce soir devant le groupe d'usagers de .NET de Montreal à partir de six heures dans les locaux de Microsoft. Je parlerai de Visual Studio 2008 (et SP1), d'ASP.NET Ajax et du...
How to make UpdatePanel accessible
DotNetSlackers just published my article on how to make UpdatePanel accessible: http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/ajax/AccessibleUpdatePanel.aspx
A case for partial rendering
I've been seeing more and more authors lately dismissing partial rendering (a.k.a. UpdatePanel) as a poor man's version of Ajax, something you should only choose if you're too lazy to implement "true" Ajax. I think that view not only has a slightly...
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