Microsoft Ajax Client Templates and declarative jQuery

re: Microsoft Ajax Client Templates and declarative jQuery

Bertrand Le Roy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:17:25 GMT

@James: yes, I'm working on that. But I'd be interested in knowing where that perception that our libraries are "large and slow" comes from. MicrosoftAjax.js is 22kB on the wire, and the framework is optimized for fast loading. Can you send me mail at bleroy at microsoft so we can chat?

re: Microsoft Ajax Client Templates and declarative jQuery

James — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:55:25 GMT

In the next version of ASP.NET AJAX, can you please provide hosted support for the libraries like Google does with JQuery. These ASP.NET AJAX are large and slow. Would be great if they were hosted on Microsoft's servers.

Thanks.

re: Microsoft Ajax Client Templates and declarative jQuery

Andy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:21:47 GMT

Yes please, allowing adding jQuery plugins declaratively seems a must. I can imagine it would become a common Wish List item on the ASP.NET forums if this isn't added. Especially as jQuery UI and Layout scripts gain momentum. And would really justify all the positive press around using jQuery.

re: Microsoft Ajax Client Templates and declarative jQuery

Mike — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:25:03 GMT

"What do you think?"

Great!

re: Microsoft Ajax Client Templates and declarative jQuery

Dave Ward — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:50:49 GMT

What happens when your designer runs those expando attributes through Dreamweaver or who-knows-what on their Mac? I understand that they are technically unobtrusive in theory, but I don't think they'd work as well as the standard jQuery wireups in practice.

What he did is neat though, nevertheless.