From Karl Seguin: Learn how AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) can be used to make your Microsoft ASP.NET applications more dynamic and responsive:

Introduction
Since the start of Web programming, numerous tradeoffs have existed between Web applications and desktop applications. For example, it has been generally accepted that Web applications don't provide the same type of rich user interface as desktop applications. On the flip side, Web applications are platform independent and provide an easier development mechanism. One area that's been a continuous battleground for Web developers has been the seemingly simple task of providing more responsive applications.

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4 Comments

• Steve said Friday, September 23, 2005 3:48:00 AM

  How will your library fit in with the Atlas stuff and the Callback Interface for VS 2005 ?

• Steve said Friday, September 23, 2005 3:51:00 AM

  I was also wondering - I using Datagrids/DataLists, etc.. in callbacks to render the control to pass back. I use this quite often because I can use the grid's easy to use and format data mechanisms.
  
  How does AJAX.NET library help with this above?
  

• alex hu said Thursday, September 29, 2005 3:04:00 PM

  the dropdownlink doesn't work; the example forgot to set the getStates methods as shared. By the way, does Ajax only support the shared/static methods in a class. thanks.

• Kyle said Saturday, October 1, 2005 1:55:00 AM

  The drop down works fine in the VB.NET version... Must only be a problem in the C# version...