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Microsoft Patents XML Serialization
Interesting little tidbit passed through my email today (well actually a day or two ago so I apologise if its already been mentioned). Microsoft has recently been granted a patent for the conversion of objects into XML files. See this tech article regarding the story. The patent itself is here. (Note: The patent listed in the article points to the wrong patent, use the one I have quoted here).
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More musings on Asynchronous client script callbacks.
I have been working more and more with the Asynchronous client script callbacks within ASP.NET 2.0, and will soon be releasing an article on the subject. I know the technology has been around a little while now, but only recently is it gaining mainsteam support and avid use. Google is experimenting with it via Google suggest and Google maps, people are writing about it, its got a funky acronym which is AJAX as well as a library to make it easier to use, and specifically a .Net version of the AJAX library is also available.
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Asynchronous Client Script support Control for ASP.NET V2.0
I have created and made available a control aimed at ASP.NET V2.0 (developed with Beta2) that simplifies the use of Asycnronous client script callbacks in ASP.NET V2.0. Currently, setting up async client scripting in ASP.NET V2.0 requires some fiddly server side code to get a callback event reference, wrap it in a function script, and register it.
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WebPartPageModeSelector Control Update
For anyone who has downloaded an ASP.NET 2.0 control I developed called the 'WebPartPageModeSelector' (see my previous post), I have posted an important update that improves its stability and performance.