AJAX Client Control for ASP.Net

We all experienced the power of AJAX. May it be any web platform you are using for developing a web application, you can work with AJAX. With regards to ASP.Net we have AJAX Control Library which provides us with extensions and also with controls which makes using AJAX in our web applications a breeze.

Basically, ASP.Net is a technology which is server based and all the processing happens at server end. At times you need things to work at client end but still wish to utilize the power of server side processing which is inherited by the ASP.Net server controls. These controls are the ASP.NET AJAX representations of DOM elements, allowing you to program against these elements using the ASP.NET AJAX Framework. So now you harness the power of server controls for your client controls.

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Dataset and Visual Studio Development.

Today, had to decide on the Data Layer of my Web Application and had to finalize the implementation that had to be done. I analyzed the last application to find out how it was done. Also, I searched for some content on the web.

After some research I found that it can be done in two ways. One to have my business logic done in a class file which interacts with the Data and provides application with a Dataset or Datatable object with the data. Second, to have a Dataset item added to my project which is an XML Style Definition file encapsulating my data and logic.

On a detailed research I found that the later option is strongly typed and has more usability with other components than the former. This also enables the IDE to provide intellisense to the developer.

The best part is you don't code just drag & drop and it's done. Yes without doubt the actual integration of this Dataset in your project needs some basic understanding of the Dataset is organized and how you can harness the power it has.

Gtalk extension for Chrome

Hey Friends,

Finally, got the gtalk extension for Chrome. Click here