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Want to know about how to develop next generation web applications today? Check out our new free two-hour clinic and learn how to put the power of ASP.NET AJAX into your hands. Using ASP.NET AJAX your applications will be faster, richer and more responsive. Best of all, you don't need to rewrite your existing apps and you can drag and drop your way to a whole new experience. With this innovative technology, you can upgrade gradually (even a single control) without breaking the rest of your application. If you've been through all the pains of AJAX style development in the past but are unfamiliar with this new technology, or you want to know what all the hype is about this AJAX stuff, then this clinic is for you. Check it out!

Clinic 5230: Developing Enhanced Web Experiences with Microsoft® ASP.NET AJAX Extensions

Description:
In this 2-hour clinic you will learn about the rich functionality that ASP.NET AJAX Extensions provides for building highly responsive and enhanced web applications. In addition to learning about the different server and client components of ASP.NET AJAX, you will also learn how to build new ASP.NET AJAX applications and how to upgrade existing ASP.NET applications to take advantage of ASP.NET AJAX.

Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Compare and contrast traditional Web architecture with AJAX asynchronous post back operations.
  • Describe the components of AJAX and the technologies it uses.
  • Describe the purpose and benefits of using AJAX Extensions.
  • Describe the relationship between AJAX Extensions and existing technologies.
  • Describe possible uses for AJAX Extensions.

Note: Steve Marx (Thanks Steve) our ASP.NET AJAX Evangelist discovered a few small bugs in the course content that he posted on his blog. Check here for the details.