Microsoft has released ASP.NET AJAX 1.0. This product (formerly known as
"Atlas") integrates cross-browser client script libraries with the ASP.NET
2.0 development framework. ASP.NET AJAX is not just for ASP.NET developers.
Developers targeting other server frameworks can take advantage of the
Microsoft AJAX Library. This library is a standalone collection of the
JavaScript classes included in ASP.NET AJAX. It's supported by most popular
browsers and can be used to build Web applications that integrate with any
backend data provider.
This free software can be downloaded here:
http://ajax.asp.net/.
With this release, Microsoft joins, albeit late, a crowded market for Ajax
frameworks provided by open source projects, small or large (Google)
companies. Market is perhaps not the right word as a vast majority of
solutions are available for free. Microsoft product will certainly get some
following in the .NET community and this will hurt current providers of
paid frameworks. With its free client-side library, Microsoft can also
appeal to people looking for developers outside the ASP world.
More information about AJAX on the Web:
