.NET 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit

I was looking for some resources in order to learning something more about the .NET 3.5 extensions… after a little search I’ve discovered that just few days ago Microsoft has published the .NET 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit:

The .NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the .NET 3.5 Enhancement features including: ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, ASP.NET AJAX History, ASP.NET Silverlight controls, ADO.NET Data Services and ADO.NET Entity Framework.

What can I say… Happy download

How to create an ASP.NET 3.5 and Silverlight-enabled demo application

Steve Marx has recorded a 15 minute screencast to give you an idea of what’s possible with all the new ASP.NET 3.5 and SilverLight releases that came out last week.

Highlights:

• Searching and paging via ListView, DataPager, and LinqDataSource (all new ASP.NET controls with .NET 3.5).
• Video player via the Media control in the ASP.NET Futures July CTP (uses Silverlight 1.0 RC).
• Popup biographies and “more/less” collapsible details via the new .NET 3.5-compatible drop of the AJAX Control Toolkit.
• Back/forward buttons support via the History control in the ASP.NET Futures July CTP.

Resources:

• Video
• Code

AjaxControlToolkit v1.0.10606: strange behaviour of the ModalPopupExtender Control with DropShadow

I’d like to signal a strange behaviour of the latest version of the ModalPopupExtender control that I’ve just noticed. Let’s suppose we have this scenario: two ModalPopupExtender with different TargetControlID but same PopupControlID and DropShadow=”true”. Well, with the latest version of the control, when you click on one of the two controls TargetControlID, the client-side framework throws the following exception:

“Sys.InvalidOperationException: Two components with the same id ’<PopupControlID>$DropShadowBehaviour’ can’t be added to the application”

As you can notice immediately, it seems a problem concerning the DropShadow property of the ModalPopuExtender. In fact, if you set it to “false”, magically everything works fine. I’m very disappointed about this seeming bug because in the previous version of AjaxControlToolkit this control worked regularly in this simple scenario.

“How Do I?” with ASP.NET AJAX Videos

On this page you will find dozens of videos designed for all ASP.NET developers, from the novice to the professional. If you are new to ASP.NET, you can learn the basics of how to create dynamic web applications with ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition, using either Visual Basic or C#. If you have a bit of development experience, you will learn how to employ some of the great new features introduced in ASP.NET 2.0.  If you haven’t watched these videos before, I highly recommend checking them out.  They are short, focused, videos that drill in on a specific topic and are designed to help master common scenarios when using the product.

ASP.NET AJAX v1.0 Released!!!

Finally, ASP.NET AJAX v1.0 Released!!!
This technology enable a developer to create next-generation interfaces with reusable AJAX components. Moreover, it enhances existing Web pages using powerful AJAX controls with support for all modern browsers such as IE, Firefox and Opera.
You can continue using Visual Studio 2005 to take your ASP.NET 2.0 sites to the next level and access remote services and data directly from the browser without writing complicated script.
Downloads:
ASP.NET AJAX consists of the two essential downloads shown below. In the ASP.NET AJAX Downloads Page You’ll also find related downloads on this page including the Futures CTP, the sample applications, and the Microsoft AJAX Library for development on non-Windows platforms.

• ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions 1.0
• ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit (a shared-source community project from CodePlex consisting of samples and components that make it easier to work with AJAX-enabled controls and extenders. The Control Toolkit provides both ready-to-run samples and a SDK to simplify creating custom ASP.NET AJAX controls and extenders. Make sure you install ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 first!)

Mojax beta Developer Network

Mojax is one of the worlds first Mobile AJAX Application Frameworks. Unlike traditional AJAX Web Frameworks, mojax Moblets do not run within a browser and are not subject to the availability and quality of a network connection. Also, unlike a web application running on a mobile device, a mojax moblet has access to lower level device features such as Camera API, Push Messaging, Bluetooth, Location Services, Contacts and more. mojax is currently in private beta. If you would like to join the beta please subscribe to our user group and give a brief description of what your interest is in mojax.

A Complete List of Ajax Tools

Ajax has really taken off over the last two years. With the advancement of Ajax, new frameworks, utilities, and software packages have been built to make the production of Ajax web sites much easier. I’ve found a list of these tools, and the only list you will ever need !!!!