Have you ever wondered why CodePlex is so slow?

published 1 day, 4 hours ago, submitted by gt1329a 1 day, 10 hours ago

encosia.com — Taking a look at one feature on CodePlex that is much slower than it needs to be, due to indiscriminate use of UpdatePanels and bloated ViewState, and then comparing it to similar functionality on Stack Overflow to illustrate how much more efficiently the same feature can be implemented. read more...

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7 of my favorite jQuery plugins for use with ASP.NET

published 1 month, 14 days ago, submitted by gt1329a 1 month, 14 days ago

encosia.com — Seven of my favorite jQuery plugins to use with ASP.NET and ASP.NET AJAX, based on my own successes and failures using them over the past year and a half. read more...

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Using jQuery to enhance ASP.NET AJAX progress indication

published 1 month, 27 days ago, submitted by gt1329a 1 month, 27 days ago

encosia.com — An example of how to combine jQuery and ASP.NET AJAX, using jQuery's BlockUI plugin to present a modal progress indication dialog during an UpdatePanel's partial postback. read more...

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Contribute to open source, get a shot at a free book

published 2 months, 24 days ago, submitted by gt1329a 2 months, 25 days ago

encosia.com — Win one of three copies of Advanced ASP.NET AJAX Server Controls by participating in an open source contest on CodePlex. read more...

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How to easily enhance your existing tables with simple CSS

published 3 months, 21 days ago, submitted by gt1329a 3 months, 21 days ago

encosia.com — A detailed example of how to use CSS to style an HTML table. The example is specifically focused on styling a table generated on the client-side via AJAX, but is applicable to any HTML table. read more...

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3 mistakes to avoid when using jQuery with ASP.NET AJAX

published 5 months, 29 days ago, submitted by gt1329a 5 months, 29 days ago

encosia.com — Three common problems that I've seen when using jQuery with ASP.NET AJAX, their underlying causes, and simple solutions to them. read more...

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Speed up your Ajax apps with Google’s infrastructure

published 6 months, 6 days ago, submitted by gt1329a 6 months, 6 days ago

ajaxian.com — Use Google's CDN to improve performance in serving up Prototype, Script.aculo.us, jQuery, Dojo, and MooTools on public facing sites. read more...

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Why do ASP.NET AJAX page methods have to be static?

published 7 months, 18 days ago, submitted by gt1329a 7 months, 18 days ago

encosia.com — A thorough explanation of why ASP.NET AJAX page methods must be static methods, including information about the Page class, ViewState serialization, and what a static method actually is. read more...

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