2008.3

Internet savvy users have come to expect a high level of interaction, responsiveness and robustness when dealing with web applications, and in this session we will use ASP.NET AJAX to create user interface enhancements for web pages that behave more like traditional Windows applications.
We’ll take a look at replacing the UpdatePanel control with code from the ASP.NET AJAX Script Libraries as well as capturing data returned in JSON format from script callable web services to optimize our web applications.  We’ll also look at managing and compressing JavaScript files to lighten the load on the network as well as many other tips and tricks to bring our website’s performance standards to the same level that the users demand.

Rachel Appel lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania and is the senior technology consultant at Appel Consulting. Rachel is an MVP and a member of ASPInsiders, and holds the MCT MCAD & MCSD certifications.  She has been working as an instructor, software developer, architect and DBA for a wide variety of organizations. She is the Vice President and a regular speaker of the dotNetValley user’s group, as well as an active member in other local user groups of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the tri-state area.  Rachel’s expertise lies within developing solutions that align business and technology using the Microsoft
.NET family of products.