ASP.NET AJAX is a framework for quickly creating a new generation of more efficient, more interactive and highly-personalized Web experiences that work across all the most popular browsers. All plans fully support ASP.NET AJAX hosting. ASP.NET is a programming framework built on the common language runtime that can be used on Alentus web servers to build powerful Web applications. The first version of ASP.NET offered several important advantages over previous Web development models. ASP.NET 3.0 improves upon that foundation by adding support for several new and exciting features in the areas of developer productivity, administration and management, extensibility, and performance.

For more information on ASP.NET, including tutorials, previews and control references, see the ASP.NET Quickstart Tutorial. Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition is part of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 family, and is the best development tool for building data driven web applications with ASP.NET 2.0. As part of the Express family, Visual Web Developer provides a seamless upgrade path to Visual Studio Standard, Professional, and Team System.

Visual Web Developer is tuned to the specific needs of the Web developer through a new Web profile that exposes a menu and window layout optimized for Web development. The environment includes a best-of-breed HTML source editor, an improved visual page designer, a new project system, better support for working with data, and full XHTML standards support. Collectively, these features enable you to develop data-driven Web applications faster and easier than ever before. Below we'll dive in and explore a few of the many Web development improvements coming with Visual Web Developer.

For further information about Visual Web Developer 2005, see the Introduction to Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition.

 

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