Three Dimensions to ASP.Net Development: Robust, Custom and

Interactive

Computer became a utility device when it began to offer stagnant applications that

streamlined organizational process. Soon, when business owners realized the importance of

the web, we saw several discreet web pages displaying trivial information. As the web

advanced, we moved over from discrete and static web pages to interactive and dynamic

web applications. Today websites are more responsive, customizable and significant as

compared to the website half a decade ago.

Role of Technology

ASP.Net revolutionized web application development. Dot Net development took away the

hassle of writing extensive codes as Microsoft provides built in support for classes, tables,

extensions and files associated to the web application development. ASP.Net

development is the heart of Microsoft’s web development strategy. The platform delivered

all that drooling developers desired and much more. Along with features such as less code

to write, security, personalization, new and overhauled controls, mobile support and more,

Microsoft proved of having developed a robust tool for creating magical apps for the web.

Magical Apps with AJAX

Clearly, web interaction is all about sending information to the server and receiving the

response. Almost a decade ago, the Microsoft Server Exchange team created an Active X

control XMLHttpRequest that could be initiated from JavaScript for communication. The

XMLHttpRequest object became popular and soon found its way in almost all browsers,

which indicated the possibility of changing some part of the web page, without having to go

through the reload process. Today, Microsoft uses this component in its ASP.Net technology

to help developers create rich applications, functioning on multiple operating systems.

AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Today the word “AJAX” is synonymous

to dynamic. Its adherence to open standards ensures the best implementation of AJAX on a

variety of platforms. AJAX is a combination of various technologies; or rather, it can be

called as the best from everything. Dot Net development framework supports a few,

relatively simple, steps for coding AJAX applications. .Net is simple and doesn’t swamp

down new users into too many technicalities, making it simple to build magical and next

generation applications using AJAX.

The Personalization Concept

Personalization includes specifying themes for a web page, setting stylesheet themes,

storing cookies, restricting page displays, etc. Building web applications is fine. However,

what if all the websites had the same look and feel? Understanding that no user has

common preferences, ASP.NET provides all the plumbing required to store user’s choices.

.Net developers don’t have to create, manage or edit tables; Microsoft does it all. By

default, Dot Net technology relies on the built-in database to store and manage the web

application’s users and roles. This database also supports website personalization after

making some changes to the web.config file.

ASP.Net application development introduced modular programming, dividing the entire

website into several functional components called Web Parts. These Web parts support

personalization as developers can add properties and apply special attributes to these web

parts. Invoking the edit command on a particular property of a web part simplifies

personalization.

Customizing applications can become complex due to the storage of some complex classes

and objects; however, Dot Net development simplifies the whole process as it hides the

complex structure, functioning in the background, and lets developers focus on the core web

application development.

About GMI

Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leading IT services and solutions

provider that excels at providing ASP.Net application development and other mobile

applications development.