ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 … and then Some Dave Bost Developer Evangelist Pre-requisites for this presentation: 1) ASP.NET 2) JavaScript Level: Beginner / Intermediate

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Agenda AJAX Enhancements AJAX History AJAX Script Combining ASP.NET Routing (overview) ASP.NET Dynamic Data Framework ASP.NET MVC (overview) ASP.NET Silverlight controls

AJAX Enhancements

AJAX History

AJAX Script Combining

ASP.NET Routing (overview)

ASP.NET Dynamic Data Framework

ASP.NET MVC (overview)

ASP.NET Silverlight controls

.NET Framework SP1 features and beyond

ASP.NET AJAX Enhancements Browser history Script Combining

Browser history

Script Combining

AJAX History History framework allows you to: Create History and Bookmark entries that behave as users expect Leverage either ScriptManager controls or JavaScript code Save and encrypt partial page state

History framework allows you to:

Create History and Bookmark entries that behave as users expect

Leverage either ScriptManager controls or JavaScript code

Save and encrypt partial page state

Script Combining

Exploring AJAX Enhancements

ASP.NET Routing Introduces programmatic URL generation Decouples resources from URL “path” Key “building block” for “Dynamic Data Framework” and “Model View Controller” framework

Introduces programmatic URL generation

Decouples resources from URL “path”

Key “building block” for “Dynamic Data Framework” and “Model View Controller” framework

ASP.NET Dynamic Data Framework Data Model Scaffolding Templating Customization

Data Model

Scaffolding

Templating

Customization

ASP.NET Dynamic Data

ASP.NET & Silverlight 2.0 Media Player control SilverLight control

Media Player control

SilverLight control

Silverlight Controls

Model View Controller (Overview) Controller View Model

Using the MVC Framework

Client IDs: Developers can manage control IDs that affect rendered client ID Remove ID bloat, and ‘mangling’ CSS: (Ideally) remove the need to use CSS adapters Defer to CSS styles and bypass existing style properties Non-inline style attributes Support non-table-based HTML rendering ASP.NET Web-Forms

Client IDs:

Developers can manage control IDs that affect rendered client ID

Remove ID bloat, and ‘mangling’

CSS:

(Ideally) remove the need to use CSS adapters

Defer to CSS styles and bypass existing style properties

Non-inline style attributes

Support non-table-based HTML rendering

URL routing for web-forms: Friendly-URL handling for web-forms Configuration model for URL routing View-state: Disable on page, enable on specific controls Disable on control, enable on child controls GridView/ListView work better without view-state ASP.NET Web-Forms

URL routing for web-forms:

Friendly-URL handling for web-forms

Configuration model for URL routing

View-state:

Disable on page, enable on specific controls

Disable on control, enable on child controls

GridView/ListView work better without view-state

Ajax higher-level components: Ajax Control Toolkit is a part of the strategy New controls Centralized script libraries and break-up of libraries leads to better performance jQuery including IntelliSense Templates and data binding: Client-side handling, REST or Web services Covers page developer and component developer scenarios DOM manipulation, selectors .. ASP.NET Ajax

Ajax higher-level components:

Ajax Control Toolkit is a part of the strategy

New controls

Centralized script libraries and break-up of libraries leads to better performance

jQuery including IntelliSense

Templates and data binding:

Client-side handling, REST or Web services

Covers page developer and component developer scenarios

DOM manipulation, selectors ..

On the server: <ItemTemplate> <li><%# Eval(&quot;Name&quot;) %></li> </ItemTemplate> On the client: <lu class=“sys-template”> <li>{{ Name }}</li> </lu>

On the server:

<ItemTemplate> <li><%# Eval(&quot;Name&quot;) %></li> </ItemTemplate>

On the client:

<lu class=“sys-template”> <li>{{ Name }}</li> </lu>

Asynchronous controllers Sub-controllers & views Declarative controls, form validation + Dynamic-data: Patterns for CRUD and scaffolding + Ajax: Partial rendering, JSON … Register scripts, and create control and behaviors ASP.NET MVC

Asynchronous controllers

Sub-controllers & views

Declarative controls, form validation

+ Dynamic-data:

Patterns for CRUD and scaffolding

+ Ajax:

Partial rendering, JSON …

Register scripts, and create control and behaviors

Enhanced filtering: Auto-complete, search filters and cascading filters Enhanced meta-data: Control over column order and filtering New field templates: EmailAddress, Url and Enum are more richly supported ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Enhanced filtering:

Auto-complete, search filters and cascading filters

Enhanced meta-data:

Control over column order and filtering

New field templates:

EmailAddress, Url and Enum are more richly supported

Address customer pain points Improve scale and performance Cache extensibility and performance: Enable caching products like Velocity to plug-in as a cache provider Enhance ASP.NET session state APIs: Expose advanced features available through cache extensibility ASP.NET 'core'

Address customer pain points

Improve scale and performance

Cache extensibility and performance:

Enable caching products like Velocity to plug-in as a cache provider

Enhance ASP.NET session state APIs:

Expose advanced features available through cache extensibility

The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site http://www.asp.net Learn 3.5 SP1 Videos http://www.asp.net/learn/3.5-SP1/ Blogs: http://blogs.msdn.com/scottgu http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy http://haacked.com http://StephenWalther.com Forums: http://forums.asp.net Call to Action

The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site

http://www.asp.net

Learn 3.5 SP1 Videos

http://www.asp.net/learn/3.5-SP1/

Blogs:

http://blogs.msdn.com/scottgu

http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy

http://haacked.com

http://StephenWalther.com

Forums:

http://forums.asp.net

View the PDC Sessions ASP.NET MVC – http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC21/ ASP.NET Dynamic Data – http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC30/ ASP.NET and jQuery - http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC31/ ASP.NET 4.0 Roadmap - http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC20/ ASP.NET AJAX Futures - http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC32/ Call to Action http://microsoftpdc.com

View the PDC Sessions

ASP.NET MVC – http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC21/

ASP.NET Dynamic Data – http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC30/

ASP.NET and jQuery - http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC31/

ASP.NET 4.0 Roadmap - http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC20/

ASP.NET AJAX Futures - http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC32/

Dave Bost thank you! http:// davebost.com http:// twitter.com/davebost Q&A