ASP.NET ATLAS Preview

ASP.NET “Atlas” is a package of new Web development technologies that integrates an extensive set of client script libraries with the rich, server-based development platform of ASP.NET 2.0. “Atlas” enables you to develop Web applications that can update data on a Web page by making direct calls to a Web server — without needing to round trip the page. With “Atlas”, you can take advantage of the best of ASP.NET and server-side code while doing much of the work in the browser, enabling a richer user experience.

ASP.NET “Atlas” includes:

1. Client script libraries that provide a complete solution for creating client-based Web applications. The client script libraries support object-oriented development, cross-browser compatibility, asynchronous calls to Web services, and behaviors and components for creating a full-featured UI.
2. Web server controls that provide a declarative way to emit markup and client script for "Atlas" features.
3. Web services, such as ASP.NET profiles, that can add useful server-side features to an "Atlas" application.

说白了就是asp.net 2.0 的AJAX，基于一种新的web开发理念，也就是我们过去所说的无刷新技术。但是目前虽然AJAX.NET Professional 也十分红火，而且也正在开发相关控件。但是也许微软的这个ATLAS会来得更猛烈一些，让客户端开发也能够像服务器端开发一样方便快捷。看看它的Quickstart，来真正体验一下吧
http://atlas.asp.net/quickstart/default.aspx