DotNetKicks.com : Stories kicked by stiansol

GWF beta released! (w/full source) - a unique approach to web appz

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:57:32 GMT

GWF is a web app framework with support for ajax page navigation, document based virtual pages, convention over configuration, xcopy-deployment and dynamic discovery of definitions.

Gaia Ajax 3.7 BETA release

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:12:01 GMT

More power and simplicity to Ajax on the ASP.NET and Mono platform. VS.NET 2010 Support (Improved Design Time Experience) DRIMR enhancements (All extensions now utilize DRIMR) Compatibility with ASP.NET and 3rd party control libraries

LinkedIn .NET User Group Online Presentation Tomorrow

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:48:59 GMT

We will hold an online, free presentation showing what you can do with Gaia Ajax when building next generation web applications in a fast, lightfoot and intelligent way. Jan Blomquist will demonstrate the power of our latest 3.6 version and why abstracting away JavaScript and developing in a managed language is crucial for time-to-market. 5 winners will be chosen at random from the list of attendees. Each of them will win an annual subscription of Gaia Ajax (worth $595).

Gaia Ajax 3.6 Final Release: DRIMR - Ajax GridView - Ajax Validators

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:11:14 GMT

DRIMR is an acronym for Dynamic Removals, Inserts, Moves and Replacements. Basically it removes the need for partial rendering in ASP.NET. The new Ajax GridView uses DRIMR internally and only sends tiny updates back to the browser. Did anyone say built-in JSON? In total Gaia Ajax for ASP.NET ships with 41 Server Controls, 10 Enriching Aspects and 23 Smooth Effects. Download Free Trial With Visual Studio Integration - No Registration Required

Gaia Ajax 3.6 Beta released - New GridView - Free to download!

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:26:48 GMT

A powerful new Ajax GridView now ships with Gaia Ajax. Also in this release we introduce the breaking new DRIMR technology, which eliminates the need for partial rendering in ASP.NET pages. 6 new Validation controls, a brand new BrowserHistory control, a new ImageMap control and a completely new Effect API. Also we have worked with adding 100++ new and best practice samples for building optimal Ajax web applications for ASP.NET.

Gaia Ajax 3.6 Alpha Released: New Ajax GridView for ASP.NET

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:27:52 GMT

Gaia Ajax is an Ajax platform for advanced web development on the ASP.NET platform - without use of JavaScript. The 3.6 version comes with practical innovation previously unavailable to ASP.NET developers. This includes: New Ajax GridView, Adaptive Rendering Engine, 100++ New Samples, Completely new Effect API, New BrowserHistory Control, New Validation Controls ++ Download available

How To Create An Async Ajax Google Search with ASP.NET And Gaia Ajax

Tue, 26 May 2009 08:52:05 GMT

This code example shows how easily you can use the asynchronous abilities of ASP.NET with the Page.RegisterAsyncTask method. The results are displayed in a Gaia Accordion using Gaia Ajax - the powerful, JavaScript-free Ajax framework. Write C# or VB.NET like you are used to.

Vote for Gaia Ajax: asp.netPRO Readers' Choice 2009

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:21:15 GMT

Gaia Ajax - the ASP.NET toolbox for building Ajax applications without JavaScript - is nominated to this years aspnetPRO Readers' Choice.

Gaia Ajax 3.5 Released!

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:33:44 GMT

Ajax development without JavaScript just got even better: Doubled speed, zero viewstate and 80+ features and bug fixes. Download and enjoy the tight Visual Studio integration.

Gaia Ajax 3.5 "Themis" Release Candidate available

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:40:32 GMT

Lots of bug fixes and even easier to create solid Ajax on ASP.NET.

Gaia Ajax 3.5 "Themis" Beta 2

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:30:47 GMT

Beta 2 of Gaia Ajax 3.5 "Themis" is available for downloading and testing.

Principles of UI architecture for libraries

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:30:02 GMT

In this article we shall discuss some of the core tenets when creating UI frameworks/libraries and how these principles guides us in the development of Gaia. Gaia is an Ajax library for the ASP.NET platform. It takes a philosophically radical different approach than it's platform counterparts, including Microsoft's own ASP.NET Ajax framework.

Dino Esposito visits Gaiaware - and gets excited about Gaia Ajax!

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:28:54 GMT

"In the past few years, so many times I changed my mind on the most effective way to get AJAX in ASP.NET. In the end, it has to be a way that doesn't force you away from the programming model of ASP.NET and offers new and effective tools for the new AJAX challenges. Gaiaware just does it. " - Dino

Gaia Ajax Widgets 3.0 "Glory" Officially Released!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:44:25 GMT

Gaiaware has announced the 3.0 "Glory" release of Gaia Ajax Widgets. Gaia is a GPL licensed Ajax framework for ASP.NET and Mono. 4 new widgets: Extended Button, Extended Panel, Calendar, Slider. 8 widgets completely rebuilt + Visual Studio Designers + 100% XHTML compliant + new XHtmlWriter

Different methods for creating partial page updates

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:46:02 GMT

This article compares MS Ajax and the Gaia Web Widgets Framework. Specifically it compares the UpdatePanel and Gaia Web Controls for acheiving partial page updates.

Using Gaia with jQuery

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:13:18 GMT

As mentioned in the previous article "Random Rotating Images with Gaia", The Gaia Ajax Widgets Framework uses the well known and very widely used Prototype.js library. As such certain compatibility issues can arise when using Gaia with jQuery.

Check username availability with Gaia

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:11:59 GMT

Using Ajax, it is possible to provide real time validation to let a user whether his or her desired username is available. This article explains how to accomplish the same task with Gaia and ASP.NET

Random Rotating Images with Gaia

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:09:49 GMT

The aim of this article is to show easy it is to create random, rotating images using the Gaia Ajax Widgets Framework. Gaia provides a suite of Ajax-enabled server controls that makes creating Ajax applications extremely easy.

Today Gaia Ajax Widgets for ASP.NET 2.0 Became Open Source

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:35:02 GMT

The popular, easy to use and yet extremely powerful HiJax-library for ASP.NET 2.0 was released under GPL the 24th of April. It is proven much more efficient and easier to use the MS ASP.NET AJAX and consumes very little band with. It is also tested with Mono, with 95% success.