Is it worth learning ASP.Net AJAX

Question

I know this is a duplicate question. I worked with ASP.Net and ASP.Net MVC 1.0. I never had a chance to get into ASP.Net AJAX.

My question is: is it really worth investing in learning ASP.Net AJAX 3.5 or 4.0, given the fact that I hardly used it?

Please let me know your recommendations.

EDIT: - Thank you all for your reply. Robert \ Justin \ etc. Provided valuable information.

I have a copy of ASP.Net AJAX in action in my office library. My guess is that this book should be enough for me, although it was for ASP.Net 2.0. Do I need to invest in \ Time books for ASP.Net AJAX 3.5 or 4.0?

Answer 1

There are so many Ajax libraries, not even funny. Here is a good link about what is there.

Since we already used ASP.net, I took care to spend a little time getting to know asp.net ajax. This is enough to make the basics. However, for everything else, we use jQuery, which, by the way, goes well with ASP.Net. Have you ever wondered why the ASP.Net team started supporting jQuery: intellisense, included scripts, contributed to the project, made a demo with it, etc.

So here are my 2 cents. Learn the basics of asp.net ajax, but focus on IMHO, a better library like jQuery.

Good luck -D

Answer 2

Are you interested in this? Do you think you could ever use it for something? Do you want to make sure that you have the opportunity to use the best tools to solve the problem?

If you answered yes (to any of them), you should take the time to study it.

You can never hurt yourself by learning new things (as long as you learn how to use them correctly).

Answer 3

ASP.Net AJAX is probably not worth learning if you intend to stick with Asp.Net MVC in the future. Or, to put it another way, you can spend your time and resources learning something else.

It’s not that it’s a bad structure, it’s good. But it is designed to make javascript familiar with .Net developers who are used to the Webforms model.

I suspect that MS has de-emphasized the role asp.net Ajax will play in the future.

Answer 4

ASP.net ajax is a pretty awful library compared to alternatives. The only reason to use it is to use the ajax asp.net controls.

Answer 5

Yes. Find out as much as you can. Although you can never use these skis directly, experience and breadth of knowledge will help you in any situation.

Answer 6

If you already have an understanding of ASP.NET, I assume that you also understand JavaScript, etc. As a result, AJAX will not buy you so much (if you are not in a project that requires knowledge), If you plan to be a web developer for some time, I would say that Silverlight and / or jQuery will be much more valuable than Ajax.