Avatar of nightshadz
nightshadz
Flag for United States of America asked on

How much overhead does AJAX add to a web application?

I want to use the AJAX ModalPopup Extender control on a few of my ASP pages to make some data entry tasks more user friendly.  How much, if any, overhead does enabling AJAX in a web application create?  Is there any reason I should avoid using AJAX in my application?  Someone on my web team seems completely against AJAX and I'm trying to understand why.

Thanks!
.NET ProgrammingASP.NET

Avatar of undefined
Last Comment
nightshadz

8/22/2022 - Mon
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
jabcoco

THIS SOLUTION ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS.
View this solution by signing up for a free trial.
Members can start a 7-Day free trial and enjoy unlimited access to the platform.
See Pricing Options
Start Free Trial
GET A PERSONALIZED SOLUTION
Ask your own question & get feedback from real experts
Find out why thousands trust the EE community with their toughest problems.
66866

In addition to that, use updatepanel only when you want to update parts asynchronously without having to send the entire page.
The only drawback is that it can cause lot of overhead on the client side
nightshadz

ASKER
http://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax.aspx ... Wow, for $1k I'd rather spend the time learning to writing them all myself =)

I haven't really used AJAX a whole lot so it's still new to me but I keep hearing bad things about it.  So the only AJAX control to keep an eye on would be the UpdatePanel?  Under what scenarios would AJAX cause problems in your web app?

SOLUTION
66866

THIS SOLUTION ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS.
View this solution by signing up for a free trial.
Members can start a 7-Day free trial and enjoy unlimited access to the platform.
See Pricing Options
Start Free Trial
GET A PERSONALIZED SOLUTION
Ask your own question & get feedback from real experts
Find out why thousands trust the EE community with their toughest problems.
nightshadz

ASKER
Thanks for the info!
I started with Experts Exchange in 2004 and it's been a mainstay of my professional computing life since. It helped me launch a career as a programmer / Oracle data analyst
William Peck