Every geek I know is happy today, not just because Vista was release, also because the source code for MS ASP.NET AJAX, also known as Atlas was release. You can download it here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ef2c1acc-051a-4fe6-ad72-f3bed8623b43&DisplayLang=en

This is actually great news for a very important reason, the UpdatePanel source code will be available to anybody what wants to see all the javascript required to make that great control the makes MS ASP.NET Ajax the library to use for your Ajax needs.

I’ve already download the code, and I’ll be playing and learning about it. If you use the Ajax library, you should at least understand how it work inside out. Will make you a better programmer in the future by learning other peoples solutions.

For other people that wants to create their own Ajax library like the UpdatePanel, you should read the license here http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/licensingbasics/permissivelicense.mspx

Happy coding.

Cheers

Al