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2009-10-01: ARI Makes .NET Ajax Programming Easier Than Ever

Amidst the slew of tools and and libraries for .NET Ajax programming is a gem from Clipper Software called ARI. ARI is an acronym for Asynchronous Remote Interface, and is one of the best libraries available when building web sites where .NET Ajax programming is required.

ARI was designed with the intention of allowing server side methods to be called from JavaScript code as if you were coding on the back end itself. And ARI truly removes the complexity from .NET Ajax programming by handling all the necessary details normally associated with .NET Ajax such as data marshalling to and from the web server, server-side method invocation using Microsoft's reflection API, serialization and deserialization of both requests and responses, asynchronous callbacks, error and exception handling, and more. This allows programmers to focus their efforts on the unique requirements of the project, thereby maximizing programmer productivity and efficiency.

There is a complete technical discussion on the inner workings of ARI on the Clipper Software website, as well as numerous code examples on the ARI example code page. And to make this fabulous library even better, it is 100% free for both personal and commercial use. When you need to do .NET Ajax programming, you can't do much better than ARI - Asynchronous Remote Interface by Clipper Software, LLC.