ASP.NET AJAX Showcase Interview

An interview with the creators of the site “CS Cycle”

What is CS Cycle?

CS Cycle is a dealer that is authorized to sell Custom Chrome Parts. Custom Chrome will be running the same project, but with one difference. There is no checkout at Custom Chrome, they will transfer the data to a dealer site. CS Cycle is just one of the 100 Dealers I will be bring online in the next month.

Can you describe your business?

EWeb Tracker Inc. (www.eweb-tracker.com) is a web programming company that specializes in using .NET and AJAX.

Why did you choose ASP.NET 2.0?

I chose ASP.NET because of the quick development time. In many areas of the web site, very little to no programming was needed. The drag and drop of items to a web page makes it very easy to put together a web site that integrates with a database. Lastly, I have been a Classic ASP programmer for sometime therefore moving to ASP.net was a very smooth transition.

How did ASP.NET AJAX help you improve your user experience?

I am able to program in a manner that keeps the catalog pages in front of the user. Therefore, they purchase more!

What was the ASP.NET AJAX development experience like?

Using ASP.NET AJAX is not very complicated, it utilizes the same drag and drop method. But the real nice tool was the validation. I like that I don't have to write a lot of JavaScript. In simple terms, when the page is posted back I know that all the fields are validated and I can proceed with the next step.

What other Microsoft technologies does your site use?

Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Office Products.