AJAX.NET

AJAX, it's the hottest thing since sliced bread right now. It stands for Asynchronous Javascript using XMLHttpRequest. The basic premise of it is that you can call server-side code from client side JavaScript without reloading the page. In essence, this gives almost limitless powers (as far as programming languages go) to the "little script that could". The canonical example that started the whole craze was Google Suggest, where search results show up as you type.

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