10 rock-solid UI tips

Give your Web applications that rich-client look and feel.

A key component of any software development project is the user interface. Without a robust and well designed interface, you can end up discarding even the best-architected application. The graphical user interface (GUI) is the first, and usually only, face users see when working with your application. It forms the basis of their opinions and gives the critical first impression to users.

One of the challenges of Web development is developing a rich-client look and feel using the basic tools of HTML and JavaScript. Robust and interactive interfaces are possible with this technology but only with a great deal of effort and time. ASP.NET helps clear these hurdles. With ASP.NET, you can present rich-client features to the user quickly and easily using a thin-client delivery method. In this article, I'll give you 10 tips for creating and delivering these types of solutions.

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As you can see, building a rich and responsive user inter

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face is easy and beneficial with ASP.NET. By using a combination of basic and advanced tips, you can deliver client-server functionality with the deployment benefits of browser-based applications. Whether you are writing applications for Internet or intranet use, ASP.NET provides a robust platform for writing incredible and responsive interfaces.

Brad McCabe is the technical evangelist for Infragistics. Brad also has been a systems architect and consultant for Verizon Communications and many other clients, and he was a leading .NET evangelist within Ajilon Consulting. His primary interests include ASP.NET, Windows CE .NET, .NET Compact Framework, and Microsoft's networking technologies. E-mail him at brad@infragistics.com.