A few days ago said the possibility of using the infrastructure of Google to host JavaScript libraries for our applications. Well, now that Microsoft has launched a similar service, Microsoft Ajax CDN , A content distribution network where we can download the runtime libraries of scripts that we use in our applications.
Or in other words, we can make free use of these libraries, without limitation of bandwidth and regardless of whether or not for commercial purposes. Just be referenced from your code:
<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"
type="text/javascript"></script> |
The main advantage of this method is the speed with which these files will be served, since it uses the infrastructure of the Redmond giant, while the cache is shared with other websites that are also used. It also provides the ability to use scripting to Web sites that do not have permission to upload files (such as platform blogger)
Unlike the Google service, since this CRC only time we can find the libraries that are officially part of the Microsoft development platform, such as those typical of ASP.NET Ajax, jQuery and those plugins that are added. The address http://www.asp.net/ajax/cdn/ can see the complete list of libraries, with their corresponding addresses download.
Additionally, Scott Guthrie said in his blog that the new control ScriptManager that come with ASP.NET 4.0 includes a property called EnableCdn which will activate the download of the Ajax libraries and all those necessary for the operation of controls, directly from their servers.
The drawbacks, as the same as the Google service: If you do not have network connectivity in development time, we really have it raw.
More information: http://www.asp.net/ajax/cdn/
