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Primmer on Web Sites and the State of the Art 

  • Web sites are formed using HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). This language is relatively easy to learn, and for simple web site, is total adequate. The language allows the full formatting of type, pictures, and screen appearance. The language accommodates tables, borders, divs and frames.
  • The tables can serve two purposes. The first is the typical numerical or note table seen in many textbooks. The second use of the table is more complex. The tables may contain anything, including pictures, or other tables. These "embedded" tables then become the building blocks for web sites.
  • Frames are similar to tables but allow more options in storing data. The frames have many disadvantages, including failure to be fully recognized by a web crawler. These lead to the bad reputation of frames.
  • Divs are building block. These are the heart of the new ASP systems mentioned below. You may think of a Div as a block that can be shaped. It can be inserted into another Div, or stand-alone. This block is fully formatted by itself, independent of the remainder of the page.


  • ASP is Active Server Pages.
  • This means that the page can be formed by the prior to shipping to the client. This formation may or may not be the same for each user or use occurrence. Since the formation is performed at the Server, the HTML code will not be available modification by bandits. This makes the web site more secure.
  • The active server pages allow the server to perform the calculations, transmitting only the result to the client. This makes a faster page load and data calculation.
  • Formatting the pages are completed by .css files, skins, and Master Pages. The .css files and skins have been available for some time. The Master Pages and the interaction with the server allows the ASP system to tailor the web site to the viewer's taste.
  • The www driving committee has recognized the need to speed up the internet. One of the mechanisms for accomplishing this is to use a newly defined standard calling for the use of ASP 2.0 or higher and Div block. The requirements request no further use of tables as construction elements. The use of the ASP and Div combination is thought by some to be capable of reducing the average page loading time by 50%.


  • AJAX is Async, JAvascript, and Xml data.
  • The Async portion indicates that the communication to the server may take place at any time and not wait for the page refresh. Javascript is the basic communications technique, and XML is the data format for transmitting the data from / to the server / client.
  • This provides many advantages for the client. Auto-complete has long been used on Windows. AJAX makes it available on the web. It now comes in many forms and appearances. AJAX offers many other advantages to data handling. One of the traditional detections of AJAX is the lack of Page Flashes. This feature (AJAX) is available in many formats. Telrik is the form chosen by Rustcraft. See "View Sample WebSites" for demonstrations of many of the concepts including a "Total ASP" and an "AJAX-Telerik" reference.