Here’s a useful link for anyone getting to grips with ASP.NET AJAX. Microsoft Learning have produced a set of free resources that are available for online access here. The content is free for a year. All you need is a Windows Live ID.

The course provides you with three modules – an overview, evaluation and additional materials – that are presented in a JavaScript viewer needing the MSXML add-in (this caused some problems for innitially and IE7 doesn’t like the MSXML add-in!)

Once loaded the materials are quite interesting. If you’re looking for a rapid low-level introduction to ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 this could be just the thing to get you started.

(ASP.NET AJAX is being given greater design-time support in Visual Studio ‘Orcas’ later in the year, so check-back as these features aren’t currently mentioned).