using ASP.NET C# please

the title sounds pretty interesting.... let me read in detail now

That sounds great, welcome Nepster! :) Well, what am confused about specifically is how to have a facebook like chatting system. I have no issues using ajaxim for that. I don't want to build everything from scratch as its no point in reinventing the wheel. But are they (ajaxim.com) offering just the...

Can you explain the system Neo? I mean, you really explain things well. please...

this is the article which...... interesting.

for example, i've seen this framework too http://ajaxim.com/

But its still not clear about either the system is just the front end or its a complete chat system.

Am sure it must not be very difficult, but just a detailed kick start needed in the right direction

I am quite curious to know what's happening in facebook and gmail chat? How can any website achieve that? I've read these links, helpful but am not able to make my own system. Where to start and make one myself? http://technophiliac.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/ever-wondered-how-gmailfacebook-chat-works...

Well, my friend. Am just starting with ASP.NET since I already know C#. With that, I'd definitely be doing PHP. So it'd be like ASP.NET then XML and then PHP. And yes its for learning, but I want to make a practical application. Something that's great for learning and is useful too. Like on the soft...

Or even better, http://sourceforge.net/projects/contactgrabber

Thank you guys.

From my experience, learning is interesting but it all comes to life when you start focusing and make a project. That kind of learning is really useful, at least in my case. So am going to start learning ASP.NET soon, I already know XHTML/CSS, Javascript, C, Java, C#, SQL, UML and adding more to my ...