How to perform late loading of page content

Question

Hello all,

I am building a small web application, in my app I am loading certain types of data. Each type takes a different ammount of time. Now, I wouldn't like my whole page to load for years, instead I want my page to load immediatly, show my logo and basic css and then load each content tab separatly. What is the correct way to approach it?

I am working with asp.net and c#.

Thank you!

Answer 1

If you are not concerned about accessibility/SEO you can use UpdatePanel and load content using AJAX. You can trigger AJAX update on-page-load.

Answer 2

I'm not a fan of them, but iframes could be used for each individual grid of data. They would load as they were called by the main page then and render when they are ready. This would work without javascript.