Is it worth the time to switch from AjaxControlToolkit to jQuery?

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Published on 2010-05-14T19:50:48Z Indexed on 2010/05/14 19:54 UTC
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I keep hearing all these things about how awesome jQuery is and how the AjaxControlToolkit sucks. Unfortunately, I only heard about this after I built my entire WebForms site using the toolkit.

Now I am considering switching, if not entirely, mostly to jQuery. This is partially for the experience (having never coded in Javascript or used any frameworks) and partially because I think I have more control over jQuery.

There is no pressing need to switch, but I'm considering doing it anyway.

Is it worth tackling the learning curve for jQuery just to get the experience, of should I leave my working site well enough alone?

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