Product Description

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a new approach for developing web applications. It essentially permits users to interact with a Webpage without forcing a slow & tedious reload of the entire page after every action. This means web applications become more responsive, easier to use, and more intuitive. "Build Your Own Ajax Web Applications" uses a step-by-step tutorial format that's so easy to follow, you'll be able to build sophisticated and intuitive Ajax web interfaces in no time! Read this book, and you'll: Get an overview of the basic technologies you'll need to use to build Ajax applications. Understand the XMLHttpRequest object, the core of Ajax applications. Build a cross-browser XMLHttpRequest wrapper that you can use in all of your Ajax projects. Build an Ajax application monitor that works in real time. Learn how to use Ajax without breaking older browsers or causing accessibility issues. Get your Ajax application working with screen readers. Use dynamic animations to improve usability. Build edit-in-place functionality. Create an Ajax search application that pulls data from Amazon, del.icio.us, and Google. Fix the "Back button" problem. Use JSON, YAML, and XML to communicate with the server. Build an Ajax drag 'n' drop chess game. And a whole lot more! Throughout the text, the author stresses usability, accessibility, and graceful degradation for older, less-capable web browsers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #306658 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 297 pages

From the Publisher
Build Your Own AJAX Web Applications is a practical, step-by-step guide to bringing next-generation interactivity to your web sites today. This book will help you build responsive, professional, robust AJAX applications that adhere to best practices and enhance the user experience, while maintaining your application's accessibility.

About the Author
Matthew Eernisse is the lead web application developer for an enterprise-class learning management system at an e-learning solutions company. He has been working and playing with Linux and other open source software since 1999.

Customer Reviews

Excellent book!!
This book is an absolute must for the intermediate programmer. It goes straight into working examples that you can use everyday in the real world. I've gone through 5 of the 8 chapters in 24 hours already - I just cant put it down!

Its not really for the beginner, as it wont really explain any javascript specifics, or syntax for example. The examples it does provide are relatively well commented (in the book text) and does a very good job of explaining the principles of each example.

Some of the javascript techniques used by the author are very advanced and very well executed, such as passing an entire function as part of another funtion's arguments. All code is object-oriented, plus the author has a very good method of splitting the page markup, from the style, from the javascript.

Absolutely excellent book!

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