Understanding AJAX Using JavaScript to Create Rich Internet Applications

Understanding AJAX Using JavaScript to Create Rich Internet Applications :
Coverage includes:

• How AJAX changes the conventional Web development cycle
• Problems created by the AJAX paradigm -- and how to avoid them
• Adding AJAX to existing Web applications: key considerations
• Using core AJAX technologies, including the XMLHttpRequest object
• Consuming data returned to an AJAX application using both XSLT and JSON
• Building more usable AJAX applications: guidelines and downloadable resources
• Use cases: solving real-world problems in the AJAX environment
• Libraries and tool kits for simplifying AJAX development, including Sarissa, scriptaculous, and HTML_AJAX
• A complete guide to AJAX debugging
• Supporting browsers without XMLHttpRequest by using IFrames or cookies
• JSON data encoding debugging guide, which covers tools for Firefox and Internet Explorer
• A list of libraries, which includes PHP, .NET, Java, and other libraries that can be used with any server language

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