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Build Your Own Ajax Web Applications
Build Your Own Ajax Web Applications
Author: Matthew Eernisse
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 Applicat...  more » 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.
  • ISBN-13: 9780975841945
    ISBN-10: 0975841947
    Publication Date: 6/14/2006
    Pages: 297
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    Publisher: SitePoint
    Book Type: Paperback
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