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Head Rush Ajax
Sick of creating web sites that reload every time a user
moves the mouse? Tired of servers that wait around to
respond to users' requests for movie tickets? It sounds like
you need a little (or maybe a lot of) Ajax in your life.
Asynchronous programming lets you turn your own web sites
into smooth, slick, responsive applications
that make your
users feel like they're back on the information
superhighway, not stuck on a dial-up backroad.
But who wants to take on next-generation web programming
with the last generation's instruction book? You need a
learning experience that's as compelling and cutting-edge as
the sites you want to design. That's where we come in. With
Head Rush Ajax, in no time you'll be writing JavaScript code
that fires off asynchronous requests to web servers...and
having fun doing it. By the time you've taken your dynamic
HTML, XML, JSON,
and DOM skills up a few notches, you'll have solved tons of
puzzles, figured out how well snowboards sell in Vail, and
even watched a boxing match. Sound interesting? Then what
are you waiting for? Pick up Head Rush Ajax and learn Ajax
and asynchronous programming the right way--the way that
sticks.
If you've ever read a Head First book, you know what to
expect: a visually rich format designed for the way your
brain works. Head Rush ramps up the intensity with an even
faster look and feel. Have your first working app before you
finish Chapter 1, meet up with the nefarious PROJECT: CHAOS
stealth team, and even settle the question of the Top 5
Blues CDs of all time. Leave boring, clunky web sites behind
with 8-tracks and hot pants--and get going with
next-generation web programming.
"If you thought Ajax was rocket science, this book is for
you. Head Rush Ajax puts dynamic, compelling experiences
within reach for every web developer."
-- Jesse James Garrett, Adaptive Path
"A 'technology-meets-reality' book for web pioneers on the
cutting edge."
-- Valentin Crettaz, CTO, Condris Technologies
Using Ajax
Speaking the language
She blinded me with asynchrony
Web page forestry
A second helping
Saying more with POST
More than words can say
A fight to the finish
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