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Build Your Own Ajax Web Applications
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.
Applications include a chess game, an app for refining searches on Amazon/Google/eBay without reloading an entire page and a blog system that uses drag-n-drop features.
Throughout the text, the author stresses usability, accessibility, and graceful degradation for older, less-capable web browsers.
Ajax: The Overview
Basic XMLHttpRequest
The "A" in Ajax
Ajax & Post requests
Broader Ajax with Edit-in-place
Web servers & slide & hide
More web services & a back button
Drag & drop with Ajax chess
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