Friday, October 06, 2006

AJAX

A kind of rare beast that is hard to spot, let alone grabbing one by it's horns and squeezing it into a browser. But it seems that if you manage to do that, it can do wonders to your website's usability.

Asynchronous Javascript And XML

This technology allows one to design a website which does server interactions in the background, while the enduser reads your webpage blissfully unaware of whats happenning behind the scenes. A beautiful example is Google suggest.

Now don't ask me where to download it, its build right into your browser and available as an object called XMLHTTPRequest. The rest of the technology is all about how to use asynchronous requests to make you site more dynamic and usable. Its called the rich user experience. Which is literally true, if your ISP is charging you for volume of traffic.

Adaptive path has a nice article on the technology.

Check the Ajax Showcase at the Ajaxian.

126 AJAX tutorials, need I say more?

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