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Ajax: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous Javascript and XML (Bruce Perens' Open Source)

Ajax: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous Javascript and XML (Bruce Perens' Open Source)

by EdmondWoychowsky (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

    $60.66
Synopsis

The Easy, Example-Based Guide to Ajax for Every Web Developer

Using Ajax, you can build Web applications with the sophistication and usability of traditional desktop

applications and you can do it using standards and open source software. Now, for the first time,

there's an easy, example-driven guide to Ajax for every Web and open source developer, regardless of

experience.

Edmond Woychowsky begins with simple techniques involving only HTML and basic JavaScript. Then,

one step at a time, he introduces techniques for building increasingly rich applications. Don't worry if

you're not an expert on Ajax's underlying technologies; Woychowsky offers refreshers on them, from

JavaScript to the XMLHttpRequest object. You'll also find multiple open source technologies and open

standards throughout, ranging from Firefox to Ruby and MySQL.

You'll not only learn how to write functional code, but also master design patterns for writing rocksolid,

high-performance Ajax applications. You'll also learn how to use frameworks such as Ruby on

Rails to get the job done fast.

  • Learn how Ajax works, how it evolved, and what it's good for
  • Understand the flow of processing in Ajax applications
  • Build Ajax applications with XML and the XMLHttpRequest object
  • Integrate back-end code, from PHP to C#
  • Use XSLT and XPath, including XPath Axis
  • Develop client-side Ajax libraries to support code reuse
  • Streamline development with Ruby on Rails and the Ruby programming language
  • Use the cross-browser HTML DOM to update parts of a page
  • Discover the best Ajax Web resources, including Ajax-capable JavaScript libraries

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 08 Aug 2006
ISBN 10: 0132272679
ISBN 13: 9780132272674
Book Overview: What is AJAX? Is it a language? Is it a product? It is neither. AJAX is a web development technique for creating interactive web applications using a combination of technologies such as XHTML, Javascript, and CSS. When these technologies are used in conjunction with each other, the slickness of a desktop application becomes attainable on the Web. Because of this capability, AJAX is taking the web community by storm. Google serves as the poster child for this phenenomenon(a current search of the term on Google itself yields more than 7 million results) and other companies are quickly following suit. This book is an example-based overview of each technology AJAX uses. By using substantial amounts of code, the book introduces each technology and then shows how to combine the elements of each to create Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Starting with a few simple techniques and adding the more complex techniques as each prior one is mastered, the reader is given an understanding of the concepts behind AJAX while simultaneously creating RIAs. For instance, if the reader is only comfortable with HTML and JavaScript - there are recipes for AJAX that require only those two elements. The reader will have the ability to stop reading at any time and employ the techniques that have been covered to that point. Specific coverage that will appeal to the open source developer community has also been included, such as Ruby on Rails, KDE, GNOME, and Firefox.

Author Bio

EDMOND WOYCHOWSKY, a senior level consultant in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, specializes in

client-side JavaScript, Java, Oracle, open source, and Microsoft technologies. A well-known contributor

to TechRepublic, he has developed applications for the financial, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing

industries. He began his professional career at Bell Laboratories.