Ajax for Web Application Developers

Chapter 1. Introduction to Ajax

Thanks for picking up a copy of my book. My goal for this book is not only to explore the technologies that define Ajax and how they come together to create powerful client-side interactions, but also to teach you how to create practical examples that can be reused in any other Ajax-enabled web application. These examples will be completely object oriented for the scalability and flexibility that is required in enterprise-level applications. This book consists of chapters that will guide you through individual Ajax examples, such as how to create a reusable Ajax engine, how to create Ajax-enabled components, and my personal favorite, how to connect to server-side languages with Ajax. Ajax requires supporting technologies ...