Book description
Learn to build dynamic, interactive web applications using the two most important approaches to web development today: Ajax and the phenomenally efficient Ruby on Rails platform. This book teaches intermediate to advanced web developers how to use both Ajax and Rails to quickly build high-performance, scalable applications without being overwhelmed with thousands of lines of JavaScript code. More than just recipes, you also get a thorough, low-level understanding of what's happening under the hood.
- Ajax on Rails includes three fully worked out Rails/Ajax applications, and quick reference sections for Prototype and script.aculo.us.
- Testing lessons show you how to eliminate cross-browser JavaScript errors and DOM debugging nightmares using a combination of Firebug, and Venkman.
- Advanced material explains the most current design practices for Ajax usability. You'll learn to avoid user experience mistakes with proven design patterns.
Table of contents
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Getting Our Feet Wet
- 3. Introducing Prototype
- 4. Introducing script.aculo.us
- 5. RJS
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6. Ajax Usability
- Principles of Usability
- The Context of the Web
- Usability on the Web
- Cross-Platform Development
- Summary
- 7. Testing and Debugging
- 8. Security
- 9. Performance
- 10. Prototype Reference
- 11. script.aculo.us Reference
- 12. Review Quiz
- 13. Photo Gallery
- 14. Intranet Workgroup Collaboration
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Ajax on Rails
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2007
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596527440
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