12 THE FUTURE OF DOM SCRIPTING

What this chapter covers:

  • The state of the Web
  • Ajax and XMLHttpRequest
  • Applications on the Web

I'm going to finish with a look at some of the ways that JavaScript and the Document Object Model are being used today. These uses point to an exciting future.

I began this book with an over-the-shoulder look at the history of JavaScript and the emergence of a standardized Document Object Model. Describing the past is relatively easy. Hindsight is 20/20 vision. Trying to predict the future is a much trickier proposition, but that's what I'm going to attempt now. I may turn out to be completely wrong in my predictions, and I might very well end up with egg on my face. With that caveat in mind, let's take a look at the ...

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