9.5 Summary
In this chapter, you learned about an important tool for enhancing the user experience of web applications: asynchronous communication using Ajax. In summary, as always at the end of each chapter, here are the key points to remember:
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Using Ajax, it’s possible to send asynchronous HTTP requests to a server using JavaScript. For example, this allows parts of a web page to be updated without having to completely reload a web page.
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XML is used mainly as an exchange format between applications or between client and server.
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JSON is a relatively new format—compared to XML—that’s also used for exchanging data between applications or between client and server. It’s very popular in this regard mainly because it’s very lightweight ...
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