Chapter 3. Dynamically Loading Web Data: An XML E-Book Viewer
Ajax in the Arcade
The Web isn’t the first time the term Ajax has been associated with interactivity and computing. In 1987 Konami released a vertically scrolling space shoot-’em-up video game of the same name. In Ajax the video game you alternate between controlling a helicopter and a fighter jet, and fire various types of missiles, lasers, and bombs.
The previous chapter explored the basics of loading data dynamically with Ajax, but the e-book example was fairly inefficient since it required you to wait for an entire book to load before being able to read anything. The Booker application ...
Get Negus Live Linux Series Ajax Construction Kit: Building Plug-and-Play Ajax Applications now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
