| Book Name: | AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML |
| Category: | Computer Books ( CE & IT ) |
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AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
Description:
The Easy, Example-Based Guide to Ajax for Every Web Developer
Using Ajax, you can build Web applications with the sophistication and usability of traditional desktop applications. You can do it with open-source software and standards. Now, for the first time, there’s an easy, example-driven guide to Ajax for every Web and open-source developer, regardless of experience.
Edmond Woychowsky begins with simple techniques involving only HTML and basic JavaScript. Then, One step at a time, he introduces techniques for building increasingly rich applications. Don’t worry if you’re not an expert on Ajax’s underlying technologies, Woychowsky offers refreshers on them, from JavaScript to the XMLHttpRequest object. You’ll also find multiple open source technologies and open standards throughout, ranging from Firefox to Ruby and MySQL.
You’ll not only learn how to write “functional” code but also master design patterns for writing rock-solid, high-performance Ajax applications. You’ll also learn how to use frameworks such as Ruby on Rails. Rails to get the job done fast.
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Learn how Ajax works, how it evolved, and what it’s suitable for.
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Understand the flow of processing in Ajax applications.
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Build Ajax applications with XML and the XMLHttpRequest object.
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Integrate back-end code from PHP to C#.
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Use XSLT and XPath, including XPath Axis.
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Develop client-side Ajax libraries to support code reuse.
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Streamline development with Ruby on Rails and the Ruby programming language.
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Use the cross-browser HTML DOM to update parts of a page.
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Discover the best Ajax Web resources, including Ajax-capable JavaScript libraries.
About the Authors
EDMOND WOYCHOWSKY, a senior-level consultant in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, specializes in client-side JavaScript, Java, Oracle, open source, and Microsoft technologies. A well-known contributor to TechRepublic, he has developed applications for the financial, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing industries. He began his professional career at Bell Laboratories.
AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
Author(s): Edmond Woychowsky
Publisher: Prentice Hall, Year: 2006
ISBN: 9780132272674
