Sometimes it feels like Ajax is nothing short of spackle. You know, that putty like substance that can patch just about anything? Well, if some folks have their way, we might very well see Ajax replacing J2ME and XHTML in the mobile ‘verse.

On Jan 1 2006, I published an article called Mobile web 2.0: AJAX for mobile devices – why mobile AJAX will replace both J2ME and XHTML as the preferred platform for mobile applications development

It created quite a stir .. and I am thankful for all the feedback. Specifically, I would like to thank C Enrique Oritiz , Thomas Landspurg , Paul Golding and Jan Standal(Opera) for their feedback.

Special thanks go to Paul Golding for brainstorming some of the ideas in this article with me.

I did not intend to write a follow-up – but the response warranted one. Clearly, I had not explained some views in detail while other concepts were being misunderstood. I strongly believe that the disruptive potential of AJAX in the mobile space is not fully appreciated.

This article(which I am calling Part II) will clarify some of the views I expressed before and also add new insights.

In keeping with my original article(which I am now calling Part I) , this article will focus on the impact of Ajax on mobile application development only (i.e. we are not discussing Ajax in general here). Source: Open Gardens

Tags: ajax, xhtml, j2me, mobile web 2.0, brainstorming