Ajax

In response to the proliferation of other frameworks used to create rich Internet applications such as Flex from Adobe (formerly from Macromedia) and AJAX-based frameworks, Microsoft Silverlight was recently introduced. All three of these applications, as well as the others on the market, enable a Web developer to create an interface on a Web page […]

Lately, you may have been hearing more and more about Ajax and begun to wonder how it could be beneficial to your business’s Web application development projects. First, it is important to start with an understanding of this type of Web programming. While the concept is not new - it has existed since 1998 - […]

Want to add some of those really neat Web 2.0 effects to your own Web site or project and you do not know where to start? Well one place that I would point you towards would be SimpleJS. Why? Well, it is pretty darned simple, for one thing. It might not be as powerful as […]

Today’s piece coming to us from InfoWorld really gets knee deep into the world of Ajax. What’s great about it, security issues, and a whole lot more.
Sometimes it’s all in the packaging. Take McDonald’s “Happy Meals,” for example. You’ve got a burger, fries, and a drink. But wrap it in kid-friendly packaging, add a cheap […]

You have to admit, this concept of an Ajax builder could end up providing us with some pretty amazing products in the not too distant future.

Seeing a need to make AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web development easier, Tasmania, Australia-based Morfik later this year plans to offer Version 1.0 of WebOS AppsBulder, an IDE that […]

It’s one of those things you would never had thought to see happen – Microsoft and Apple working together to push forth…oh wait, they are still out in the cold on this one? Perhaps MS and Apple will join up a little later on?
San Francisco (InfoWorld) - In February, a group of technology vendors, including […]

Now this is an interesting comparison to be sure – roller skates for the web. Never of AJAX being looked at this way before.

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web application development can be roller skates […]

Software development and Ajax have finally come to meet, well, sort of. In short, there are a few things that they can learn from each other it turns out

Very cool. Below we have a Toolkit from Google to help you to develop Ajax apps! Who says that Google doesn’t give back?

Based on what I am hearing from the folks over at InfoWorld, I would say that one day soon Outlook may have some competition should web apps like this offer sync abilities.

For those who are not aware, there are a number of different approaches to Ajax design. The piece below explains…

Interested in designing with Ajax in mind? Then this book is for you.

Ajax is great, but getting it to work properly is a lot better. As Kevin points out below, there are some tricks to getting more out of Ajax, you just have to know how to make it happen…

So perhaps the real question is whether or not we really need Web Standards for mobile design? I myself believe that we do, otherwise we will face the same challenges that we faced in the past with on the traditional Web design front.

Apparently Microsoft’s Atlas framework has certainly faced its issues, but experts believe that in the end, we’ll see success here.

I have to admit. Advertising is one area that is not likely covered all that clearly in the world of Ajax. Perhaps this needs to change?

You know, I have seen a number of explanations on how Ajax works and how it benefits the Website visitor with cool new Web applications. The one below however, is one of the more interesting though….

I have to admit, the new look for the Blockbuster Website is not half bad. Frankly, this might be argued as a badly needed improvement for their online business.

Has the need for standards with Ajax really come to a head. In a short response - yes. Like anything with Web design, it is all but critical to make sure that the Web services out there are accessible to all.

I have been using Adobe products for some time now. I love ‘em, however I am not too sure about their latest line of thinking. Seems like it could be more a problem than a help?