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| Written by Jerome Santos | |
| Sunday, 18 September 2005 | |
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What is AJAX? For the geeks, it's Asynchronous JavaScript + XML. For the not so geek, it's a whole new way of looking at the web. Really. AJAX enables faster, more responsive Web applications through a combination of asynchronous Javascript, the Document Object Model (DOM), and XMLhttpRequest. What this means for Web interface designers is that a DHTML-based Web application can make quick, incremental updates to a user interface without reloading the entire screen. Like DHTML, LAMP, or SPA, Ajax is not a technology in itself, but a term that refers to the use of a group of technologies together. In fact, derivative/composite technologies based substantially upon Ajax, such as AFLAX are already appearing. Ajax applications use web browsers that support the above technologies as a platform to run on. Browsers that support these technologies include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Konqueror and Apple Safari. Ajax applications look almost as if they reside on the user's machine, rather than across the Internet on a server. The reason: pages get updated, not entirely refreshed. An impressive example of web application implemented in AJAX is none other than Goggle map. Useful Links: |
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