The book takes an excellent approach in explaining both how AJAX works, and how it can be wielded. For example, the authors chose very practical and useful applications that developers could easily find themselves coding for a client. Example projects include advanced HTML forms, type-ahead suggestions, a desktop interface, and search engine.
“Ajax is a growing new technology at the time of this writing and we’re delighted to bring you the low down on it, in the inimitable style of Manning’s In Action series. In doing so, though, we faced an interesting problem. Although Ajax is indisputably hot, it isn’t rally new. It isn’t a really a technology, either…”
The advent of Rich Internet Applications is a result of a harmony of several web disciplines. While there are several ways to create RIA, Ajax is certainly in the forefront.
While AJAX is the soup d’jour, the authors are also very caution to explain the security risks of AJAX and devoted a whole chapter to concerns you will want to consider.
This is my first experience with this publisher and these authors, but I found this book to be less rigid than many other technical books I have read. Truth told, I felt the book was written more in a conversational style and was able to gleam more of the information I wanted easier and faster through their approach.
All things being equal, you should have a good understanding of JavaScript and XML before approaching AJAX in general. I’m not saying you to have achieved Jedi Master status, but padawans may have some difficulty.
I’d recommend this book
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Ajax In Action
By:
Dave Crane
Eric Pascarello
Darren James
Published by Manning
