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AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML - pdf

AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XMLBook 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 and you can do it using standards and open source software. 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 rocksolid, high-performance Ajax applications. You’ll also learn how to use frameworks such as Ruby on Rails to get the job done fast.

About the Author
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.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (August, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132272679
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132272674

  • File Size: 5.7 MiB
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