AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

This book demonstrates how to build browser-based applications that function like desktop programs, using sophisticated server-aware approaches that give users information when they need it. You'll explore what can be done with AJAX to enhance sites and give them a Web 2.0 feel, and how additional JavaScript enhancements can turn a web browser and web site into a true application.

Once finishing this book, 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. More details, you will

Learn how Ajax works, how it evolved, and what it's good for Understand the flow of processing in Ajax applications Build Ajax applications with XML and the XMLHttpRequest object Integrate back-end code, from PHP to C# Use XSLT and XPath, including XPath Axis Develop client-side Ajax libraries to support code reuse Streamline development with Ruby on Rails and the Ruby programming language Use the cross-browser HTML DOM to update parts of a page Discover the best Ajax Web resources, including Ajax-capable JavaScript libraries