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Why Microsoft and Google are Cleaning Up With AJAX

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-remember-when-center-was-cutting-edge-web dept.

OSS_ilation writes "Google uses it, and Microsoft is pursuing it, so there's a lot of hype and hubbub surrounding AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). AJAX brings together some hot properties, JavaScript, HTML/DHTML and HTML, according to Julie Hanna Farris, founder of Scalix, a Linux-based, e-mail systems vendor. Scalix is using AJAX in Scalix Web Access (SWA), a Web-delivered, e-mail application. AJAX enables advanced features like drag 'n drop, dropdown menus and faster performance capabilities, which are now making their way into Web applications, she said. These kinds of capabilities represent a significant leap in the advancement of Web apps."

3 of 443 comments (clear)

  1. What is ? by jkind · · Score: 0, Troll

    What is the .NET alternative to this? Why is it tied to Javascript??

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  2. Re:AAX??? by xTantrum · · Score: 0, Troll
    you guys gotta excuse me, but this article really annoys me. Does it bother anyone else or is it just me?
    AJAX brings together some hot properties, Javascript, HTML/DHTML and HTML
    1) i didn't know javascript was hot!! WTF?

    2)HTML/DHTML and HTML? AGAIN WTF? lets try CSS/XHTML javascript and xml. quit repeating yourself.

    i really hate this article, it actually causes a visceral reaction in me. I don't even know why /. put a link to it, it sounds like marketing drivel from not tech oriented type touting the next "HOT" tech thing. I really have to wonder if she can even code, or does she just own the company or is some VC with her head up her ass who thinks js and java are the same.

    While AJAX has recently gone mainstream, it has been in use for several years, mostly on the esoteric fringe of Web development
    yeah you could have left out esoteric!! we get it! web development.
    I believe AJAX would have made its way into the broader conscience even without Google's help. It was just a matter of time
    Maybe, but how long has "AJAX" been around again and not many did *ish with it?
    Why is Microsoft so interested in AJAX
    Who cares and Why do you think Moron?
    The fact that AJAX is platform independent is a tremendous advantage for both customers and application developers
    Well technically....its still dependant on the browser which is still dependant on the OS which is....
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  3. Re:Ditch Javascript by Trejkaz · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, we already have the choice of languages, don't we... it doesn't really matter whether it's done via a universal VM or via a Ruby interpreter, because the result is the same for people who want to use Ruby. :-)

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