Advanced Requests and Responses in Ajax

An anonymous reader writes "The Web is no longer a place where simple applications are tolerated; 'users have become more advanced, customers expect robustness and advanced error reporting, and managers are fired because an application goes down 1 percent of the time. It's your job then, to go beyond a simple Ajax application that requires a more thorough understanding of XMLHttpRequest.' This DevWorks article tries to help developers use Ajax to build a solid foundation in which an application handles errors and problems smoothly."

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Re:Unfortunately...

[AuMatar]

The correct answer is c

c)Have the people who understand the engineering write pseudocode algorithms and work hand in hand with real programmers.

The advantages you get from this- code that doesn't look like shit and have major architectural short commings, and much easier/cheaper maintenance. While I'm sure an Aero can learn to do basic programming in a month or so, it does take a few years to write good, well designed code. Whereas an experienced programmer can write equivalent functionality in 1/10 the time. By working together, you end up with higher quality software for much cheaper. This is the same way you see EEs and MechEs working with programmers in the embedded world.

simple != intolerable

[blue_adept]

The Web is no longer a place where simple applications are tolerated

Not so. Simple = GOOD, just look at the success of google; no fancy front end required. AJAX, like good special effects in a movie, can enhance the end-user experience when applied selectively and intelligently. They are NOT an end in themselves.

The truth is, the web is a place were only USEFUL applications are tolerated, whether or not they use AJAX.