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So How Do You Code an AJAX Web Page?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hard-work dept.

PetManimal writes "Computerworld has a long excerpt from a book by Edmond Woychowsky about how to code Web pages in AJAX. It gives a good explanation of how the technology works, and also has some visuals and code snippets that you can play with. From the article: 'Beyond the XMLHTTP Request object, which has been around for several years as a solution looking for a problem, there is nothing weird needed. Basically, it is how the individual pieces are put together. When they're put together in one way, it is nothing more than a pile of parts; however, when put together in another way, the monster essentially rises from its slab.'"

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  1. So How Do You Code an AJAX Web Page? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    1. Open Visual Studio
    2. Download and install the ATLAS framework
    3. Wrap your webpage in an update panel
    4. Add a script manager
    5. Lather, rinse, and repeat

    Seriously...one drag-and-drop and you'll never see another page refresh.

  2. There are much better intros to Ajax by njdj · · Score: 5, Informative

    The article is very verbose. It has some value, I suppose - it helped me to decide I didn't want to buy the book. There are more concise introductions to Ajax here and here

    There is also an interesting library of Javascript/ECMAscript functions to perform common Ajax chores here

  3. Re:Speaking of AJAX... by spencer1 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Slashdot is currently testing just that among a small group over users. http://slashdot.org/faq/com-mod.shtml#cm120