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Proof of Concept For Ajax Without JavaScript

Posted by timothy on from the now-make-a-good-acronym-for-comet dept.

JonathansCorner.com writes "Even if Ajax was backronymed to 'Asynchronous JavaScript and XML,' it works with JSON substituted for XML. Here's a proof of concept that JavaScript/VBScript are not strictly necessary either. The technique, besides being used standalone, may be useful to provide a better 'graceful degradation' for Ajax applications used by clients with scripting turned off."

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  1. iFrames? by BlueBoxSW.com · · Score: 4, Funny

    Been using iFrames to get around web restrictions since before you lost your virginity...

    1. Re:iFrames? by coolgeek · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, it just means he could have been doing it last week, and it would still be before you lost your virginity /rimshot

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    2. Re:iFrames? by ArcadeNut · · Score: 4, Funny

      ... before you lost your virginity...

      You're making a pretty big assumption there....

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  2. Re:iFrame? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    -1, Grammar Nazi.

  3. Re:iFrame? by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 3, Funny

    Like a true slashdotter I have not read the article, but the precursor to AJAX was just to use iFrames (or pre-iframe frames). Is this any different or better?

    Well, it's AJAX without all the pesky 'JAX' ... but it does have an iFrame*, so it's 'Ai' ... not to be confused with 'AI' which is something completely different. Now, the 'Ai' may have a JSON appended to replace the 'X', which would make it 'AiJ' which is completely different from AJAX, though not necessarily better (not necessarily as in not).




    * iFrame has no relation to iPads, iPhones, iPods or any other iApple product. The occurrence of the vowel is purely coincidental ... though I think iFrames are about as popular with good web designers as iApples are with Linux coders.

  4. Re:Continuous server polling by Culture20 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just working on an online Rock Paper Scissors game .... I didn't want to get into javascript before sorting everything out without it. But everything seems to work fine, just by using
    META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="3/...poll-url"
    So I think I can keep javascript out of the game code

    1994 weeps for your server and network load, especially since /. is going to give you a free scalability test in 3, 2, 1

  5. Next up... styling without CSS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Courtesy of the font tag.

  6. Re:Bad idea by coolgeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    That it is better to be a fool and remain silent, than to speak and remove all doubt.

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  7. Re:iFrame? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    AJAX itself is 1960's technology. I mean holy shit, people get a fucking stiffy over being able to update a user interface without pushing a button.

  8. Re:iFrame? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    +1,000,000 Grammar ROCK Nazi!