Explaining Ajax
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Apart from being the buzzword de jour, what is this Ajax stuff that everyone is talking about? Take a look at some implementations out there and start thinking about how Ajax can add value to your site.
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Explaining Ajax
- 2. e x plaining Aja x ?
- 3. “ It’s really several technologies, each flourishing in its own right, coming together in powerful new ways.”
- 6. the X factor e x calibur e x celsior OS X X HTML X ML Macromedia M X Windows X P X Forms X Path X SLT lu x or
- 7. word buzz 2 . 0 APIs RSS folksonomy open data participation long tail mashups Ajax
- 8. technology trigger peak of inflated expectations trough of disillusionment slope of enlightenment plateau of productivity
- 9. “ The name is shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript + XML”
- 10. A synchronous J avaScript A nd X ML
- 11. Asynchronous JavaScript And X ML HTML JSON
- 12. Asynchronous J avaScript And XML DHTML DOM Scripting
- 13. A synchronous “ Not at the same time” JavaScript And XML
- 14. A synchronous
- 15. A synchronous
- 16. speed
- 17. “ If the traditional web was letter writing, Ajax is instant messaging.”
- 18. “ Ajax is like roller skates for the Web.”
- 19. “ Ajax is a way of communicating with the server without refreshing the whole page.”
- 20. frames iframe Flash XMLHttpRequest
- 21. X MLHttpRequest Microsoft Mozilla Safari Opera IE5 W3C
- 22. “ Big deal! I’ve been doing remote scripting for years.”
- 23. “ It’s a whole new paradigm, baby!”
- 24. Am I Ajax or not?
- 33. pattern recognition log on add to cart rate this add a comment search results? Mozilla Mozilla pagination?
- 35. “ Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you have created.”
- 38. conventions status indicators yellow fade drag’n’drop
- 40. “ As simple as possible... but no simpler.”
- 41. b eyond the b rowser the b ack b utton b ookmarking
- 42. discoverability
- 43. “ Being able to justify every pixel.”
- 44. user testing
- 45. A ccessibility J ust A in’t e X citing
- 46. “ It must still be accessible. It must be usable. If not, it is a cool useless piece of rubbish for some or many people.”
- 48. “ Unless a way can be found to notify screen readers of updated content, AJAX techniques cannot be considered accessible.”
- 49. “ This Ajax application is usable by screen-reader users some of the time. They aren’t totally shut out, but it isn’t totally easy for them, either.”
- 50. “ The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.”
- 51. thank you http://flickr.com/photos/veeliam/243306535/ http://flickr.com/photos/ianlloyd/240719862/ http://flickr.com/photos/wiseacre/88944650/ http://flickr.com/photos/fuzzcat/22019163/ adactio.com http://flickr.com/photos/doctorow/94673455/ http://flickr.com/photos/chuckbiscuito/161971512/