Ajax

Asynchronous JavaScript Technology and XML

[icpooreman]

Has anyone here has attempted to use AJAX on a site and if so what did they think of it. I'm curious about support for it and how difficult it was to use. Also if anyone here has used it do they know of any online resources to learn more about it.

Basically what Sun's website says it allows you to do is interact with the server using JavaScript so that you can dynamically update your html page without having to reload. They claim there's support for it across most modern web browsers and it basically allows things like real time form validation and updates without having to reload the entire page.

[Bernard Marx]

There are now numerous references for AJAX proper (Using the X in AJAX):
[google.se...]

However, it's not always necessary to involve XML processing for simple tasks in what used to known as "Remote Scripting". For instance:

[webmasterworld.com...]

see: [en.wikipedia.org...]

[Fotiman]

Check out [openrico.org...]

It includes an open source AJAX implimentation.

[RonPK]

I agree that Ajax can help to improve the user experience. For programmers it takes away the need for double validation of traditional forms: first client side, then server side. With Ajax validation can be done on the fly, on the server only. The downside is that it makes it more difficult to also support visitors with JavaScript disabled.