Guide Me

[adeelshahid]

Hi friends,

i am new to this ajax and javascript can you tell me a resource to start doing this thing. From where i can pick up and guide others also.

Thanks :)

[DrDoc]

What do you plan on doing with JavaScript/AJAX?

[adeelshahid]

thanks 4 the repyl i was more of what excited in seeing the google mail interface and was really thinking of getting hold of this particular topic but didn't know where to start.

[DrDoc]

Don't take this the wrong way ... but it is nearly impossible to give any quality pointers for JavaScript/AJAX without knowing a more specific application.

I would, however, recommend making yourself thoroughly familiar with JavaScript before even considering throwing yourself into an AJAX application.

Also, it may be worth mentioning, AJAX is mostly overkill for the average site. It is only needed when you need constant communication with the server (such as Google Earth or Google Suggest).

[whoisgregg]

You may want to look for javascript libraries that include AJAX components. I spent many, many hours learning the XMLHttpRequest object but I wouldn't recommend that to a newcomer. These days you can pop in a small library and do amazing AJAX-y things in a few lines of code. I don't think it's appropriate for me to link to any particular library, but they are easy enough to find. :)

[adeelshahid]

Thanks guys it really helped a lot since if i would have started then i would have from the basics so thanks again for telling me about the libraries and stuff.