Review of "Foundations of Ajax by Ryan Asleson," Nathaniel Schutta, APress, 2005, $39.99 ISBN: 1590595823

ABSTRACT

Ryan Asleson, Nathaniel Schutta, APress, 2005, $39.99 ISBN: 1590595823

Asynchronous JavaScript and Extensible Markup Language (XML) (Ajax) techniques are not new, but they are newly practical in building more responsive Web clients that do not require full page refreshes to reflect changes in a local area of a page. This book is an excellent introduction to Ajax that opts for simplicity in its examples and avoids extraneous details.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.7 DOCUMENT AND TEXT PROCESSING
      I.7.2 Document Preparation
          Subjects: Scripting languages

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.6 Programming Environments
          Subjects: Integrated environments

  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services
          Subjects: Web-based services
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces
          Subjects: Web-based interaction

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.7 DOCUMENT AND TEXT PROCESSING
      I.7.2 Document Preparation
          Subjects: Markup languages

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.3 Software Management
          Subjects: Software development

General Terms:
Design