The ABCs of AJAX
bySundog colleague is tracking the rapid evolution of AJAX in the development community and how it is affecting IT giants like Sun, IBM and Microsoft.
But if you’re like this blogger, the AJAX buildup doesn’t totally make sense yet and it hasn’t reached most communications and marketing professionals. At the same time, AJAX is intriguing – and it definitely seems primed for explosive growth this year.
For the AJAX-challenged, here’s what you need to know:
- It’s a combination of development technologies, including XML and JavaScript
- AJAX promises to make online systems behave more like desktop applications such as Microsoft Office
- It gives the web more interactivity and functions (including new ways to drag buttons, navigate pulldowns, move images, etc.)
- Because it requires less server interaction, AJAX doesn’t affect your computer’s speed and performance
- Several development tools are being developed to use AJAX’s potential
- AJAX works best in newer browsers
You’ve probably experienced AJAX while using Google Maps or other leading sites. To learn more, start with the Wikipedia entry and follow the links and tutorials at the bottom of that page.
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I don’t quite understand what all the fuss is - these functions have been in javascriptfor years, and people (including me) have been using them for years.
You’re absolutely correct, there isn’t really anything new here. What is new is that a little over a year ago somebody took the time to brand this group of technologies as AJAX and it just took off from there.
I don’t see this as a problem, look at all the interesting stuff that has shown up in the past year. While I think some of this would have still happened I don’t doubt for a second that a good majority of it showed up because of how much attention AJAX got once it had a name.
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