AJAX eBooks Collection

Sams Teach Yourself AJAX in 10 Minutes




Sams Teach Yourself Ajax in 10 Minutes is a concise introduction to the basics of building Ajax applications and the architecture and operation of these applications. You will learn the techniques employed in using Ajax, introducing Ajax and explaining how it may be used to solve realistic user interface problems. You will be able to immediately begin building web applications, and will have platform from which to explore more advanced aspects of Ajax.


Beginning Ajax




* As the hottest technology trend for Web developers, Ajax combines CSS, JavaScript, XML, and the developer’s choice of language, which could be PHP, Java, VB, C#, or almost any other Web-enabled language
* Helps programmers understand the core technologies behind Ajax so they can start building sites using Ajax techniques
* Sheds light on how Ajax blurs the traditional boundaries between front-end developers and server-side developers
* Addresses hidden frames, hidden iFrames, and XMLHTTP
* Provides examples of Ajax patterns and reviews working with external data


Professional Ajax 2nd Edition




* Building on the strength of the popular first edition, this book helps experienced Web developers who are already familiar with Ajax foundations-JavaScript, CSS, and XML-to create more sophisticated and responsive Ajax user interfaces
* New topics include ready-to-use Ajax libraries, Ajax mapping, debugging, Microsoft Atlas, dynamic script loading, working with RSS and Web search feeds, and much more
* Discusses range of request brokers (including the hidden frame technique, iframes, and XMLHTTP) and explains when one should be used over another
* Reviews the different Ajax techniques and patterns for executing client-server communication on a Web site and in Web applications


Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional




Ajax breathes new life into web applications by transparently communicating and manipulating data in conjunction with a server-based technology. Of all the server-based technologies capable of working in conjunction with Ajax, perhaps none are more suitable than PHP, the world’s most popular scripting language.

Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional is the first book to introduce how these two popular technologies can work together to create next-generation applications. Author Lee Babin covers what you commonly encounter in daily web application development tasks, and shows you how to build PHP/AJAX-enabled solutions for forms validation, file upload monitoring, database-driven information display and manipulation, web services, Google Maps integration, and more. You’ll learn how to


Beginning Ajax with ASP.NET




Ajax has the power to revolutionize the way web-based applications are designed. This book provides you with a thorough working knowledge of what Ajax has to offer and how to take full advantage of it in your application development.

Following an exploration of how Ajax works with .NET, you’ll get acquainted with DHTML, the role of JavaScript and the Document Object Model, and the XMLHttpRequest Object, which is the foundation of Ajax. Then you will examine the Ajax-type features built into ASP.NET and explore the Ajax.NET Professional Library in detail. Finally, you will explore client scripting as well as building and using controls with Microsoft’s Atlas. With an entire chapter devoted to debugging, you will have all you need to use this cutting-edge technology.


Adding Ajax




Ajax can bring many advantages to an existing web application without forcing you to redo the whole thing. This book explains how you can add Ajax to enhance, rather than replace, the way your application works. For instance, if you have a traditional web application based on submitting a form to update a table, you can enhance it by adding the capability to update the table with changes to the form fields, without actually having to submit the form. That’s just one example.


Programming ASP.NET AJAX: Build rich, Web 2.0-style UI with ASP.NET AJAX




Delivering rich, Web 2.0-style experiences has never been easier. This book gives you a complete hands-on introduction to Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX 1.0, the new framework that offers many of the same benefits for Ajax development that ASP.NET provides for server-side development. With Programming ASP.NET AJAX, you’ll learn how to create professional, dynamic web pages with Ajax in no time.


ZK: Ajax without the Javascript Framework




ZK is the most popular open source SourceForge Ajax web framework that enables rich user interface for web applications with no JavaScript and little programming. This firstPress book will cover the following:

* Shows you how to use this simplest Ajax framework to write real-world responsive web applications
* Covers ZKs more than 70 XUL and 80 XHTML rich GUI components
* Authoritatively written by cofounder/lead of the ZK project