Pragmatic Ajax: A Web 2.0 Primer (Pragmatic)
This is a very good book, if you want to jump into Web 2 development. Authors waste no time in getting you up and running with practical examples. Examples are chosen wisely, explanation is excellent. Just keep in mind that the book is what it says, it is a primer, besides Web 2 is a big topic, yet authors do a remarkable job.
Author(s): Justin Gehtland, Ben Galbraith, Dion Almaer
Edition: 1
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 163
Building Rich Internet Applications with Ajax......Page 7
A Tale in Three Acts......Page 8
Google Maps: The Missing Spark......Page 10
What is Ajax?......Page 11
Whither Now?......Page 13
Ajax to the Rescue......Page 15
The Grubby Details......Page 23
Wrapping Up......Page 26
A Review of Client-side JavaScript......Page 27
Manipulating the Web Page......Page 33
Retrieving Data......Page 40
Summary......Page 42
Rocket Scientists?......Page 44
Your Own Google Maps......Page 45
Creating Ajaxian Maps......Page 51
Conclusion......Page 79
Frameworks, Toolkits, and Libraries......Page 80
Remoting with the Dojo Toolkit......Page 85
Remoting with the Prototype library......Page 92
Wrapping Up......Page 94
Ajax and JavaScript for the UI......Page 95
Conclusion......Page 120
Some Standard Usages......Page 121
It Isn't All Just Wine and Roses.........Page 134
Conclusion......Page 144
Server-side Framework Integration......Page 146
Different Strategies for Integration......Page 147
The PHP Frameworks......Page 149
Working with Sajax......Page 150
XOAD......Page 157
Wrapping Up......Page 162
