Friday, May 29, 2009

An Introduction to AJAX

An Introduction to AJAX

"What's AJAX, really?" you ask.
You've come to the right place.

From the origins of AJAX to current real world examples, this introductory video tutorial will make an AJAX expert out of you in no time!

Get the facts behind the AJAX hype! This detailed, 17-minute video is the perfect introduction to AJAX. Follow along as SitePoint Technical Director, Kevin Yank, takes you on a tour of some of the seminal works of big players like Google and Adaptive Path, and learn how they helped to define what AJAX means today.

Dive beneath the surface to learn about the constellation of technologies that come together in AJAX applications, including the Document Object Model (DOM), Extensible Markup Language (XML), JavaScript, and XMLHttpRequest, and learn to make intelligent decisions about which of these technologies to use in your own work.

Finally, Kevin shows that the true meaning of AJAX isn't limited to any particular set of technologies or development techniques, but that it has more to do with the rich user experiences you are able to offer when you make full use of modern browsers' capabilities.

The perfect primer for the most talked-about technology on the Web today, this video tutorial will help you plant your feet solidly in the wet cement of AJAX development.

What you'll learn:

  • Understand the elements of AJAX architecture.
  • Make critical choices about the technologies to use in your AJAX application.
  • Peek under the hood of successful AJAX applications like Google Maps.

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