AJAX - The Future?

so *that's* how deviantart does all that kinda stuff...very interesting

Don't wait too long selling that domain. Something new might come about, and then it might be too late. But, AJAX is deffinately not something completely new. Its a Javascript method, not a language. Flickr uses it as well for certain things.

hmm didnt know that - Only about a few months ago was it that I relised it :P
Very cool technology

i've used "Ajax" in something recently.
i didn't really want to but it was the feature the customer wanted :/

"Ajax" has been around for a while...it's actually the XMLHTTP Request Object within JavaScript that handles this.

by the way, it was Microsoft that introduced this concept years ago...they seem to be very interested in XML technologies.


well anyway, there are some disadvantages in using Ajax...one very big thing is the inability to maintain bookmarks.
i think Ajax is great but ONLY when used in moderation ONLY where necessary. some people overdo it by using Ajax for navigation...there goes accessibility and usability :/




check this thumping list of Ajax uses out:
http://www.fiftyfoureleven.com/resou...quest/examples

AJAX isn't something that's "new" or "around". It's not a language and it's not a technology. It's more of a methodology.

AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript and XML) is used to describe anything that implements Javascript's XMLHTTP Request Object (As Koobi said).

There has been a lot of confusion between people new to AJAX in thinking it's a language or a new technology. It's simply just people plugging 2 and 2 together

Regards,
Patrick

So its still javascript using some new module?

Originally Posted by Dray So its still javascript using some new module?

Ugh, I hate people referring to AJAX as just JavaScript. It is a combination of technologies:
To quote Adaptive Path:

• standards-based presentation using XHTML and CSS;
• dynamic display and interaction using the Document Object Model;
• data interchange and manipulation using XML and XSLT;
• asynchronous data retrieval using XMLHttpRequest;
• and JavaScript binding everything together.

In the shorthand AJAX, JavaScript is only one of the four characters. Remember that. (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML)

Originally Posted by jono1 so *that's* how deviantart does all that kinda stuff...very interesting

Does what?
And Salathe is right, ofcourse..

This is a must-learn for me then

DNA anyone?