Professional Ajax

With Professional Ajax, 2nd Edition, as your guide, you′ll discover how to break free of the "click and wait" standard and defy all the traditional rules of what can happen on the web. This book arms you with a developer–level understanding of Ajax techniques, patterns, and use cases so that you can create an unprecedented user experience in your web applications.
Thoroughly updated throughout, this expanded 2nd edition adds almost 200 pages of new coverage on recently developed Ajax techniques, clearly showing you how to execute client–server communication on your site. It takes you through request brokers such as hidden frames, dynamic iframes, and XHR, explaining when to use each method. You′ll also find out how to effectively implement a request management framework as well as how to utilize the latest debugging techniques. All of this will help you create your own full–fledged Ajax web applications to make your site more dynamic.
What you will learn from this book
All about working with Ajax design patterns and libraries
Best practices for dynamic script loading and incorporating Ajax–enabled images into your site
Steps for using Ajax with RSS and Atom to produce a web–based news aggregator
Tips for taking advantage of Ajax maps APIs from Google® and Yahoo!®
Techniques for automating part of the Ajax development process
How to use ASP.NET AJAX Extensions to simplify the creation of Ajax applications
Who this book is for
This book is for web developers who want to enhance the usability of their sites and applications. Familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is necessary, as is experience with a server–side language such as PHP or a .NET language.
Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real–world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and rel evant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Chapter 1: What Is Ajax?
Chapter 2: Ajax Basics.
Chapter 3: Ajax Patterns.
Chapter 4: Ajax Libraries.
Chapter 5: Request Management.
Chapter 6: XML, XPath, and XSLT.
Chapter 7: Syndication with RSS and Atom.
Chapter 8: JSON.
Chapter 9: Comet.
Chapter 10: Maps and Mashups.
Chapter 11: Ajax Debugging Tools.
Chapter 12: Web Site Widgets.
Chapter 13: Ajax Frameworks.
Chapter 14: ASP.NET AJAX Extensions (Atlas).
Chapter 15: Case Study: FooReader.NET.
Chapter 16: Case Study: AjaxMail.
Appendix A: Licenses for Libraries and Frameworks.
Index.
GNU General Public License.

Nota biograficzna:
Nicholas C. Zakas has a BS in Computer Science from Merrimack College and an MBA from Endicott College. He is the author of Professional JavaScript for Web Developers (Wiley 2005) as well as several online articles. Nicholas works for Yahoo! as a frontend engineer and has worked in web development for more than 6 years, during which time he has helped develop web solutions in use at some of the largest companies in the world. Nicholas can be reached through his web site at www.nczonline.net.
Jeremy McPeak began tinkering with web development as a hobby in 1998. Currently working in the IT department of a school district, Jeremy has experience developing web solutions with JavaScript, PHP, and C#. He has written several online articles covering topics such as XSLT, WebForms, and C#. He is also co–author of Beginning JavaScript, 3rd Edition (Wiley 2007). Jeremy can be reached through his web site at www.wdonline.com.
Joe Fawcett started programming in the 1970s and briefly worked in IT upon leaving full–time educ ation. He then pursued a more checkered career before returning to software development in 1994. In 2003 he was awarded the title of Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in XML for community contributions and technical expertise. He currently works in London as a developer for FTC Kaplan, a leading international provider of accountancy and business training, where he specializes in systems integration.

Okładka tylna:
With Professional Ajax, 2nd Edition, as your guide, you′ll discover how to break free of the "click and wait" standard and defy all the traditional rules of what can happen on the web. This book arms you with a developer–level understanding of Ajax techniques, patterns, and use cases so that you can create an unprecedented user experience in your web applications.
Thoroughly updated throughout, this expanded 2nd edition adds almost 200 pages of new coverage on recently developed Ajax techniques, clearly showing you how to execute client–server communication on your site. It takes you through request brokers such as hidden frames, dynamic iframes, and XHR, explaining when to use each method. You′ll also find out how to effectively implement a request management framework as well as how to utilize the latest debugging techniques. All of this will help you create your own full–fledged Ajax web applications to make your site more dynamic.
What you will learn from this book
All about working with Ajax design patterns and libraries
Best practices for dynamic script loading and incorporating Ajax–enabled images into your site
Steps for using Ajax with RSS and Atom to produce a web–based news aggregator
Tips for taking advantage of Ajax maps APIs from Google® and Yahoo!®
Techniques for automating part of the Ajax development process
How to use ASP.NET AJAX Extensions to simplify the creation of Ajax applications
Who th is book is for
This book is for web developers who want to enhance the usability of their sites and applications. Familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is necessary, as is experience with a server–side language such as PHP or a .NET language.
Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real–world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.