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Build Your Own Ajax Web Applications
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a new approach for developing web applications. It essentially permits users to interact with a Webpage without forcing a slow & tedious reload of the entire page after every action. This means web applications become more responsive, easier to use, and more intuitive. Build Your Own Ajax Web Applications uses a step-by-step tutorial format that's so easy to follow, you'll be able to build sophisticated and intuitive Ajax web interfaces in no time!
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- GenresProgramming
297 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 2006
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March 6, 2025
I found this book on a shelf at my local coffee shop. I'm a programmer and recently I've been trying to plug some holes in my foundational web development knowledge. Ajax was a term I'd heard thrown around but never really looked too deeply into. I liked the conversational style of the book as I flipped through it, so I decided to sit down and skim the whole thing as I drank my matcha latte.
I really liked the style of this book. The writing style is very conversational without being obnoxious or "try hard." The examples are clear and build throughout the book. Each new example notes steps that had been discussed in previous chapters which serves as a convenient review as you go. While I can't guarantee the accuracy of the code presented -- I didn't try typing and running the examples myself, and I'd be shocked if this code from 2006 was entirely free of deprecated functions -- the code was simple to understand and looked correct to me.
It was so fun to get a good look at some of the earlier web days, back when asynchronous JavaScript functions were considered "cutting edge." I had no idea about the extreme over-reliance on iframes and other interactivity hacks web developers had relied on. This book gave a solid overview of the web development landscape of the mid-2000s which really helped me connect the dots for a few concepts. I liked that the book also spent the time to discuss some of the shortcomings of different methods and didn't come off as too biased.
There's a saying that programming books become outdated as soon as they're printed. A book from nearly 15 years ago? Ridiculously outdated. No one would code exactly like this book recommends anymore because the technology has evolved so much. But I think it's important to understand where things came from, how things have evolved overtime. This book is a snapshot of cutting-edge web development that became wrapped up in web standards that exist today. I found it to be a pretty fascinating read.
I really liked the style of this book. The writing style is very conversational without being obnoxious or "try hard." The examples are clear and build throughout the book. Each new example notes steps that had been discussed in previous chapters which serves as a convenient review as you go. While I can't guarantee the accuracy of the code presented -- I didn't try typing and running the examples myself, and I'd be shocked if this code from 2006 was entirely free of deprecated functions -- the code was simple to understand and looked correct to me.
It was so fun to get a good look at some of the earlier web days, back when asynchronous JavaScript functions were considered "cutting edge." I had no idea about the extreme over-reliance on iframes and other interactivity hacks web developers had relied on. This book gave a solid overview of the web development landscape of the mid-2000s which really helped me connect the dots for a few concepts. I liked that the book also spent the time to discuss some of the shortcomings of different methods and didn't come off as too biased.
There's a saying that programming books become outdated as soon as they're printed. A book from nearly 15 years ago? Ridiculously outdated. No one would code exactly like this book recommends anymore because the technology has evolved so much. But I think it's important to understand where things came from, how things have evolved overtime. This book is a snapshot of cutting-edge web development that became wrapped up in web standards that exist today. I found it to be a pretty fascinating read.
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