Ajax Resource Center: Articles

“Asynchronous Java + XML?” Coach K. Wei, Founder and CTO of Nexaweb Technologies, provides a brief overview of Ajax, its technologies and how it is used in Web development.

Amazon Web Services with Ajax-Price Compare

http://ajax.phpmagazine.net/2006/02/explore_amazon_web_services_wi_1.html

Article: "Explore Amazon Web Services with Ajax-Price Compare-Day 2."

Amazon Web Services with Ajax-Node Browser

http://ajax.phpmagazine.net/2006/03/explore_amazon_web_services_wi_2.html

Article: "Explore Amazon Web Services with Ajax-Node Browser-Day 3."

Explore Amazon Web Services with Ajax-LiveSearch

http://ajax.phpmagazine.net/2006/02/explore_amazon_web_services_wi.html

Article: "Explore Amazon Web Services with Ajax-LiveSearch-Day 1."

Ajax Wiki

http://www.ajaxpatterns.org

This wiki provides articles, resources and more for developers interested in Ajax development.

How to Develop Web Applications with Ajax: Part 2

http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/jf/column13/

“How to Develop Web Applications with Ajax: Part 2.” This two-part article by Jonathan Fennochi (Slightly Remarkable) provides introductory and intermediate discussions of Web applications development with Ajax.

How to Develop Web Applications with Ajax: Part 1

http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/jf/column12/

“How to Develop Web Applications with Ajax: Part 1.”

Ajax and Internet Design

http://www.lukew.com/resources/articles/ajax_design.asp

“Ajax and Internet Design” is another introductory article by Luke Wroblewski.

Is Ajax Here to Stay?

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/10/05/ajax-web-20-soa.html

In “Is Ajax Here to Stay?” Jordan Frank (eBusiness Apps) discusses Ajax as an emerging technology and whether it will have a short-term or long-term impact on Web applications development.

Ajax on Rails

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/06/09/rails_ajax.html

“Ajax on Rails” by software developer Curt Hibbs introduces Ajax technologies, discusses the difference between traditional Web applications and Ajax Web applications, then walks through examples of using Rails to implement Ajax applications.

Evolution of Ajax

http://engage.htmhell.com/images/uploads/ajaxForDesigners1.pdf

David Heller, principal designer for Intralinks, discusses the evolution of Ajax in this article.

Enabling Book Marking in Ajax

http://www.contentwithstyle.co.uk/Articles/38/fixing-the-back-button-and-enabling-bookmarking-for-ajax-apps

Mike Stenhouse of Content with Style addresses enabling book marking and fixing the back button which is a common problem when developing Ajax applications in Web browsers.

Common Ajax Mistakes and Implementation Issues

http://www.sourcelabs.com/ajb/archives/2005/05/ajax_mistakes.html

Alex Bosworth, industry blogger, provides links to discussions of common Ajax mistakes and implementation issues.

Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications

http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php

“Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications,” by Jesse James Garret of Adaptive Path. This is Garret's original Ajax essay in which he coined the term “Ajax.” Also includes questions and answers about Ajax.

Ajax: Dawn of A New Developer

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-10-2005/jw-1017-ajax.html

In “Ajax: Dawn of A New Developer,” Dave Johnson discusses the current status of Ajax, its technologies and how it is changing the face of Web development.

Ajax Overview

http://www.webforefront.com/archives/2005/05/ajax_demystifyi.html

This article overviews Ajax, its technologies and how it's used in Web development.

Ajax Usable Interactivity with Remote Scripting

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/remote-scripting-ajax

“Ajax Usable Interactivity with Remote Scripting” discusses the Ajax scripting model and introduces the XMLHttpRequest object for sending asynchronous requests to servers.

Ajax Gives Software a Fresh Look

http://news.com.com/AJAX+gives+software+a+fresh+look/2100-1007_3-5886709.html

In “Ajax Gives Software a Fresh Look”, Martin LaMonica explains why Ajax is emerging as an important technology in Web applications development and what its role might be in the future.

Ajax and Accessibility

http://www.standards-schmandards.com/index.php?2005/03/01/16-ajax-and-accessibility

“Ajax and Accessibility” discusses accessibility (making Web sites easier to access and use for people with disabilities) and Ajax technologies.

Ajax and J2EE

http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/AJAX/

“Ajax and J2EE” is a Sun Microsystems article that overviews Ajax development with the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) platform.

Ajax for Developers: Building Dynamic Java Apps

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-ajax1/?ca=dgr-lnxw01Ajax

“Ajax for Developers: Building Dynamic Java Applications”: Philip McCarthy, a software development consultant specializing in Java and Web technologies, introduces creating dynamic Web applications using Ajax and walks readers through several code examples.

Ajax Promise or Hype?

http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2005/03/ajax_promise_or.html

“Ajax Promise or Hype?” is another article which discusses Ajax as an emerging technology and its impact on the future of Web applications development.

Rich Web Applications with Java and Ajax

http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2005/03/ajax_promise_or.html

“Rich Web Applications with Java and Ajax” is a whitepaper that overviews a JSF-compliant environment to build and deploy rich Web applications.

Use a Web Proxy for Cross-Domain XMLHttpRequest

http://developer.yahoo.com/javascript/howto-proxy.html

Tutorial: "HOWTO: Use a Web Proxy for Cross-Domain XMLHttpRequest Calls" discusses the XMLHttpRequest object, and how to relay network requests from your Web server to Yahoo! Web services using a Web proxy.