Introduction to AJAX

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 (this is a PDF file).

Building an Ajax-Based Chat with a Database

http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/XML/Building-an-AJAXBased-Chat-Interacting-With-a-Database/

“Building an Ajax-Based Chat with a Database” by Alejandro Gervasio (at Developershed).

Sending Email with Ajax

http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/HTML/Sending-email-with-AJAX-building-a-small-application/

“Sending Email with Ajax” by Alejandro Gervasio (at Developershed).

Building a Pagination System with Ajax

http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/Java/Building-a-Pagination-System-with-AJAX/

“Building a Pagination System with Ajax” by Alejandro Gervasio (at Developershed).

Designs for Remote Calls in Ajax

http://blogs.codehaus.org/people/tirsen/archives/001154_designs_for_remote_calls_in_ajax.html

Article: “Designs for remote calls in Ajax” by Jon Tirsen (at ThoughtWorks).

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.

How to Develop Web Applications with Ajax

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

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

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

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 discusses Ajax as an emerging technology and whether it will have a short-term or long-term impact on Web applications development.

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 Internet Design

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

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

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 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.

Developing Ajax Applications in Web Browsers

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

Mike Stenhouse (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: 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 (eBusiness Applications) 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 Wiki

http://www.ajaxpatterns.org

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

Asynchronous Java + XML?

http://www.developer.com/design/article.php/3526681

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

Mastering AJAX

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-ajaxintro1.html

Article: "Mastering AJAX, Part 1: Introduction to AJAX," by Brett McLaughlin. Discusses old technology, new tricks; the XML HTTPRequest object, adding in JavaScript, the DOM, getting a request object, working with Microsoft browsers, dealing with Mozilla and non-Microsoft browsers, security, request/response, making a request, handling a response, and hooking in the Web form.

Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications

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

“Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications” is Jesse James Garret's (Adaptive Path) original Ajax essay in which he coined the term “Ajax”. Also includes a question and answers session about the technology.