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43 Exceptionally Useful AJAX Applications

Posted on Aug 4, 2007 06:27:45 AM

Usability on websites is exploding right now. AJAX has enabled web developers everywhere to add functionality to their sites like never before. I’ve gathered 43 extremely useful (but still easy to implement) AJAX applications for use on any website. Keep your users coming back and increase your website’s functionality.

General PurposeDragable Boxes Create draggable content boxes.

43 Exceptionally Useful AJAX Applications

AJAX Poll Create an AJAX powered Read the rest of this entry »

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Book Review: Bulletproof Ajax

Posted on May 20, 2007 01:53:08 AM

DOM Scripting author and bon vivant Jeremy Keith returns to the shelves of your local bookshop with his second book, Bulletproof Ajax—and despite its narrow scope, it’s a worthy addition to your collection.

The first thing that you realize is that, at barely two hundred pages, this book is slim. While the techniques may indeed be bulletproof, you could probably tear the book in two with your bare hands. In comparison Read the rest of this entry »

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Excerpt: Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs and Libraries

Posted on Dec 19, 2006 10:51:33 PM

JavaScript libraries have been around in one form or another for almost as long as JavaScript itself. As you go from project to project, it’s inevitable that you’ll find yourself reusing various functions. They become part of your core that you end up copying each time you start up something new. With any good library, code reuse leads to reliability; using the same code on multiple projects means that the code has been exposed to more Read the rest of this entry »

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