Ajax: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

~ Thomas Powell (Author)
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The Definitive Guide to Ajax Web Application Development

Evolve from the click-and-wait programming pattern to the latest Web 2.0 paradigm using this comprehensive guide to Ajax. Written by Web development expert Thomas Powell, the book lays out every feature of Ajax alongside detailed explanations and real-world code examples.

Ajax: The Complete Reference explains how to create and test Ajax-enabled Web applications using the XMLHttpRequest object as well as alternative JavaScript-based communication mechanisms. You'll explore a variety of sample applications featuring emerging user-interface conventions and build applications that address real-world networking and security issues. A robust communication library is developed throughout the book that enables you to architect flexible Ajax applications. The latest technologies such as Web services, Flash-Ajax integration, client-side templates, Comet, and Offline Access are also covered. Discover the future of Web development today!

• Work with traditional JavaScript communication approaches like iframes
• Explore all the quirks and details in the XMLHttpRequest object
• Handle disparate data formats, including XML, JSON, CSV, YAML, and more
• Deal with networking issues, including timeouts, retries, response ordering, and a variety of server and content errors
• Simplify JavaScript programming using open-source Ajax libraries like YUI
• Secure Ajax applications using authentication, obfuscation, and encryption
• Implement common Ajax UI patterns such as auto suggest, click-to-edit, and drag-and-drop
• Solve troubling Ajax architecture problems, including back button, history, and bookmarking issues
• Learn Ajax's role in Web 2.0 and Web services
• Explore push style communication using Comet and Flash
• Discover the future of offline Web application access and operation

About the Author

Thomas A. Powell brings a blend of real-world experience with academic rigor to the job of exposing the realities of Ajax. As the CEO of PINT (www.pint.com), a nationally recognized Web development shop, he has been involved in the design and architecture of websites for leading organizations around the world for nearly 15 years. Mr. Powell is also an instructor at the University of California, San Diego and the author of numerous books, including HTML & XHTML: The Complete Reference, JavaScript: The Complete Reference, and Web Design: The Complete Reference.

Product Details

• Paperback: 654 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (February 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007149216X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071492164
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #194,168 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As the title of the book says it... a great reference book, August 1, 2008

By	Keun Lee (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What I like the most about this book is very detailed explanations on how to attack and solve problems. I also love the way how this book has a lot of examples that are compatible to most of the modern browsers. All examples are already presented on the site that goes along with the book.

The author also give tips on making design decision when making either small or large scale websites. It is very well written with full of examples that come with detailed explanations.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very usefrul! It really helped me a lot!., May 24, 2009

By	Fernando Cuevas Sarria "ferjcuevas" (Paraguay) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've bought this book a year ago, looking for materials to help me with the implementation of AJAX on many of my projects and this is the one it really suit me; the perfect book! Very practical, easy reading and good and helpful examples. One last point: The author reads the comments, questions.. and he answers all of them.

I strongly recommend it this material as it will be very helpful, I guarantee it!