Ajax: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780071494298)

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Learn how to use Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) to create Web applications that mirror the richness of desktop applications. Using easy-to-follow examples, Ajax: A Beginner's Guide gets you started working with this cutting-edge collection of technologies in no time. Create XMLHttpRequest objects and use JavaScript, XML, DHTML, CSS, PHP, and more to build next-generation Web applications. You'll also find out about a variety of free, pre-written Ajax frameworks you can use right away.

Designed for Easy Learning:

• Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
  
• Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
  
• Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skills
  
• Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated