What is ajax?

takashiro

Is it like Javascript? What's its feature?

desertwind

AJAX make uses of multiple technologies (like javascript and XML) to attain an asynchronous communication with the server. By using these technologies, user feels that he is constantly communicating with the server, even though it is not.

This is used to create high interactive web applications. It make web pages feel more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes, so that the entire web page does not have to be reloaded each time the user requests a change. So a user will feel the speed, functionality and usability of a page is increased.

Many web applications today use AJAX (Popular examples are Google suggest, GMail, Google Docs, Yahoo Mail Beta, Windows Live Mail, etc).

To know more about this technology:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(programming)
http://www.w3schools.com/ajax/default.asp

flatliner

AJAX rules, I am using it in a new web app I am building. Although when I frist read about it and tryed it I though this is going to be hard, but its not really, very effective once you have the right script to handle all your AJAX needs.

Roald

There is a very good AJAX tutorial here on Frihost: http://www.frihost.com/forums/vt-39219.html I learned it there.

brutal_sound

A J A X - Asynchronous Javascript and XML. Practically, it is the package of technologies, which gives the ability to send HTTP request without reloading of web-page.

coeus

Here is a list of a 80+ AJAX solutions.

It is a good example to see what ajax is capable of and how to do it. (most of the articles anyway)

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/06/20/ajax-javascript-solutions-for-professional-coding/

manav

asynchronous javascript with xml.... yes its a part of javascript.... suggest.google.com uses it pretty well

nima3

asynchronous javascript and xml,for changing content of the page without refreshing it.