Ajax Bible (Bible (Wiley)) (Taschenbuch)

* Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a combination of existing technologies that programmers can use to build blazingly fast interactive Web applications; it now powers cutting-edge apps such as Google Maps, Google Suggest, Gmail, Amazon's A9.com, and flickr
* This is the Ajax book developers will reach for first-nearly 650 pages packed with clear explanations that cut through Ajax complexities, short tutorials that demonstrate Ajax techniques, real-world examples that programmers can adapt, and hundreds of useful tips and tricks
* Topics covered include working with JavaScript, tying Ajax into Google, debugging Ajax, using the DOM, harnessing Frameworks, handling Cascading Style Sheets, working with Ajax patterns, and securing Ajax applications
* The companion Web site includes all code from the book

This book teaches you to build interactive Web applications with Ajax. It enables you to create live searches and online spreadsheets. It also helps you discover programming mistakes to avoid! It also enables you to create blazing fast Web applications with powerful Ajax. If you think that mastering Ajax is too difficult, guess again. You can create Web applications that look and feel like desktop apps in less time than you think with the comprehensive Ajax instruction in this in depth book. You'll find easy to follow tutorials, hundreds of tips and tricks, and so much practical information that even skilled developers will reach for this book first. Let this Bible be your guide as you jump into the hottest Web programming technology in years. It enables you to master the fundamentals JavaScript[regsitered], XML, dynamic HTML, and CSS Tie Ajax into Google with the Google[registered] API. It shows you how to handle simultaneous XMLHttp Request objects in Ajax. It helps you to use Ajax frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, AjaxTags, and others. It enables you to understand the Document Object Model (DOM) and create floating menus and effects with CSS.

It shows you how to encrypt data over plain HTTP using JavaScript. It helps you to adapt real world examples to your own programs.

Build interactive Web applications with Ajax Create live searches and online spreadsheets Discover programming mistakes to avoid! Create blazing-fast Web applications with powerful Ajax If you think that mastering Ajax is too difficult, guess again. You can create Web applications that look and feel like desktop apps in less time than you think with the comprehensive Ajax instruction in this in-depth book. You'll find easy-to-follow tutorials, hundreds of tips and tricks, and so much practical information that even skilled developers will reach for this book first. Let this Bible be your guide as you jump into the hottest Web programming technology in years. * Master the fundamentals--JavaScript(r), XML, dynamic HTML, and CSS * Tie Ajax into Google with the Google(r) API * Handle simultaneous XMLHttpRequest objects in Ajax * Use Ajax frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, AjaxTags, and others * Understand the Document Object Model (DOM) * Create floating menus and effects with CSS * Encrypt data over plain HTTP using JavaScript * Adapt real-world examples to your own programs Companion Web site Find all the code used throughout the book at www.wiley.com/go/ajaxbible (20070418)

Steven Holzner, PhD,is the author of nearly 100 technology books including Ajax For Dummies and the Ajax Visual Blueprint. He specializes in writing about online applications, and has authored popular books on the components of Ajax including JavaScript, XML, browser objects, and Web services. He teaches classes to programmers around the country on the central skill in Ajax--using XML online and in-depth. He has been a contributing editor to PC Magazine, and was on the faculty at Cornell University and MIT. (20070418)