Ajax For Dummies [Dummies1337]

❂   Ajax For Dummies   ❂
by Steve Holzner  (Author)

Ajax is short for “Asynchronous JavaScript+CSS+DOM+XMLHttpRequest.”
Even if you weren’t intimidated before, that tidbit is probably enough to make you reach for the Excedrin. Just reach for Ajax For Dummies instead. With screen shots, actual code and explanations, and live Web sites where you can see Ajax applications doing their thing, it will have you using Ajax to create Web applications that look an act like desktop applications in no time. With Ajax, you can speed up and clean up your Web applications. Shoppers at your online store can fill their carts without waiting for multiple page refreshes. Searchers on your sites can get instant results on the same page.

This guide takes you on a tour of how Ajax is used today, complete with examples of Ajax applications in action, such as an Ajax-enabled Yahoo! search or an Ajax-based chat application. Then it gives you basics on using JavaScript. After that you dive in and get info on:

Writing some Ajax, interactive mouseovers using Ajax, passing data to the server with GET or POST, and more
Connecting to Google for a live search
Using free Ajax frameworks so you don’t have to start from scratch, including Ajax Gold (written specifically for this book), AJAXLib, and grabbing XML with libXmlRequest
All kinds of Ajax techniques, such as using Ajax for drag-and-drop operations, pop-up menus, downloading images behind the scenes, and more
Using SACK (simple AJAX code kit), decoding XML with Sarissa, and creating visual effects with Rico
Handling XML int Ajax Applications
Working with cascading style sheets (CCS) in Ajax, including setting up the styles, displaying a menu, styling text, handling colors and backgrounds, and more
Working with Ajax and PHP
Complete with a companion Web site, free Ajax frameworks, and sample code you can use, Ajax for Dummies is your friendly guide to creating truly user-friendly Web sites!



I started reading through the Ajax for Dummies book hoping I could get something valuable out of it, but ended up only in frustration and lost a great amount of trust in the book series.

Learning how to write JavaScript functions was not much of an issue, with a typo here and there, and I actually got something out of the second chapter of the book. The examples seemed to match up to my level of understanding, and the modules actually worked!

Seeing the first Ajax example displayed at the beginning of the book should have been a decent caveat for me to consider doing research elsewhere, because this happened to be the example that started the downward spiral from understanding the code to not understanding why every coding example didn't work and begging the Web for answers. This very example did not work no matter how many times I went through it to look for errors and even comparing it to the online downloadable files STRAIGHT FROM THE COMPLIMENTARY WEBSITE!

I decided to continue on after a wasted evening battling with the script. This only led me to believe that every single example in the book has some kind of debilitating error, because something as simple as connecting a function to an image event did not do anything.

As told by the other frustrated designers anxious to delve into the power of Ajax, this book is a severe breaker of trust that contains a staggering amount of errors right from the get-go, and needs to be properly edited for a new edition that people can actually learn and gain experience from. Now stepping down off my soapbox!

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Many thanks. [dummies1337]

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