Build, manage, and secure AJAX applications

Here is a practical and comprehensive programming guide to AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)-the revolutionary new technique for creating interactive Web applications. You will get thorough coverage of AJAX technologies, the advanced JavaScript necessary to use AJAX properly, and how AJAX works with PHP, ASP.NET, JSP, and Ruby. Core information about network, data, and user interface design in support of AJAX is also included.

Core Ideas

Introduction to Ajax

Traditional JavaScript Remoting

XMLHttpRequest Object

Data Formats

Applied Ajax

Developing an Ajax Library

Network Considerations

Security Concerns

User Interface Design

Application and Site Architecture

Advanced Topics

Web Services and Beyond

Appendices

Appendix A: Core JavaScript Quick Reference

Appendix B: HTTP 1.1 Reference

Thomas Powell teaches Web development at UCSD. He is the author of HTML & XHTML: The Complete Reference, Fourth Edition, JavaScript: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, and Web Design: The Complete Reference, Second Edition.