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By: Web Design Philadelphia

Web Design Philadelphia — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:35:28 +0000

A do agree that AJAX has been a very big contributor to way we use the internet today. For a while it seemed like javascript was becoming another one of the those useless programming langauges from the past, but once I got myself knee deep in some AJAX my opinions took a quick turn.

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This Weeks Twitter Design News Roundup N.23 - Speckyboy Design Magazine — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:53:01 +0000

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By: Amgad

Amgad — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:05:29 +0000

Thank you for including my AJAX and C# blog post

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Notable Tech Posts – 2010.02.07 | The Life of Lew Ayotte — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:16:22 +0000

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By: Tilo

Tilo — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:42:41 +0000

Good post, but Google Maps does not rely on AJAX. Open Firebug and check – there are no AJAX requests going through.

By: Marj

Marj — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:58:48 +0000

You used Dustin Diaz’s contact form from 2005 (5 years ago)!

By: A.D.K.

A.D.K. — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:53:33 +0000

NIce infor here, thanks for this

By: Louis

Louis — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:48:40 +0000

Thanks for posting this, good overview of what Ajax is capable of.

I just wanted to clear up a few things that were slightly in error in your explanations, though.

First, you described Ajax as a “web-based scripting language”. It’s not a language. In fact, it’s not even a “technology”; it’s a “methodology”, because it involves the use of a number of technologies and languages.

Secondy, although you were technically correct in saying that Ajax stands for “Asynchronous JavaScript and XML”, it really doesn’t stand for that anymore. Ajax doesn’t require the use of XML, so nowadays it is commonly accepted that Ajax is not an acronym. Which brings me to my next point…

Third, because XML is not required, Ajax is probably best not to be written in all caps, although you still see that often. It’s no longer an acronym, it’s simply a word standing for a methodology used to speed up pages and enhance the user experience.

But thanks again for posting this, it’s good to see stuff on Ajax on sites that are usually more focused on design.