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Ajax Hacks
Ajax, the popular term for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML,
is one of the most important combinations of technologies
for web developers to know these days. With its rich
grouping of technologies, Ajax developers can create
interactive web applications with XML-based web services,
using JavaScript in the browser to process
the web server
response.
Taking complete advantage of Ajax, however, requires
something more than your typical "how-to" book. What it
calls for is Ajax Hacks from O'Reilly. This valuable guide
provides direct, hands-on solutions that take the mystery
out of Ajax's many capabilities. Each hack represents a
clever way to accomplish a specific task, saving you
countless hours of searching for the right answer.
A smart collection of 80 insider tips and tricks, Ajax Hacks
covers all of the technology's finer points. Want to build
next-generation web applications today? This book can show
you how. Among the multitude of topics addressed, it shows
you techniques for:
Using Ajax with Google Maps and Yahoo Maps
Displaying Weather.com data
Scraping stock quotes
Fetching postal codes
Building web forms with auto-complete functionality
Ajax Hacks also features a number of advanced hacks for
accelerated web developers. Discover how to create huge,
maintainable bookmarklets, how to use client-side storage
for Ajax applications, and how to call a built-in Java
object from JavaScript using Ajax. The book even addresses
best practices for testing Ajax applications and improving
maintenance, performance, and reliability for JavaScript
code.
The latest in O"Reilly's celebrated Hacks series, Ajax Hacks
smartly complements other O'Reilly titles such as Head Rush
Ajax and JavaScript: The Definitive Guide.
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